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The Laws of Fiji
Last Updated: 1 August 2023

[LAS 6] Purchase of land by non-resident6 

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(1) No non-resident or any person acting as his or her agent shall without the prior consent in writing of the Minister responsible for land matters make any contract to purchase or to take on lease any land, provided that nothing contained in this subsection shall operate to require such consent or prevent a non-resident from making any such contract if the land together with any other land in Fiji of such non-resident does not exceed in the aggregate an area of one acre.
(2) The Minister responsible for land matters may require any application for his or her consent mentioned in subsection (1) to be in the appropriate form and may refuse his or her consent without assigning any reason or may specify terms whether by way of imposition of bond or otherwise upon which such consent is conditional.
(3) No appeal shall lie against a decision by the Minister responsible for land matters made under this section.
(4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to dealings in iTaukei land, as defined by the iTaukei Land Trust Act 1940 or to the original grant of any lease or licence by the iTaukei Land Trust Board.

[subs (4) am Decree 7 of 2011 s 4, effective 1 March 2011]