Law No. 13/2017 of June 5 Special Regime for the Definition of the Ownership of Property - Chapter I in English

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Law No. 13/2017 of June 5 Special Regime for the Definition of the Ownership of Property - Chapter I

CHAPTER I General provisions 

Article 1 Objects 

1. The present law establishes the special regime for the definition of ownership of real estate through recognition and attribution of the first property rights. 

2. The special regime for the definition of ownership purpose of real estate is to clarify the situation of legal representation of real estate, promote the ownership of property to citizens and ensure all to earth. 

3. The recognition and attribution of the first property rights have as guiding principles the respect for rights, the recognition of possession as a basis for the allocation of the right property and compensation in cases of duplicity of rights.

Article 2 Definitions

For the purposes of this law, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) "vesting" means the right of the user to the enjoyment of immovable property by means of payment of a forum, with possible right of recognized as such in the applicable law during the Portuguese administration;

Law No. 13/2017 of June 5 Special Regime for the Definition of the Ownership of Property - Preamble in English

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Law No. 13/2017 of June 5 SPECIAL REGIME FOR THE DEFINITION OF THE OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY The present law aims at clarifying the legal situation of land ownership, bringing into effect the different dimensions of the right to private property provided for in Article 1 (1). Article 54 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

The process of regularisation of the ownership of immovable property provided for in this law is essential to ensure peace and social and economic development of the country. The solutions adopted take into account the history of Timor-Leste in the last decades and were informed by the knowledge accumulated over several years of studies and public consultations on issues related to property ownership, in order to ensure a balance between the different existing positions in Timorese society.

In this sense, and based on the historical and juridical situation of East Timor, the main objectives of this law were to clarify the legal status of property and to promote distribution and access to land. Clarification of property rights is done through the recognition of prior property rights.

In fact, the Constitution and subsequent legislation require the safeguarding of previous formal rights belonging to Timorese who validly acquired them during previous administrations. Articles 54 and 165 of the Constitution, Law no. 2/2002 of 7 August, which collectively receives the previous legislation, as well as Law No 1/2003 of 10 March, in relation to the State's property, require the recognition of these rights.

Kasus Leorema, polisi menahan 12 orang termasuk kepala desa

11 Juli 2019 Polisi Nasional Timor (PNTL) telah menahan 12 orang termasuk kepala desa yang diduga terlibat dalam geng.

Pertarungan yang menewaskan dua orang dan tiga lainnya terluka parah di Desa Leorema Liquisa tujuh hari lalu.

Bentrokan, antara diduga kelompok-kelompok seni bela diri saingan telah meninggalkan 13 rumah dan tujuh sepeda motor terbakar ke tanah. Komandan PNTL, Faustino Da Costa mengatakan itu adalah kejahatan serius dan polisi telah menangkap 12 orang dan mereka ditahan oleh polisi.

“Penyelidikan sedang berlangsung dan memang demikian sebuah kasus serius, oleh karena itu, Polisi Liquisa telah menempatkan jabatan sementara di Desa Leorema, ”kata Da Costa. Saat bertanya tentang penahanan Kepala Desa mengenai kasus ini, Komandan Da Costa menolak berkomentar.