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Government Proceedings Act 1974.

Country
Type of law
Legislation
Source

Abstract
The Act concerns claims enforceable by or against the Government and related civil proceedings. Subject to this Act and any other Act, all debts, damages, duties, sums of money, land, or goods, due, payable or belonging to the Government, is to be sued for and recovered by proceedings taken for that purpose in accordance with the provisions of this Act. In any proceedings against the Government for the recovery of land or other property, the Court shall not make an order for the recovery of the land or the delivery of the property, but may instead make an order declaring that a person is entitled as against the Government to the land or property or to the possession thereof. The Act excludes liability of the Government for the compensation in respect of an interest in customary land.
Long title of text
An Act to make provision for the civil liabilities and rights of the Government and officers of the Government, and for civil proceedings by and against the Government.
Date of text
Notes
Revised edition of Act No. 13 of 1974 as at 31 December 2015 and amended last by the Audit Act 2013. Revision notes can be found at the end of the text.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Consolidated Acts of Samoa 2015.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No