Amendments to Land Division Law approved: Bahrain

Amendments to Land Division Law approved: Bahrain

Moves are underway to resolve long-drawn-out land and property disputes, Housing and Urban Planning Minister Amna Al Romaihi has announced.Different approaches have been drawn up to deal with inheritance disagreements that have derailed plans for infrastructure services and facilities.However, she admitted that several heirs of plots and properties have faced difficulties in developing their part of the inheritance for fear of falling foul of the law.

The minister was speaking at the Shura Council’s weekly session yesterday during which the chamber unanimously approved changes to the 1994 Land Division Law, that sees urban and real estate planning authorities given a say in the settlement of legal fights over property.

The amendments issued by His Majesty King Hamad through a decree last year will now see judges also deal with properties on top of plots of land rather than just deal with empty plots of land as part of the inheritance under dispute.In addition, the judges will not be able to issue verdicts without a written assessment from the relevant authorities on the status of the property or plot of land and if there are any future infrastructure plans.

Parliament and Shura Council Affairs Minister Ghanim Al Buainain said the new move involving planning