Agricultural Contracts Act (Cap. 63:50). | Land Portal

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This Act provides rules relative to the making, registration, validity and effects of agricultural contracts. An “agricultural contract” means an agreement whereby a contractor is let into possession of a parcel of land by the owner for the purpose of bringing such parcel of land into cultivation or for the bona fide purpose of extending the cultivation on the land, in accordance with the terms of such agreement, and includes all contracts whether registered or unregistered, but shall not include any agreement relating to the cultivation of sugarcane. The contractor’s right to possession shall include the right to cultivation, husbandry and use of the produce of the trees on such land, unless prohibited by contract. The Act defines rights and duties of a contractor and provides for various legal matters relating to the holding and use of land under contract, and in particular claims against contractors. Agricultural contracts shall be registered with the Registrar General in the Register Book of Agricultural Contracts.

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First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Independence was attained in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing.

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