The Parliamentary Committee on Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Victims met today, Tuesday, 22 March 2022, and discussed the following issues:
1. The Famagusta and Kyrenia District Land Offices (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Law of 2022. Nikos Kettirou, Christos Christofides and Christos Christofias on behalf of the parliamentary group of AKEL-Left New Forces, Zacharias Koulias, MP for the Famagusta constituency, Christos Seneca, MP for the Famagusta constituency, Kostis Efstathiou, MP for the Nicosia constituency, and Charalambos Theopeptou on behalf of the Ecologists-Civic Co-operation Movement)
(No. Fak. 23.02.063.028.-2022)
The purpose of the proposed law is to amend the Law on the District Land Registry Offices of Famagusta and Kyrenia (Provisional Provisions), in order to provide for the possibility of starting a new procedure for the submission of property declarations in the occupied areas by their owners before the Director of the Department of Cadastre and Land Surveying.
In particular, with the commencement of the new procedure, a new deadline will be given so that the above-mentioned interested owners can submit their declarations within twelve (12) months from the publication of the relevant notice of the Director of the Department of Cadastre and Land Surveying regarding the commencement of the above-mentioned new procedure. The proposed regulation is expected to contribute to reducing the number of undeclared properties, since around 20% of all properties in the occupied territories remain undeclared to date.
The Commission will return to the matter for consideration.
2.The Turkish Cypriot Properties (Management and Other Matters) (Provisional Provisions) (Amendment) Law of 2022.
(Proposed law by Mr. Panikos Leonidou, MP for the Limassol constituency).
(File No. 23.02.063.003.-2022)
The purpose of the proposed law is to amend the Turkish Cypriot Properties (Management and Other Matters) (Provisional Provisions) (Amendment) Law, in order to resolve the serious problems faced by tenants of Turkish Cypriot properties by adding a relevant provision.
In particular, the properties in question, which had been allocated for residential use due to the economic hardship resulting from the refugee crisis, have also been used as business premises for livelihood purposes. The proposed regulation is deemed necessary, as the right which the above tenants have established over many years in relation to the use of Turkish Cypriot properties is currently limited by the provisions of the legislation in force.
The Commission will come back to examine the matter.
3. Meeting with the mayors and members of the municipal councils of Kyrenia, Karavas and Lapithos.
(File No. 23.07.014.008)
During the meeting there was an exchange of views on issues of concern to the refugee world and in particular on the problems faced by the occupied municipalities in their operation, their understaffing, as well as their reduced recognition and visibility in the media.
Secretariat of the Parliamentary Committee on Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Displaced Persons
Email: parliamentary-commitees@parliament.cy
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