CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
Article 108
Foreign Investment
1. The State shall guarantee foreign investment, which shall operate within the
framework of State economic policy.
2. Foreign ventures shall be permitted in all of the national territory and in all
economic sectors, except those that are reserved exclusively for ownership or
development by the State.
Article 109
Land
1. All ownership of land shall vest in the State.
2. Land may not be sold or otherwise disposed of, nor may it be mortgaged or
subject to attachment.
3. As a universal means for the creation of wealth and of social well being, the
use and enjoyment of land shall be the right of all the Mozambican people.
Article 110
Use and Enjoyment of Land
1. The State shall determine the conditions under which land may be used and
enjoyed.
2. The right to use and benefit from land shall be granted to individual or
corporate persons, taking into account its social or economic purpose.
Article 111
Rights Acquired Through Inheritance or Occupation of Land
In granting titles for the use and enjoyment of land, the State shall recognise and
protect rights acquired through inheritance or by occupation, unless there is a
legal reservation or the land has been lawfully granted to another person or
entity.
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