(b) All property, assets and monies acquired for, or
received by the State shall vest in the State.
Land, sea and
naturally occurring
valuable resources
248.
(a) The land, sea, and seabed, including all fish
within the territory of the Maldives, and all
naturally occurring resources, including metallic
ores, petroleum and gas, shall vest in the State.
(b) All living, non-living and naturally occurring
resources of value within the Exclusive
Economic Zone of the Maldives and the seabed
shall vest in the State.
Ownerless property
249.
(a) Any property found within the territory of the
Maldives and any property occurring in the
seabed or found drifting in the sea, save those
naturally occurring or formed in the sea, without
a rightful owner, shall vest in the State.
(b) All property such as gold, silver, other precious
metals, jewellery, money and items of historical
interest, excavated within the territory of the
Maldives without a rightful owner, shall vest in
the State.
Transactions relating
to State property
250.
(a) Any transfer, sale, lease, release, mortgage (to
any person) or destruction of, any property or
assets owned by the State, and any such other
agreement, shall only be entered into in
accordance with law.
(b) Money, property or any other thing kept as a
reserve in the State Treasury shall be used only
after approval by a resolution passed by a twothirds majority of the total membership of the
People’s Majlis.
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