(a) If the person seeking to separate a structure from communal lands is not the matai in charge of the communal lands upon which the structure is or is proposed to be erected, the agreement shall be executed on behalf of the owners of the land by the matai of the family.
(b) If the person seeking to separate a structure from the communal lands is the matai of the family owning the communal lands upon which the structure is or is proposed to be erected, the agreement shall be executed on behalf of the family members owning and residing on the communal lands who are over the age of 18 years.
(c) If the person seeking to separate a structure from individually owned lands or free-hold lands is the owner of the lands upon which the structure is or is proposed to be erected, the agreement shall be executed by such owner.
History: 1962, PL 7-23.