The Village Land Act R.E. 2002

direction of the Registrar.B: Grant and Management of Customary Right of Occupancy (ss 22-47)22. Application for customary right of occupancy in village land(1) A person, a family unit, a group of persons recognised as such under customary law orwho have formed themselves together as an association, a primary co-operative society or asany other body recognised by any law which permits that body to be formed, who is or arevillagers, or if a married person who has been divorced from, or has left for not less than twoyears, his or her spouse, was, prior to the marriage, a villager, and all of whom are citizens,may apply to the village council of that village for a customary right of occupancy.(2) A person or group of persons not ordinarily resident in a village may apply for acustomary right of occupancy.(3) An application for a customary right of occupancy shall be–(a)(b)made on a prescribed form;signed–(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)by the applicant; orwhere the application is made by a family unit, by not less than two persons fromthe family unit; orwhere the application is by a group of persons recognised as such undercustomary law, by not less than two persons who are recognised by that law asleaders or elders of the group; orwhere the application is by a group of persons formed into an association, aprimary co-operative society or a body under a law which recognises that body,by not less than two duly authorised officers;(v) where the applicant is a person or group of persons referred to in subsection (2),by not less than five villagers who are not related to any of those applicants; or(vi)a duly authorised agent of any of the applicants referred to in paragraphs (i) to(iv);(c)(d)supported by a declaration concerning any other land in Tanzania held by theapplicant;accompanied by any documents and information which may be prescribed or whichthe village council may require;