The Village Land Act R.E. 2002
The Village Land Act R.E. 2002 The Village Land Act R.E. 2002
B: Grant and Management of Customary Right of Occupancy22. Application for customary right of occupancy in village land.23. Determination of application for customary right of occupancy.24. Contract for a customary right of occupancy.25. Grant of a customary right of occupancy.26. Payment of premium on grant of customary right of occupancy.27. Length of term of customary right of occupancy.28. Rent.29. Conditions.30. Assignment of customary right of occupancy by villager.31. Approval required for private disposition of derivative right.32. Grant of derivative right by village council.33. Criteria for determining application for approval for or a grant of a derivative right.34. Duties of grantee of derivative right.35. Surrender of customary right of occupancy by villager.36. Regrant of surrendered customary right of occupancy.37. When breach of condition of customary right of occupancy arises.38. Remedies for breach of condition.39. Remedies in accordance with customary law.40. Fine for breach of condition.41. Summary action to remedy breach of condition.42. Supervision order to remedy breach of condition.43. Temporary assignment of customary right of occupancy on account of breach ofcondition.44. Revocation of customary right of occupancy.45. Abandonment of land held for a customary right of occupancy.46. Application for relief.47. Appeals.C: Adjudication of Interest in Land48. Application of this Subpart.49. Spot adjudication.50. Village or district adjudication.51. Determination to apply village adjudication.52. Appointment and functions of village adjudication adviser.53. Village adjudication committee.54. Procedures for village adjudication.55. Appeals.56. District adjudication.57. Principles of adjudication.58. Land sharing arrangements between pastoralists and agriculturalists.59. Staying of suits.PART VDISPUTE SETTLEMENT
60. Village Land Council.61. Functions of Village Land Council.62. References of disputes from Village Land Council to Court.63. Offences.64. Corrupt transactions.65. Regulations.66. Translation.PART VIMISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSCHAPTER 114THE VILLAGE LAND ACTAn Act to provide for the management and administration of land in villages, and forrelated matters.Act No. 5 of 19991. Short titlePART IPRELIMINARY PROVISIONS (ss 1-2)This Act may be cited as the Village Land Act.2. InterpretationIn this Act, unless the context otherwise requires–[1st May, 2001][G.N. No. 486 of 2001]"adjudication officer" means a person appointed to be an adjudication officer undersection 56 of this Act;"certificate of approval to a derivative right" means a certificate granted under section 31of this Act;"certificate of customary right of occupancy" means a certificate issued under section 29of the Land Act *(1);"certificate of village land" means a certificate issued under section 7 of this Act;"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Lands appointed under section 9 of the LandAct *(2);
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60. <strong>Village</strong> <strong>Land</strong> Council.61. Functions of <strong>Village</strong> <strong>Land</strong> Council.62. References of disputes from <strong>Village</strong> <strong>Land</strong> Council to Court.63. Offences.64. Corrupt transactions.65. Regulations.66. Translation.PART VIMISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSCHAPTER 114THE VILLAGE LAND ACTAn <strong>Act</strong> to provide for the management and administration of land in villages, and forrelated matters.<strong>Act</strong> No. 5 of 19991. Short titlePART IPRELIMINARY PROVISIONS (ss 1-2)This <strong>Act</strong> may be cited as the <strong>Village</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Act</strong>.2. InterpretationIn this <strong>Act</strong>, unless the context otherwise requires–[1st May, 2001][G.N. No. 486 of 2001]"adjudication officer" means a person appointed to be an adjudication officer undersection 56 of this <strong>Act</strong>;"certificate of approval to a derivative right" means a certificate granted under section 31of this <strong>Act</strong>;"certificate of customary right of occupancy" means a certificate issued under section 29of the <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Act</strong> *(1);"certificate of village land" means a certificate issued under section 7 of this <strong>Act</strong>;"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of <strong>Land</strong>s appointed under section 9 of the <strong>Land</strong><strong>Act</strong> *(2);
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