The Village Land Act R.E. 2002

(e)accompanied by any fee which may be prescribed;(f) where the applicant is a person or group of persons referred to in subsection (2),accompanied by a signed and witnessed statement that the applicants intend toestablish or commence the construction of their principal place of residence in thevillage within three months of obtaining a customary right of occupancy;(g)submitted to the village council or its authorised officer.(4) A village council may require any applicant to submit any further relevant informationwhich it may specify and shall not be obliged to determine an application until that furtherinformation has been submitted or a satisfactory explanation has been submitted as to whythat further information cannot be submitted.23. Determination of application for customary right of occupancy(1) A village council shall, within ninety days of the submission of an application or withinninety days of the submission of further information or a satisfactory explanation for itsnon-availability, determine that application.(2) In determining whether to grant a customary right of occupancy, the village councilshall–(a)(b)(c)comply with the decisions that have been reached by any committee or other body onthe adjudication of the boundaries to and rights in the land which is the subject of theapplication for a customary right of occupancy;have regard to any guidance from the Commissioner concerning an application from anon-village organisation;have special regards in respect of the equality of all persons, such as–(i)(ii)treat an application from a woman, or a group of women no less favourably thanan equivalent application from a man, a group of men or a mixed group of menand women; andadopt or apply no adverse discriminatory practices or attitudes towards anywoman who has applied for a customary right of occupancy;(d)where the application is from a non-village organisation in respect of which noguidance under paragraph (b) has been received, have regard to–(i)any advice which has been given to the application by the district council or asthe case may be the urban authority having jurisdiction in the area where thevillage is situate;