The Village Land Act R.E. 2002

(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)the amount and location of the land the applicant is applying for;the purpose for which the applicant is intending to use the land and whether thatpurpose accords with any village development or land use plan;the matters referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (iii) of paragraph (d); andsubparagraphs (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (e);any other matters which may be prescribed.(3) A village council shall, after considering an application in accordance with subsection(2)–(a)grant in respect of all or a part of the land applied for subject to any conditions which–(i)(ii)(iii)are set out in section 29 or which may be prescribed;the village council is directed by the Commissioner to impose in respect of a grantto a non-village organisation; andmay be prescribed; or(b)refuse to grant, a customary right of occupancy to the applicant.(4) Where an application is refused, the village council shall, at the request of the applicant,furnish that applicant with a statement of reasons for the refusal.24. Contract for a customary right of occupancy(1) Where a village council has determined to grant a customary right of occupancy to anapplicant, it shall send or deliver to the applicant an offer in writing, signed by the chairmanand secretary of the village council, in a prescribed form, setting out the terms and conditionssubject to which it will grant that customary right of occupancy to that applicant.(2) Where an applicant has received an offer in writing under subsection (1), he shall, withinnot more than ninety days, reply in writing signed by the person or persons required underparagraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 21 to sign an application for a customary right ofoccupancy to that offer in the prescribed form either–(a)(b)accepting that offer; orrefusing to accept that offer,and send or deliver that reply to the village council or its authorised officer.(3) Where the acceptance of an offer made under subsection (1) is conditional upon thepayment of a sum of money by way of a premium, an advance payment of rent, a deposit or