The Village Land Act R.E. 2002

determination of a premium in respect of granted rights of occupancy set out in subsection (3)of section 31 of the Land Act *(42).(3) Where the payment of a premium as aforesaid is required, a demand for that paymentshall be sent or delivered to the person to whom the certificate of customary title is to be sentor delivered at the same time as or before that certificate is sent or delivered to that person.(4) No certificate of customary right of occupancy shall be valid or of any effect and nooccupation of land under a contract for a customary right of occupancy or otherwise shall belawful until a premium which has been demanded in accordance with subsection (2) has beenpaid in full or in any other way which may be provided in the contract for the grant of acustomary right of occupancy.(5) Where it has been provided under a contract for a customary right of occupancy that apremium may be paid in instalments or in some other manner than in full at the time of orbefore the issuing of a certificate of customary right of occupancy, and failure to comply withany term of that contract shall be deemed to be a failure to comply with a condition of the rightof occupancy which shall give rise to revocation by the village Council.27. Length of term of customary right of occupancy(1) A customary right of occupancy may be granted–(a)(b)(c)for a term which may be indefinite or any length of time less than an indefinite term toa person who is a citizen or a group of persons all of whom are citizens provided thatthere shall be a presumption that that person or group of persons shall be granted acustomary right of occupancy for an indefinite term;for a term together with an option for a further term or terms which together with theoriginal term may be up to but shall not exceed ninety-nine years;from year to year or for periods of less than a year determinable by the village councilby one year's notice or less, whether or not the grant includes an initial fixed termdoes not exceed four years.(2) Where a right of occupancy has been granted for a term certain, with or without anoption for a further term or terms certain, no reduction in the length of that term certain or theterm or terms certain contained in the option or options shall be made to or introduced in theoption or options shall be made to or introduced into that right of occupancy by the villagecouncil without the agreement of the occupier.28. Rent(1) The village council may require the payment of an annual rent–(a)for a right of occupancy from a person or group of persons referred to in subsection