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The Village Land Act R.E. 2002

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(2) of section 23;(b)from a non-village organization, subject to the provisions of subsections (3), (4) and(5) of section 17.(2) <strong>The</strong> rent shall be paid in any instalments and at any intervals of time during the yearwhich shall be provided in the certificate of customary title.(3) <strong>The</strong> rent shall be paid to the village council or an authorised officer of that council and asigned receipt in respect of each payment of rent that is made shall be given to the payer ofthat rent.(4) In determining the amount of any rent, the village council shall–(a)(b)comply with any directives from the Commissioner on the amount of, or the method of,or the factors to take into account in, determining the amount of any rent which is tobe paid;where no such directives have been issued, take account of–(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)any advice given by the Commissioner on the amount of, or the method of or thefactors to take into account in determining any rent which is to be paid;the use of land permitted by the customary right of occupancy which has beengranted;the value of land as evidenced by any dispositions of land in the area where thecustomary right of occupancy has been granted, whether those dispositions weremade in accordance with customary law or not;an assessment by a qualified and authorised value or other person withknowledge of the value of land of the appropriate amount of rent which should bepaid for land;the amount of any premium required to be paid on the grant of a customary rightof occupancy.(5) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any certificate of customary rightof occupancy or in any of the provisions of any conditions of a customary right of occupancy,in every case in which the village council requires the payment of a rent, that council shall,subject to the approval of the Commissioner, have the power to revise that rent at intervals ofnot less than five years and in any exercise of that power, the determination of any revisedrent shall be in accordance with subsection (4).(6) Where the village council determines to grant a customary right of occupancy to anyperson or organisation of land which is to be used exclusively for religious worship or for burial

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