The Village Land Act R.E. 2002

(e)notified to the members of the village by any means of publicity which will bring thematter to their attention.(3) The village council may require any relevant information additional to that referred to inparagraph (c) of subsection (2) and shall not be under any obligation to determine anapplication in respect of which additional information has been required until that informationhas been submitted to it or a satisfactory explanation as to why it cannot be submitted hasbeen submitted to it.(4) The village council may consult with any person or organisation on an application madefor a derivative right under this section but shall not be obliged to accept any advice which itobtains as a result of any consultation, nor, shall it be obliged to delay making a determinationif it has requested for an advice within a specific period and that advice has not been receivedwithin that period.(5) An application for the grant of a lease under this section–(a)(b)(c)of five hectares or less and for five years or less, to be known as a class Aapplication, shall be determined by the village council;of more than five but less than thirty hectares and for more than five but less than tenyears, to be known as a class B application, shall be determined by the village councilsubject to confirmation by the village assembly;of more than thirty hectares or for more than ten years, to be known as a class Capplication, shall be determined by the village council subject to confirmation by thevillage assembly and the advice of the Commissioner.(6)(a) A Class A application shall be–(i)(ii)determined within sixty days of the receipt of the application or within sixty days of thereceipt of additional information required under subsection (3);deemed to be approved if the village council does not determine it within the periodreferred to in paragraph (i);(b) A class B application shall be–(i)(ii)determined by the village council upon that determination being submitted forconfirmation to the village assembly within ninety days of the receipt of the applicationor within ninety days of the receipt of additional information required under subsection(3);submitted to the village assembly not less than seven days before the meeting atwhich that application is to be considered for approval;