The Village Land Act R.E. 2002

of the Land Act *(47) relating to lenders power of leasing there shall be a presumption that,notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), approval will be given to the lease andnotwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3), that approval will be deemed to have beengiven if the village council have not made a decision on the application within sixty days of thereceipt.(3) A village council shall, in determining an application under sections 31 and 32–(a)(b)grant, subject to any conditions which may be prescribed or determined by the villagecouncil; orrefuse,the application and unless this Act provides otherwise, a failure to make a decision within thetime specified in this section shall operate as a refusal to approve an application.(4) Where a consent to a grant of a derivative right is refused by a village council or, in thecase of a class B or class C application made under section 32 is not confirmed by the villageassembly or in case a class C application, is not confirmed by the Commissioner, the villagecouncil or as the case may be the Commissioner shall, at the request of the applicant furnishthat applicant with reasons for the refusal or non-confirmation of that application.34. Duties of grantee of derivative right(1) A grantee of a derivative right shall pay all the premia, rent, taxes and dues which arerequired to be paid in connection with that grant and no such grant shall be valid or effective totransfer any interest in any village land or give rise to any rights in the grantee unless and untilall the premia, rent, taxes and dues have been paid accordingly.(2) The chairman and secretary of the village council or any other officer of the villagecouncil to whom any premia, rent, taxes or dues are required to be paid under this sectionshall endorse and sign a receipt for that premium, rent, tax or due on the certificate of thegrant of the derivative right.(3) A grantee of a derivative right shall comply with–(a)(b)(c)all the terms and conditions subject to which the derivative right has been granted;all lawful orders issued and all bye-laws made by the village council of the villagehaving jurisdiction over the land subject to the derivative right or any local or otherauthority having jurisdiction over land in the area or any orders issued by an officialexercising powers under any Law in the United Republic;all directives issued to him by any public officer or public body exercising powersunder any Act, if the derivative right is a lease for which a class C application was