The Village Land Act R.E. 2002

village council shall, as soon as may be after that, begin the process of village adjudication.(4) A refusal by the village assembly to approve a recommendation of the village councilshall not operate to bar any villager or group of villagers from applying for spot adjudication tobe applied to land in respect of which any of those persons have applied for a customary rightof occupancy.52. Appointment and functions of village adjudication adviser(1) Where a village assembly has approved a recommendation that a village adjudicationprocess shall take place, the village council of that village shall appoint a villager–(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)known and respected for his knowledge of and impartial judgment about land mattersin that village;qualified in a prescribed discipline or profession; orany public servant appointed by the Commissioner at the request of the villagecouncil, to act as a village adjudication adviser; oran official with responsibilities for land matters of a local authority having jurisdiction inthe area where the land to be adjudicated is situate; ora magistrate appointed by the Judicial Service Commissioner at the request of thevillage council to act as a village adjudication adviser.(2) A village adjudication adviser shall be responsible to the village adjudication committeeand shall assist that committee to implement and manage the village adjudication process andwithout limiting the generality of that function, shall–(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)carry out any lawful orders and directions from the village adjudication committee onany matters connected with the village adjudication process which appear to thecommittee to be necessary;draw to the attention of the committee any error or omission in any adjudicationregister at any time before it is completed;make a claim or otherwise act on behalf of any person who is absent or under adisability if he considers it necessary to avoid injustice;attempt to resolve any dispute concerning the boundaries of or interests in landarising out of the village adjudication process through conciliation before it is referredto a village adjudication committee;conduct any inquiries which he may be directed to conduct by the committee toimplement a village adjudication process.