The Village Land Act R.E. 2002

adviser under section 52 of this Act;"village adjudication committee" means the committee established under section 53 ofthis Act;"village assembly" has the meaning ascribed to it by the Local Government (DistrictAuthorities) Act *(8);"village council" has the meaning ascribed to it by the Local Government (DistrictAuthorities) Act, 1982;"village land" means the land declared to be village land under and in accordance withsection 7 of this Act and includes any transfer land transferred to a village;"village land council" means the village land council established under section 60 of thisAct;"village register" means the register of interests and rights in village land kept inaccordance with section 21 of this Act;"village transfer land" means village land which is to be transferred to become part ofgeneral or reserved land;"villager" means a person ordinarily resident in a village or who is recognised as such bythe village council of the village concerned.PART IIAPPLICATION OF FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE NATIONAL LAND POLICY (s 3)3. Fundamental principles of National Land Policy(1) The fundamental principles of National Land Policy which are the objectives of the LandAct *(9), to promote and to which all persons exercising powers under, applying or interpretingthis Act are to have regard to are–(a)(b)(c)(d)to make sure that there is established an independent, expeditious and just system foradjudication of land disputes which will hear and determine land disputes withoutundue delay;to recognise that all Land in Tanzania is public Land vested in the President astrustee on behalf of all citizens;to ensure that existing rights in and recognised long standing occupation or use ofLand are clarified and secured by the law;to facilitate an equitable distribution of and access to land by all citizens;