Cap. 20:29
LAND CmviMISSION
No. 12/2017
the matter being investigated, the Commission may take such steps as it deems necessary
to ensure a fair, unbiased and proper investigation.
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Reports of Commission
(1) The Commission shall no later than sixty days after the end of each financial
year submit to the Minister an atmnal repmt on its operations and activities during the
preceding financial year in accodance with section 323 of the Constitution.
(2) In addition, the Commission(a)
shall submit to the Minister any other report, and provide him or her
with any other information, that he or she may require in regard to the
operations and activities of the Commission; and
(b)
may submit to the Minister any other report that it considers desirable.
(3) The Minister shall table before Parliament any report submitted to him or
her by the Commission under subsections (1) and (2), no later than the thirtieth sitting
day of whichever House of Parliament sits first after he or she has received such report.
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AND INVESTIGAnoNs BY CoMMISSION
Jurisdiction of Commission to conduct comprehensive inspections
and audits of agricultural land
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the C01runission shall, on its own initiative, on
not less than fourteen days' written notice to the Minister, undertake-
(a)
comprehensive inspections of agricultural land, whether nationwide or
incrementally and rotationally by province, not more frequently than
twice in any calendar year, in connection with any or all of the matters
upon vvhich it may make recommendations to the Government in tetms
of section 297(1)(c) of the Constitution, or for any pmposc related to its
functions; and
(b)
comprehensive audits of agricultural land, whether nationwide or
incrementally and rotationally by province, not more frequently than once
in any continuous period of five years, in connection with any or all of the
matters upon which it may make recommendations to the Government in
tetms of section 297(1 )(c) of the Constitution, or for any purpose related
to its functions.
(2) The Minister may, on not less than fourteen days' written notice to the
Commission, direct the Commission to undertake an additional or extraordinary
comprehensive inspection or audit of agricultural land, whether nationwide or
incrementally and rotationally by province.
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Jurisdiction of Commission to conduct investigations
(1) Any person having a complaint or affected by a dispute regarding the
supervision, administration and allocation of agricultural land may make a written
complaint to the Commission requesting it to investigate such complaint or dispute.
(2) When a person by whom a complaint might have been made under
this section has died or is for any reason unable to act for himself or herself, the
complaint may be made by his or her legal representative or a member of his or
her family or such other person as the Commission considers suitable to represent
him or her.
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