Cap. 20:29
No. 12/2017
LAND Co:MlviiSSION
(a)
specific remedial measures in favour of a person aggrieved by an action
or omission giving rise to the complaint or dispute; or
(b)
that the complainant seek redress in a court of law.
(3) The Commission may request the authority or person in relation to whom
or which it made any recommendation to notify it, within a specified time, of the steps,
if any, that it proposes to take to give effect to its recommendation.
(4) If, within a reasonable time after a report is made in terms of subsection (1),
no action is taken which, in the opinion of the Commission, is adequate and appropriate,
the Conunission may, if it thinks fit after considering the comments, if any, made by
or on behalf of any authority or person affected, submit a special repmt on the case to
the Minister for the Minister to present to the President and lay before Parliament.
PART IV
PoWERS oF APPROPRIAIE MrNISIER IN RELATION TO STAIE
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LAND
GEl\'ERALLY
Interpretation in Part IV
In this Part"appropriate Minister" means the tvlinister responsible for the State land in
question;
"property" means any land which is described as a single piece of land in any
deed of grant, transfer or other certificate of title registered in the Deeds
Registry;
"share-cropping" means any right to depasture livestock on any portion of
a property or cultivate any portion of a property gmnted in return for a
share in the crops grown or livestock depastured, or under an obligation
to sell all or part of such crops or livestock to the owner of the property,
but does not include such agreements or arrangements in the nature of
share-cropping as may be prescribed;
"State land" means all State land to which tlus Act applies, but does not include
any land held by a statutory corporation or other entity wholly owned by
the State.
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Acquisition of land otherwise than by means of Cap. 20:10
(1) In addition or alternatively to the acquisition ofland by the use of the Land
Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10], the Nlinister may-
(a)
with the approval of the President, by way of exchange for State Land;
or
(b)
by means of the acceptance of gifts or bequests;
acquire land on behalf of the State.
(2) Subject to this section, the appropriate Mirlister shall direct the Registrar
of Deeds to cancel the title deeds of any land acquired in terms of subsection (1) and
the Registrar of Deeds shall comply with such direction.
(3) Before a direction in terms of subsection (2) is given(a)
the Minister shall(i) give notice, in terms of subsection (4), oflus or her intention to direct
the Registmr of Deeds to cancel the title deeds of the land concemed;
and
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