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THE VILLAGE LAND ACT, 1999(ACT NO. 5 OF 1999)

THE VILLAGE LAND REGULATIONS 2001

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION(Supp. No. 1 o! "#$%&', 2001)

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GOVERN%ENT NOTICE No. pu*+$- o/ "52001

THE VILLAGE LAND ACT, 1999(ACT NO. 5 OF 1999)

REGULATIONS 2

(Made under Section 65)______________

THE VILLAGE LAND REGULATIONS, 2001

ARRANGE%ENT OF REGULATIONS

ART IRELI%INARY

Regulation Title1. Citation2. Interpretation

ART II%ANAGE%ENT AND AD%INISTRATION

3. Notices4. Orders5. Summonses6. Oaths

7. Procedures at Hearings ! "i##age Institutions

ART IIICO%ENSATION

$. %ho ma! c#aim compensation&. 'asis (or assessment1). *ar+et "a#ue11. ,ua#i-ed "a#uer12. Chie( "a#uer13. Compensation14. ccommodation a##o/ance15. 0oss o( Pro-t16. isturance a##o/ance

17. ransport a##o/ance1$. noccupied 0and1&. Interest2). Serice o( notice to c#aim compensation21. C#aims (or compensation22. ssistance to prepare c#aims (or compensation23. cceptance o( c#aim (or compensation24. *ediation on c#aim (or compensation25. orms o( compensation

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ART IV3OINT %ANAGE%ENT OF VILLAGE LAND

26. Proposa# (or oint management o( i##age #and27. "ote on proposa# (or oint management o( i##age #and

2$. eection o( proposa# (or oint management o( i##age #and2&. ppointment o( oint committee3). Consideration o( dra(t oint management arrangement31. Changes to dra(t oint management arrangement32. greement to oint management arrangement33. 8oint committee responsi#e (or operation o( oint management

arrangement34. Proisions regu#ating operation o( oint committee35. Content o( oint management arrangement

ART VREGISTER OF VILLAGE LAND

36. Parts o( the egister37. Certi-cate o( "i##age 0and3$. he it#e egister3&. he Pu#ic Charges egister4). Persons to present documents (or registration41. *anner o( registration42. Numering and -#ing o( a registered document43. %ritten note attached to customar! right o( occupanc!44. stract oo+45. ransactions46. Ho#der o( certi-cate to e in(ormed47. unctions o( O9cers in transactions4$. Priorities4&. O9ce ma! re(use to register documents5). Po/er o( O9cer to correct errors and omissions51. egistration not to cure de(ects or con(er a#idit!52. egister ma! e searched and copies otained53. Sustitute registered document54. Cop! o( registered document55. inding origina# registered document56. inding dup#icate registered document57. Cop! o( #oss registered document5$. Certi-ed cop! o( registered document admissi#e in cii# cases5&. se o( certi-ed cop! o( registered document in cii# cases6). Opening times o( the egistr!

ART VI

AD3UDICATION

61. Notice to interested parties62. emarcation o( oundaries63. Certi-cation o( oundaries64. 'oundar! c#earing and mar+ing65. *aintenance o( oundaries66. unit o( measurement67. Preparation o( s+etch

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6$. *ethods o( measurement6&. ecording o( ights o( %a!7). istirution o( s+etch71. dudication record72. Noti-cation o( sure! o( #and he#d (or a registered customar! right o(

occupanc!

73. #and Parce# Identi-cation Numer74. Su:diisions

ART VII%ISCELLANEOUS

75. *inister ma! set Cei#ings on #and ho#dings76. Consent arrangements (or cei#ings on #and ho#dings77. ;enera# princip#es o( mediation7$. Preparation o( documents7&. orms to e used in connection /ith the ct and the egu#ations$). "ariation o( (orms$1. ees$2. ines$3. ttestation

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FIRST SCHEDULE

FOR%S

ART I%ANAGE%ENT AND AD%INISTRATION

orm 1< Order to attend hearing ! "i##age dudication Committee

orm 2< Order to produce documents at hearing ! "i##age dudicationCommittee

orm 3< Summons to attend hearing ! "i##age dudication Committee

orm 4< Summons to attend hearing ! "i##age 0and Committee

orm 5< %itness Oaths

orm 6< Notice o( intention to dec#are ha=ard #and

orm 7< Notice to dec#aration o( ha=ard #and

orm $< Notice o( intention to trans(er "i##age 0and to genera# or resered#and

orm &< Notice to trans(er o( "i##age 0and

orm 1)< ec#aration o( interest

ART IICO%ENSATION

orm 11< Notice to "i##age Counci# to app#! (or compensation

orm 12< pp#ication (or compensation ! "i##age Counci#

orm 13< pproa# o( compensation

orm 14< Notice to #and occupier to app#! (or compensation

orm 15< pp#ication (or compensation ! #and occupier

ART IIIREGISTER OF VILLAGE LAND

orm 16< Certi-cate o( "i##age 0and

orm 17< stract 'oo+

ART IVCUSTO%ARY RIGHTS OF OCCUANCY

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orm 1$< pp#ication (or customar! right o( occupanc!

orm 1&< O>er a grant o( a customar! right o( occupanc!

orm 2)< cceptance o( customar! right o( occupanc!

orm 21< Certi-cate o( customar! right o( occupanc!

orm 22< pp#ication (or a cop! o( certi-cate o( a customar! right o( anoccupanc!

orm 23< Noti-cation to pa!

orm 24< Noti-cation o( assignment o( customar! right o( occupanc!

orm 25< pproa#?disa##o/ance o( ssignment o( customar! right o(occupanc!

orm 26< pp#ication (or approa# to create deriatie right

orm 27< Certi-cate o( approa# to a deriatie right#ease?#icence?usu(ructuar! intera#?mortgage?sma## mortgage

orm 2$< pp#ication (or grant o( deriatie right in i##age #and

orm 2&< ;rant o( deriatie right in i##age #and

orm 3)< Surrender o( customar! right o( occupanc!

orm 31< %arning #etter

orm 32< ssent to action ! i##age counci#

orm 33< Notice to sho/ cause

orm 34< Notice to pa! a -ne

orm 35< Notice to remed! reach o( condition

orm 36< Superision order

orm 37< e@uest (or authorisation (or temporar! assignment

orm 3$< Notice o( temporar! assignment o( customar! right o( occupanc!

orm 3&< Conditiona# order o( temporar! assignment

orm 4)< esidentia# #icence

orm 41< Notice to esta#ish aandonment o( #and

orm 42< Order to aandonment o( #and

ART V

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AD3UDICATION

orm 43< pp#ication (or consent to a transaction (or an amount o( #and /hicheAceeds the i##age #and cei#ing

orm 44< pp#ication (or spot adudication

orm 45< ecommendation to app#! "i##age dudication

orm 46< Notice o( a hearing ! the i##age adudication committee into #andadudication matters

orm 47< Certi-cation o( oundaries

orm 4$< Noti-cation o( sure! o( customar! right o( occupanc!

orm 4&< Su:diision o( customar! right o( occupanc!

orm 5)< dudication record

SECOND SCHEDULE

FEES

THIRD SCHEDULEFINES

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THE VILLAGE LAND ACT, 1999(No. 5 OF 1999)

REGULATIONS

(Made under Section 65)______________

THE VILLAGE LAND REGULATIONS, 2001

ART IRELI%INARY

1. hese egu#ations ma! e cited as the V+**&4- L&/R-4u*+o/, 2001.

Citation

2. In hese egu#ationsB un#ess the conteAt other/ise re@uires:

ctD means the "i##age 0and ctB 1&&&E

authenticated agreementD means a inding and /rittenagreement et/een the parties to a process o(mediation (aci#itated ! a mediator and signed ! theparties and the mediatorE

committeeD means a i##age adudication committeeesta#ished under section 53 o( the act and inc#udes anadudication o9cer eAercising po/ers under section 56o( the ctE

Counci#D means the "i##age #and Counci# esta#ished !section 6) o( the ctE

CourtD has the meaning ascried to it ! the ctE

Customar! right o( occupanc!D has the meaning ascried to it

! the ctE

Fderiatie rightD has the meaning ascried to it ! the ctE

istrict 0and O9cerD means an authorised o9cer appointedas such under Section 11 o( the 0and ctB 1&&&E

istrict 0and egistr!D means the istrict 0and egistr!esta#ished under the 0and egistration OrdinanceB

Interpretationct No. 5 o(1&&&

ct No. 4 o(1&&&

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Cap. 334E

;oernmentD means the ;oernment o( nited epu#ic o(an=aniaE

in(orma# mortgageD means the mortgage proided (or !

paragraph Ga o( susection G6 o( section 112 o( the0and ctB 1&&&E

interest in the proceedingsD means an interestB pecuniar! orother/iseB that cou#d conict /ith the properper(ormance o( a personJs (unctions in hearing anddetermining an! matter and inc#udes an interest o( a#ood re#atie or a re#atie ! marriageE

oint management arrangementD means the arrangement (orthe oint management o( i##age #and /hich ma! eproided (or under section $ o( the ctE

#ien ! deposit o( documentsD means the deposit o( an!document re(erred to in su:paragraphs GiiB GiiiB Giand G o( paragraph G o( susection G6 o( section 112o( the 0and ctB 1&&&E

0oca# ;oernment uthorit!D has the meaning ascried to it! section 2 o( the ctE

OccupierD means ho#der o( customar! right o( occupanc!E

O9cerD means the "i##age KAecutie O9cerE

,ua#i-ed "a#uerD has the meaning ascried to it ! section 2o( the 0and ctB 1&&&E

registered documentD means a certi-cate o( customar! righto( occupanc! or a deriatie right as proided (or !Part I" o( the ctB appearing in the irst Schedu#e o(these egu#ationsE

egister o( "i##age 0andD means the register o( i##age #andmaintained pursuant to section 21 o( the ctE

"i##age KAecutie O9cerD means a person appointed underthe re#eant #a/s to ho#d the o9ce o( "i##age KAecutieO9cerE

"i##age institutionD means a i##age counci#B a committee o( ai##age counci#B a i##age adudication committeeB and anadudication o9cer eAercising po/ers under section 56o( the ct.

ct No. 4 o(1&&&

ct No. 4 o(1&&&

ct No. 4 o(1&&&

ART II%ANAGE%ENT AND AD%INISTRATION

. he notice o( a hearing into an! matter ! a i##age institution Notices

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under these egu#ations sha## e as prescried in the irst Schedu#e.

". n order re@uiring the attendance o( a person or re@uiring aperson to produce a document e(ore a i##age institution sha## e inthe (orms prescried in the irst Schedu#e.

Orders

5. G1 summons issued ! the chairman o( a committee oran adudication o9cer eAercising po/ers under section 56 o( the ctto a person to attend a hearing under section 54 o( the "i##age 0andct sha## gie the person to /hom it is addressed not #ess than 14da!s notice o( the da! on /hich he or she is to attend the hearing.

G2 summons to /hich this regu#ation re(ers sha## e asprescried in the irst Schedu#e.

Summons

. n oath /hich ma! e administered ! the chairman o( acommittee or an adudication o9cer eAercising po/ers under section56 o( the ct ma! e as prescried in orm No. 5 o( the irst Schedu#eto these regu#ations.

Oaths

6. In an! hearing he#d under the proisions o( the ct or theseegu#ationsB a i##age institution sha## comp#! /ith the ru#es o( natura#

ustice in determining its procedures and sha##:

Ga conduct the hearing in pu#ic and in anin(orma# atmosphere ut /ith due regard to orderBdecorum and (airness to a## parties and sha## ma+e p#ainto an! representaties appearing (or an! parties thatthe i##age institution sha## concentrate on thesustance o( the matter e(ore it and administersustantie ustice /ithout undue regard totechnica#itiesE

G eAc#ude an! memer o( the i##age institution/ho has an interest in the proceedingsB /hich interestsuch memer o( the i##age institutions sha## e under adut! to dec#areB and that memer sha## not sit or in an!/a! e ino#ed in a hearing as a memer o( the i##ageinstitutionE

Gc e(ore the hearing determine and announcethe hours o( the da! /hen the hearing sha## ta+e p#aceand in doing so sha## hae regard to the conenience o(the parties and the norma# patterns o( /or+ in the area/here the hearing is to ta+e p#aceE

Gd permit a## persons /ishing to ma+erepresentations to the i##age institution to appear inperson or ! a representatieE

Ge a##o/ the person summonsed to state his orher case -rst and then he @uestioned on an! aspect o(it or e as+ed to gie (urther in(ormation aout it !an! memer o( the i##age institution present at thehearing or an! other person c#aiming an interest in the

Procedures athearing !i##ageinstitutions

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#and /hich is the suect o( the hearingE

G( a(ter the person summoned has put his or hercaseB a##o/ an! person c#aiming an interest in the #andto put his or her case and e @uestioned on it ! an!memer o( the i##age institution present at the hearing

and the person summonsedE

Gg a##o/ an! person to ma+e representations othin person or in /riting or in person and in /ritingE

Gh /here the i##age institution intends to ca##eidence on an! matter or issueB in(orm a## the partiesto the hearing o( that (act and a##o/ them to commenton and as+ @uestions aout that eidenceE

Gi /here the i##age institution isits and inspectsthe #and /hich is the suect o( hearingB a##o/ a##persons c#aiming an interest in the #and to point out(eatures o( the #and and ma+e other points aout the#and and their interests in the #andE

G either ! the chairman o( the i##age institutionor an! o9cer appointed (or the purpose ! thechairmanB +eep notes o( the proceedings at the hearinginc#uding notes o( an! isits made to an! #and in thecourse o( the hearingE

G+ ma! accept as eidence aout the oundarieso( the #and the suect o( the hearing:

Gi a statement aout the oundaries ! an!person ac+no/#edged in the communit!as eing trust/orth! and +no/#edgea#eaout #and maters in the i##ageE

Gii simp#e or customar! (orms o( sure!ingor demarcating oundaries using natura#(eatures and trees or ui#dings and otherprominent oectsE

Giii human actiities on or aout the #andsuch as the use o( (ootpathsB catt#e trai#sB/atering pointsB and the p#acing o(oundar! mar+s on the #andE

Gi mapsB p#ans and diagramsB /hetherdra/n to sca#e or notB /hich sho/ !re(erence to an! o( the matters re(erredto in suparagraphs Gii or Giii o(paragraph G+ the oundaries o( the #andE

G# pa! particu#ar regard to the interests in the#and the suect o( the hearing o( /omenB chi#dren anddisa#ed persons and ensure that a## such interests are

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(u##! and proper#! considered and recordedE

Gm in deciding /hether to eAercise its discretion toadure a hearingB ma! adourn the hearing to (aci#itatean! parties to the hearing to reconci#e an! di>erencesthe! ma! hae aout their respectie interests in the

#and and must then record an! such agreement /hich isreached /hen the hearing recommencesE

Gn hae regard to the desirai#it!B at an! timeduring or a(ter a hearing has ended o( ma+ing apre#iminar! -nding on an! matter and /here it does soBit sha## inite the parties to comment on that -ndingeither in person or in /iringE

Go tr! to reach a consensus on a## decisions ut i( that is not possi#eB then a maorit! decision ma! ereached /ith the reasons (or oth the maorit! decisionand the minorit! position eing recordedE

Gp in deciding /hether an! issue has eenproide e(ore the i##age institutionB determine/hether the (acts hae een proed on the a#ance o(proai#itiesB that isB /hether it is more #i+e#! than notthat an! (act has een proedE

G@ prepare a report /hich sha## inc#ude:

Gi the names o( the memers o( the i##ageinstitution /ho he#d the hearingE

Gii the date o( the hearingE

Giii the names o( the partiesE

Gi a summar! o( the eidence o( the partiesand a## /itnessesE

G the -ndings on a## aspects o( the caseand c#aims together /ith the reasons (orthose -ndingsE

Gi the recommendations on a## aspects o(the case and c#aims together /ithreasons (or those recommendationsE

Gr sign the report prepared in accordance /iththe proisions o( paragraph G@.

ART IIICO%ENSATION

. he (o##o/ing ma! c#aim compensation in respect o( i##age#and /hich is trans(erred to genera# or resered #and under section 4

%ho ma! c#aimcompensation

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o( the ct or /hich is dec#ared to e ha=ard under section 6 o( the ctand (rom /hich the i##age counci# determines that i##agers sha## ere@uired to acate that ha=ard #and or part thereo(:

Ga a i##age counci# on eha#( o( the i##agers inrespect o( the #oss o( communa# #andB assets and

ene-ts deried (rom that communa# #andE

G an! i##ager occup!ing trans(erred #and orha=ard #and under a customar! right o( occupanc!/hether that customar! right o( occupanc! is registeredor not.

9. he asis (or assessment o( the a#ue o( an! #and anduneAhausted improement (or purposes o( compensationB under thect sha## e the mar+et a#ue o( such #and.

'asis (orassessment

10. he mar+et a#ue o( an! #and uneAhausted improement sha##e arried at ! use o( comparatie method eidenced ! actua#recentB sa#es o( simi#ar properties or ! use o( income approach orrep#acement cost method /here the propert! is o( specia# nature andnot sa#ea#e.

*ar+et "a#ue

11. Ker! assessment o( the a#ue o( #and and uneAhaustedimproement (or the purposes o( the ct sha## e prepared !@ua#i-ed a#uer.

,ua#i-ed"a#uers

12. Ker! assessment o( the a#ue o( #and and uneAhaustedimproement (or the purposes o( pa!ment o( compensation !goernment or 0oca# ;oernment uthorit! sha## e eri-ed ! theChie( "a#uer o( the ;oernment or his representatie.

Chie( "a#uer

1. Compensation (or #oss o( an! interest in #and sha## inc#udea#ue o( uneAhausted improement disturance a##o/anceB transporta##o/anceB accommodation a##o/ance and #oss o( pro-ts.

Compensation

1". he mar+et rent (or the ui#ding sha## e assessed andmu#tip#ied ! thirt! siA G36 months in order to arrie at theaccommodation a##o/ance pa!a#e.

ccommodation##o/ance

15. he net month#! pro-t o( the usiness carried out on the #andsha## e assessed Geidenced ! audited accounts /here necessar!and app#ica#e and mu#tip#ied ! thirt! siA G36 months in order toarrie at the #oss o( pro-ts pa!a#e.

0oss o( Pro-t

1. he disturance a##o/ance sha## e ca#cu#ated ! mu#tip#!inga#ue o( the #and ! aerage percentage rate o( interest o>ered !Commercia# 'an+s on -Aed deposits (or t/e#e G12 months at thetime o( #oss o( interest in #and.

isturance##o/ance

16. ransport ##o/ance sha## e the actua# costs o( transportingt/e#e G12 tons o( #uggage ! rai# or road G/hicheer is cheaper/ithin t/ent! G2) +i#ometres (rom the point o( disp#acement.

ransport##o/ance

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1. he e#ements o( transport a##o/anceB accommodationa##o/ance and #oss o( pro-ts sha## not e pa!a#e (or unoccupied #andat the date o( #oss o( interest in #and.

noccupied0and

19. G1 he interest upon an! compensation sha## e paid !the ;oernment or the #oca# goernment authorit! on#! /here there is

no prompt pa!ment o( compensation made.

G2 or the purpose o( computing interest pa!a#e uponcompensation prompt pa!ment o( compensationD means pa!ment o(compensation /ithin siA months a(ter the suect #and has eenac@uired or reo+ed.

G3 %here amount o( compensation remains unpaid (or siAmonths a(ter ac@uisition or reocationB interest at the aeragepercentages rate o( interest o>ered ! commercia# an+s on -Aeddeposit sha## e recoera#e unti# such compensation is paid.

Interest

20. In cases to /hich sections 4 and 6 o( the ct app#iesB theCommissioner sha## sere a notice in the (orm set out in the irstSchedu#e on the i##age counci# and on a## persons occup!ing #andunder a customar! right o( occupanc! or a deriatie right /ithin thearea o( #and coered ! a notice o( proposa# to trans(er i##age #and orBas the case ma! eB a notice to dec#are #and as ha=ard #and initingthe i##age counci# and a## such persons as are re(erred to in thisregu#ation to sumit c#aims (or compensation.

Serice o(notice to c#aim

compensation

21. c#aim (or compensation sha## e sumitted on a (orm set outin Part III o( the irst Schedu#e to these egu#ations /ithin not #essthan siAt! da!s o( the receipt o( the notice re(erred to in regu#ation2).

C#aims (orcompensation

22. he uthorised O9cer sha##B at the re@uest o( the O9cer o( thei##age /hose #and is the suect o( a notice under section 4 o( the ctto trans(er i##age #and or a notice under 6 o( the ct to dec#are i##age#and to e ha=ard #andB proide assistance to that i##age and topersons occup!ing #and the suect o( those notices to prepare andsumit c#aims (or compensation.

ssistance to

prepare c#aims(orcompensation

2. G1 he Commissioner sha##B /ithin not more than ninet!da!s (rom the date on /hich the c#aims o( compensation aresumittedB determine /hether to accept or reect those c#aims or an!o( them.

G2 %here the Commissioner accepts an! c#aim (orcompensation sumitted under regu#ation 21B he sha## report that (act

to the *inister.

G3 %ithin t/ent! one da!s o( the receipt o( the report !the *inister the Commissioner sha## to arrange (or compensation toe proided to the c#aimant.

cceptance o(c#aim (orcompensation

2". G1 %here the Commissioner determines not to accept ac#aim (or compensationB the c#aimB ma!B i( the c#aimant and theCommissioner so agreeB he re(erred to a person appointed ! the

*ediation onc#aim (orcompensation

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*inister to act as a mediator on the matter.

G2 %here the mediator is a#e to a>ect an agreementet/een the partiesB he sha## report the agreement to the *inisterBand the Commissioner sha##B /ithin t/ent! one da!s o( the receipt o(the report (rom the mediatorB arrange (or compensation to e

proided to the c#aimant.

G3 %here the mediator is una#eB /ithin ninet! da!s o(negotiation et/een the partiesB to assist the parties or reach onagreement on a c#aim (or compensation or /here the parties or one o(them are un/i##ing to re(er the c#aim to a mediatorB the c#aim sha## ere(erred to the competent Court.

25. Compensation under section 4 and 6 o( the ct and regu#ation13 ma! ta+e the (orm o( a## or an! o( the (o##o/ing:

Ga #and o( compara#e @ua#it!B eAtent andproductie potentia# to the #and #ostE

G a ui#ding o( compara#e @ua#it!B eAtent anduse /ith compara#e to the ui#ding #ostE

Gc p#ants and seed#ingsE

Gd access to communa# assetsE

Ge a sum o( mone! e@ua# in a#ue to theuneAhausted improements on the #and trans(erred ordec#ared to e ha=ard #and or to compensate (or thereduction in amount o( #and either through the #oss o( ordamage to the #and /hich can e used (or productiepurposes or to pa! (or the costs o( disturance roughtaout ! the trans(er o( the #and or the dec#aration o(the #and as ha=ard #andE

G( regu#ar supp#ies o( grain and other asic(oodstu>s (or a speci-ed timeE

Gg such other (orms o( compensation as ma! eagreed et/een the c#aimant and the Commissioner.

orms o(compensation

ART IV3OINT %ANAGE%ENT OF VILLAGE LAND

2. proposa# (or the oint management o( i##age #and et/een

t/o i##ages or a i##age and a district counci# or an uran authorit!ma! e made ! the Commissioner to the i##age counci#s and districtcounci# or uran authorit! or ! a i##age counci# to another i##agecounci# or to an! #oca# authorit! or ! an! #oca# authorit! to a i##agecounci# /ith /hich it is proposed to esta#ish such a ointmanagement arrangement.

Proposa# (or

ointmanagement o(i##age #and

26. proposa# re(erred to in egu#ation 26 sha## e considered andoted on ! the i##age counci#s and the counci#s o( the #oca#

"ote onproposa# (or

oint

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authorities. management o(i##age #and

2. %here a proposa# is reected ! an! i##age counci# or #oca#authorit! a period o( not #ess than three months sha## e#apse e(orethat proposa# or a reised proposa# ma! e rought (or/ard (orreconsideration ! the i##age counci# or #oca# authorit! /hich reected

the ear#ier proposa#.

eection o(proposa# (or

ointmanagement o(i##age #and

29. he i##age counci#s and #oca# authorities /hich ote in (aouro( esta#ishing a oint management arrangementB sha## each appointnot #ess than three nor more than -e persons to a oint committee todee#op the oint management arrangement.

ppointment o(oint committee

0. %here the oint committee has reached agreement on a dra(toint management arrangementB it sha## e re(erred to the i##ageassem#! and the counci# o( the #oca# authorit! (or those odies toconsider and ote on the arrangement.

Consideration o(dra(t ointmanagementarrangement

1. i##age assem#! and the counci# o( a #oca# authorit! ma!

propose changes in the dra(t oint management arrangement and an!such proposed changes sha## e re(erred to the oint committee (or itsconsideration.

Changes todra(t oint manmanagementarrangement

2. oint management arrangement sha## not come into e>ectun#ess and unti# each and eer! i##age and #oca# authorit! ino#ed inthe arrangement is agreed on the terms o( the arrangement and hasoted to adopt the arrangement.

greement toointmanagementarrangement

. he oint committee esta#ished to dee#op the ointmanagement agreement sha## e responsi#e o( the operation o( the

oint management agreement and sha## meet not #ess than once eer!three months to ensure its e9cient and e>ectie operation.

8oint committeeresponsi#e (oroperation o(

ointmanagement

arrangement". oint committee esta#ished under these egu#ations sha## egoerned ! and sha## comp#! /ith the ru#es regu#ating committeescontained in the 0oca# ;oernment Gistrict uthorities ctB 1&$2.

Proisionsregu#atingoperation o(

oint committeect No. 7 o(1&$2

5. oint management arrangement sha## dea# /ith themanagement o( i##age #and to /hich it re(ers and /ithout preudice tothe genera#it! o( this proisionB it ma! contain proisions onerences et/eenthe parties to the oint management arrangement.

ART VREGISTER OF VILLAGE LAND

. he egister sha## e diided into the (o##o/ing Partsect o( that transaction.

Ho#der o(certi-cate to ein(ormed

"6. G1 he O9cer sha##:

Ga satis(! himse#( that a## the necessar!documents hae een sumitted in connection/ith an! transactionE

G attach a cop! o( the documentar! eidence o(the transaction Gto e supp#ied ! the ho#der o(the customar! right o( occupanc! or o( thederiatie right to the document to /hich itre#ates and gie such a cop! a numerE

unction o(O9cer in

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Gc attach a /ritten note signed ! the O9cer tothe document re(erred to in paragraph Gaoe recording short particu#ars o( thetransactionB /hich note sha## e prima (acieeidence o( the due registration o( the

transactionE

Gd enter into the astract oo+ on the page/here in accordance /ith egu#ation 37 theentries (or the document to /hich thetransaction re#ates are contained theregistered numer o( the transactionB the dateo( the transaction and the date o( theregistration o( the transaction.

G2 n O9cer sha## hae no po/er to attach an! documenteidence o( a transaction to a registered document or enter an!in(ormation aout a transaction into an astract oo+ i( thatdocumentar! eidence is not accompanied ! the consents re(erredto in su:regu#ation G2 o( egu#ation 3$ in an! case /here thoseconsents are re@uired and an! such action ! an O9cer in an! suchcase sha## e oid.

". G1 ransactions in #and /hich is he#d under a registereddocument sha## ta+e priorit! as et/een themse#es according to thedate on /hich and the time at /hich the! /ere registered inaccordance /ith egu#ation 4).

G2 transaction /hich is registered in accordance /ithegu#ation 4) sha## hae priorit! oer a transaction /hich has noteen registeredB /hether the transaction is registered e(ore or a(terthe transaction /hich has not een registered /as comp#eted.

Priorities

"9. he O9cer ma! re(use to register or enter into the register an!document i(:

Ga it is not the prescried (ormE or

G the (orm or other document is so de(ectie !irtue o( its eing tornB stainedB (aded or partia##!destro!ed that it can no #onger e understoodE or

Gc there appears in an! document an! /ordsadded et/een the #ines o( the documentB and #an+B

erasure or a#teration un#ess the persons presenting thedocuments a9A their signature or initia#s to such added/ordsB #an+B erasure or a#teration and in such a casethe o9cer sha## note the (act o( such added /ordsB#an+B erasure or a#teration in the registerE or

Gd in his opinionB a document is not suita#e (orattaching to an eAisting registered document ! irtueo( its si=eB shapeB materia# usedB @ua#it! or paper or

O9cer ma!re(use toregisterdocuments

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other simi#ar good reason.

50. %here an! person a##eges that an error or omission has eenmade in the register or that an! entr! or omission in the register haseen procured ! (raud or mista+eB the O9cer sha##B i( he considersthat such a##egation has een satis(actori#! proedB correct such errorB

omission or entr!.

Po/er o( O9certo correct errorsand omissions

51. egistration sha## not cure an! de(ect in an! documentregistered or con(erred upon an! document an! e>ect or a#idit!/hich it /ou#d not other/ise haeB eAcept so (ar as proided in thect and these egu#ations.

egistration notto cure de(ector con(era#idit!

52. register ma! e searched and eAamined ! an! app#icantduring the usua# o9ce hours and copies certi-ed ! the O9cer aseing true copies o( an! registered document or part thereo( ma!eotained i( re@uired ut no document -#ed in the register or attachedto an! registered document -#ed in the register sha## e permitted toe ta+en (rom an! register.

egisters ma!e searchedand copiesotained

5. I( the origina# registered document is #ost or torn or destro!edthe O9cer ma! ma+e a cop! o( it containing a## the entries ased onin(ormation (rom a## the records in the o9ce and other sources.

Sustituteregistereddocument

5". G1 I( the dup#icate registered document is #ostB torn ordestro!edB the O9cer ma!B upon app#ication ! the o/ner oroccupantB supported ! a dec#aration in the (orm prescried in theirst Schedu#e to these egu#ationsB ma+e a true cop! o( it containinga## entries appearing on the origina# or sustitute registereddocument.

G2 he O9cer sha## endorse on the cop! that it is a cop!registered document.

G3 he O9cer sha## adertise the app#ication at theapp#icantJs eApense in a ne/spaper /ith /ide circu#ation in the area(or thirt! da!s e(ore issuing a cop! registered document.

Cop! o(registereddocument

55. G1 %here the #ost origina# registered document is (oundBthe O9cer sha## update it and cance# the sustitute registereddocument.

G2 he cance##ed sustitute registered document sha## e+ept in the egistr!.

inding origina#registereddocument

5. G1 %hen the #ost dup#icate registered document is (ound

the O9cer sha## update it and cance# the cop! registered document.

G2 he cance##ed cop! registered document sha## e +eptin the egistr!.

inding

dup#icateregistereddocument

56. In the eent o( the #oss or destruction o( an! documentregistered under these egu#ationsB a cop! certi-ed to e a true cop!! the O9cer sha## e admissi#e in eidence o( its contents in a##courts in an=ania suect to a## ust and #a/(u# eAceptions.

Cop! o( #ostregistereddocument

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5. Ker! certi-ed cop! o( an! registered document purporting toe signed ! the O9cer sha## e receia#e in eidence in an! cii#case in a riuna# or a court /ithout proo( o( the correctness o( suchcop! or the genuineness o( such signatureB un#ess it is a##eged eitherthat the origina# has een (orged or that the cop! purporting to e

signed ! the O9cer is a (orger! or incorrect.

Certi-ed cop! o(registereddocumentadmissi#e incii# cases

59. part! proposing to use a certi-ed cop! o( a registereddocument in a cii# case sha## de#ier a cop! o( the certi-ed cop! tothe opposing part! and such cop! sha## e receied in eidence i( the

riuna# or court is satis-ed that the cop! /as de#iered in su9cienttime e(ore the hearing in /hich it is to e used to ena#e theopposing part! to inspect the origina# register (rom /hich the cop!has een ta+en.

se o( certi-edcop! o(registereddocument incii# cases

0. he egistr! sha## open to memers at the pu#ic on suchda!sB hours and intera#s as the "i##age Counci# sha## determine.

Opening timeso( the egistr!

ART VIAD3UDICATION

1. or purposes o( section 54 o( the actB the committee sha##B inaccordance /ith section 7G2 o( the ctB gie notice in a (ormprescried in the irst Schedu#e to these egu#ations.

Notice tointerestedparties

2. G1 he committee sha## /a#+ around the #andB the suecto( adudication tracingB ascertainingB eri(!ingB determining andmar+ing the oundar! o( the #and.

G2 In mar+ing o( oundaries the committee sha## useoundar! mar+ers common#! used in the respectie areas inc#udingoundar! trac+sB ditchesB (encesB sisa# and other p#ants and stones.

G3 %hen mar+ing the oundariesB turning pointsB cornersand other changes in direction sha## e gien prominence and inet/een themB mar+eters sha## e p#aced at such intera#s that the!can e easi#! seen one a(ter the other.

emarcation o(oundaries

. he committeeB the app#icantB and at #east t/o adu#t residentso( the area present at the time o( inspection o( the #andB sha## certi(!the correctness o( the oundaries ! singing a (orm prescried in theirst Schedu#e to these egu#ations.

Certi-cation o(oundaries

". Costs re#ating to actiities re(erred to in regu#ation 61 o( theseegu#ations sha## e orne ! the app#icant or as ma! e agreed

et/een the i##age counci# and the app#icant.

'oundar!c#earing and

mar+ing

5. *aintenance o( the oundaries sha## e the responsii#it! o(the ho#ders o( the right o( customar! right o( occupanc!.

*aintenance o('oundaries

. he unit o( measurement sha## e the metre. nit o(*easurement

6. G1 In the process o( #and demarcation the committee sha##prepare a s+etch o( the #and.

Preparation o(s+etch

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he s+etch sha##:Ga e dra/n and attached a (orm prescried in

the irst Schedu#e to these egu#ationsE

G e dra/n on a paper o( dura#e @ua#it! using a

/riting imp#ement /hich /i## #eae a permanent mar+E

Gc e made o( connected #ines (orming a c#osedshapeE

Gd indicate a#ong the #ines the measureddistances in metres et/een successie mar+ed pointsdra/n as crossesE

Ge indicate the names o( the occupiers o( a## theadacent parce#s o( #andE

G( sho/ the approAimate North directionE

Gg indicate prominent re(erence (eatures o( apermanent natureB i( an!B on or near the #andB inc#udingpathsB roadsB trac+sB riersB permanent ui#dingsB roc+sand trees.

. G1 he oundaries sha## e measured using a tape and itsha## not e necessar! to dra/ the s+etch to sca#e or determine thearea.

G2 I( an! app#icant /ishes to determine the area o( the#and he ma! arrange and pa! (or the serices o( a #and sure!or.

*ethods o(measurement

9. right o( /a! sha## e indicated on the s+etch ! dotted #inesand sha## e c#ear#! descried.

ecording o(

rights o( /a!

60. he Committee sha## prepare three s+etches /hich sha## edistriuted to the committee the app#icant and "i##age Counci#.

istriution o(s+etch

61. G1 n adudication record sha## e prepared in respect o(each p#ot o( #and (or /hich one or more c#aims hae een made andsha## consist o(


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G( the route and oundaries o( an! rights o( /a!or /a!#eaes or other pu#ic rights c#aimed to eAist inBonB or under the #andE

Gg the determination o( the i##age adudicationcommitteeB or as the case ma! e the i##age

adudication adiser on the c#aim or c#aims together/ith a rie( statement o( reasons (or the determination.

G2 he adudication record sha## e accompanied ! as+etch map o( #ocation and area o( the #and prepared in accordance/ith regu#ation 66.

G3 he adudication record sha## e in the (orm set out inthe irst Schedu#e to these regu#ations.

62. G1 %here a customar! right o( occupanc! has een issueda(ter the process o( adudication and suse@uent#! #and has eensure!edB the occupier sha## noti(! the O9cer o( the area sure!edand sumit a certi-ed p#an.

G2 he noti-cation made in accordance /ith su:regu#ationG1 sha## e on the (orm speci-ed in the irst Schedu#e to theseegu#ations.

Noti-cation o(sure! o( #andhe#d (or acustomar! righto( occupanc!

6. parce# o( #and (or /hichB a(ter adudicationB a customar! rightoccupanc! is issued and registered in the i##age #and register sha##ear a uni@ue 0and Parce# Identi-cation Numer G0PIN /hich sha## egien ! the O9cer.

0and Parce#Identi-cationNumer G0PIN

6". %here there is a su:diision o( a registered customar! right o(occupanc!B the o#d 0PIN ma! e de#eted and a ne/ 0PIN assigned toeach ne/ parce# created ! the su:diision ! means o( the (ormspeci-ed in the irst Schedu#e to these egu#ations.

Su:diisions

ART VII%ISCELLANEOUS

65. G1 he *inister ma!B in consu#tation /ith the *inisterresponsi#e (or agricu#tureB prescrieB ! order pu#ished in the;a=ette the maAimum amount o( #and that an! person ma! occup!under a customar! right o( occupanc! or a deriatie right.

G2 In eAercising his (unction under su:regu#ation G1B the*inister sha## ta+e into accounterent areas and agro:economic =ones o( an=ania in order to (oster e9cientand e>ectie agricu#tura# dee#opment and sustaina#euse o( #andE

G the need to promote and measure the

*inister ma!set cei#ings on#and ho#dings

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protection o( the enironmentE

Gc in re#ation to #and to e used (or an! urandee#opmentB an! guidance on appropriate p#ot si=es(or di>erent t!pes o( uran dee#opment prepared !the epartment o( o/n and Countr! P#anningE

Gd the need to proide (or a resere o( #and /ithineach i##age (or (uture a##ocationE

Ge the eAisting custom and practices /ithini##ages in an! district or region (or /hich he isproposing to set #and cei#ings re#ating to the maAimumamounts o( #and that an! i##ager or (ami#! ma! occup!.

G3 i>erent maAimum amounts o( #and ma! e prescried(orect its a#idit! or regu#arit!.

"ariation o((orms

1. he (ees /hich are speci-ed in the third co#umn o( the SecondSchedu#e to these egu#ations sha## e the (ees /hich are pa!a#e inrespect o( an! o( the actiities speci-ed in the -rst co#umn o( thatSchedu#e.

ees

2. G1 %here an! reach o( condition o( a customar! right o(occupanc! stated in co#umn 2 o( the hird Schedu#e to theseegu#ations has arisen the i##age counci# ma! impose a -ne speci-edin co#umn 3 o( the said Schedu#e.

G2 he "i##age Counci# sha## e at #iert! to impose upon anoccupier a #esser amount than that speci-ed in the hird Schedu#e.

ines

. ttestation and eAecution o( deeds sha## e as proided underSection 63 o( the 0and ct 1&&& and Section &1 to &4 o( the 0andegistration OrdinanceB Cap. 334.

ttestation

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THE UNITED REUBLIC OF TANANIA

THE VILLAGE LAND ACT, 1999(No. 5 o! 1999)

ORDER TO ATTEND HEARING BY VILLAGE AD3UDICATION CO%%ITTEE(U/-7 S-:#+o/ 5)

oer /i## remain open (or a period o( ninet! G&) da!s (rom the date o( itsreceipt ! !ou. I( !ou /ant to accept this o>erB comp#ete Part II o( this (ormheaded CCKPNCK O OK O CSO* I;H O OCCPNC

ours (aith(u##!B

Names and Signatures . SK0?''K N*K N SI;NK.CHI*N O "I00;K S*P O SKCK O "I00;K 0N0N CONCI0 "I00;K CONCI0 CONCI0

ate< ateCLOC@ AND ALL ERSONS ?ITH AN INTEREST IN OR NEAR TO THE LAND

ARE REJUIRED TO ATTEND THE %EETING AND UT FOR?ARD THEIR CLAI%S .

NOK HK< an! person /ho c#aims to occup! #and /ith HK 8ICION K

must c#ear#! mar+ or indicate the oundaries o( that piece or p#ot o( #and e(ore the

date o( the meeting announced ! this notice.

Name<

Signature< ..

,ua#i-cationE "i##age dudication Committee

ate< ..

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CERTIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES FOR AD3UDICATEDCUSTO%ARY RIGHT OF OCCUANCY

(U/-7 S-:#+o/ 5)

0PINREGION DISTRICT VILLAGE ARCEL NO. FILE NO.

Name o( Occupier

0ocation o( #and

S+etch Gnot dra/n to sca#e

escription o( rights o( /a! and other rights to use the #and Gi( an!


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NOTIFICATION OF SURVEY OF CUSTO%ARYRIGHT OF OCCUANCY

(U/-7 S-:#+o/ 5 &/ R-4u*+o/ 62)

0PINREGION DISTRICT VILLAGE LOCATION ARCEL NO.

Notice is here! gien that the #and mentioned aoe has een sure!ed as

per Sure! P#an No.

ttached here/ith is the true cop! o( the Sure! P#an No.

Name o( Occupier

Signature

ate

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SUBDIVISION OF CUSTO%ARY RIGHT OF OCCUANCY

(U/-7 S-:#+o/ 5 &/ R-4u*+o/ 6")

0PINREGION DISTRICT VILLAGE LOCATION ARCEL NO.

Name o( egistered OccupierGs

..

S+etch Gnot dra/n to sca#e

..

pp#icantGs

Ne/ 0PIN


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AD3UDICATION RECORD(U/-7 S-:#+o/ 5")

Au+:+o/ A7-& ===========

"i##age< istrict< ...

No. ate ime

0ocationandoundaries o( #and

Name o(C#aimant

InterestC#aimed

mounto( #andc#aimed

0ength o(timec#aimanthas eenon #and

escription o( an!pu#ic orcommuna# rightsoer #and

ppend a s+etch p#an o( the adudication area sho/ing the oundaries o(adudicated parce#s o( #and.

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SECOND SCHEDULE

(U/-7 R-4u*+o/ 1)

FEES

A:#++#' S-:#+o/ F-- M T$.1. pp#ication (or customar! right o( occupanc! !

a person or a (ami#!. "0 No. 22 Section 22 5))?W

2. pp#ication (or a Customar! ight o( Occupation ! an associationB primar! co:operatie societ! or an! other #a/(u##!recognised group. "0 No. 22

Section 22 2B5))?W

3. pp#ication (or approa# o( the grant o( aderiatie right< a #ease "0 No. 2$ Section 31 5))?W

4. pp#ication (or approa# o( the grant o( aderiatie right< a #icence. "0 No. 2$ Section 31 5))?W

5. pp#ication (or approa# o( the grant o( aderiatie right< a usu(ructuar! right. "0 No.2$

Section 31 5))?W

6. pp#ication (or approa# o( the grant o( aderiatie right< a mortgage. "0 No. 2$ Section 31 1B)))?W

7. pp#ication (or approa# o( the grant o( aderiatie right other than a #easeB #icenceBusu(ructuar! right or mortgage. "0 No. 2$

Section 31 75)?W

7a. pp#ication (or grant o( a deriatie right ini##age #andX "0 No. 2& Section 32 1B)))?W

$. C#ass app#ication to a "i##age Counci# (or thegrant o( a #ease. "0 No. 2& Section 32G5

Ga1B)))?W

&. C#ass ' app#ication to a "i##age Counci# (or thegrant o( a #ease. "0 No. 2& Section 32G5

G1B)))?W

1). C#ass C app#ication to a "i##age Counci# (or thegrant o( a #ease. "0 No. 2& Section 32G5

Gc1B)))?W

11. Kntr! o( a record o( a customar! right o(occupanc! on Section 1 the it#e register o( theegister o( "i##age 0and

Section 21eg. 31G1Ga 75)?W

12. Kntr! o( a record o( a deriatie right onSection 2 o( the it#e egister o( the egister o("i##age 0and

Section 21eg. 31G1G 75)?W

13. Kntr! o( a record o( a disposition or a

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A:#++#' S-:#+o/ F-- M T$.transaction a>ecting a customar! right o(occupanc! or a deriatie right or an! othertransaction not other/ise mentioned onSection 3 o( the it#e egister o( the egister o("i##age 0and

Section 21eg. 31G1Gc 75)?W

14. Kntering a caution in the register o( "i##age0and. "0 Nos. 17 and 1$ eg. 42 1B)))?W

15. Search o( the egister o( "i##age 0and eg. No. 4& 5))?W

16. Certi-ed cop! o( a document in the egister o("i##age 0and

eg. 4& 5))?W perpage

17. pp#ication (or a Specia# Certi-cate o( acustomar! right o( occupanc!. "0 No. 21 eg. 51 65)?W

1$. egistration o( a successor in respect o( a

customar! right o( occupanc! 75)?W

1&. n! app#ication to the "i##age 0and egister nota#read! proided (or $))?W

2). pp#ication (or spot adudication. "0 No. 45 Section 4& 1B5))?W

21. ssistance ! an o9cia# o( the "i##age 0andegistr! /ith the preparation o( an! documentin connection /ith an! actionB dispositionBtransactionB or other matter (a##ing under the"i##age 0and ct.

1B2))?W

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THIRD SCHEDULE

(U/-7 R-4u*+o/ 2)

FINES

SNO.

DESCRITION OF BREACH OF CONDITION FINE M SHS.

1. ai#ure to +eep the #and n good state. 1B)))?W

2. ai#ure to (arm the #and in accordance /ith the practices o(good husandr! customari#! used in the area

25)?W peracre

3. ai#ure to use the #and in a sustaina#e manner inaccordance /ith the highest and est customar! princip#eso( pastora#ism practiced in the area.

25)?W peracre

4. ai#ure to otain permission e(ore an! ui#dings areerected.

75)?W

5. ai#ure to pa! rentB (eesB chargesB taAes and other re@uiredpa!ments due in respect o( occupation o( #and.

1Y per montho( rent

6. ai#ure to pa! rent (eesB charges and other re@uirementpa!ments due in respect o( occupation o( #and

1Y per motho( rent

7. ai#ure to retain and +eep sa(e oundar! mar+sB /hethernatura# or other/ise on or at oundaries o( the #and

5))?W

$. ai#ure to reside in the i##age. 2))?W permonth

&. *a+ing an assignment o( a customar! right o( occupanc! orpart thereo( to a person or group o( persons not ordinari#!resident in the i##age /ithout prior approa# o( the i##agecounci#

1B5))?W

1). ai#ure to cance# or aoid an assignment o( customar! righto( occupanc! /hich has een disa##o/ed ! the i##agecounci#

2B)))?W

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