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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation
    January, 1920
    Tanzania

    This Act defines the jurisdiction of the High Court and makes provision with respect to the application of selected foreign law and customary law of Tanzania. The High Court shall be a Court of Admiralty and its jurisdiction shall extend to the territorial waters. Common law, doctrines of equity and statutes of general application of England shall be in force in Tanzania only so far as the circumstances of Tanzania and its inhabitants permit, and subject to such qualifications as local circumstances may render necessary.

  2. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act concerns evidence in judicial proceedings in all courts other than primary courts. It also concerns evidence in proceedings regarding lease and burden of proof regarding ownership. The Act also defines relevant facts where the existence of any right or custom is in question and in general concerns evidence of existence of custom or a traditional right.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act provides with respect to the jurisdiction, powers and functions of magistrates' courts and for other related matters. Magistrates courts are primary courts, district courts or courts of a resident magistrate. The Act defines jurisdiction proceedings relating to land and in case of customary law. A primary court, in proceedings of a civil nature, may order the recovery of possession of land.

  4. Library Resource

    An Act to amend the Customary Leaseholds (Enfranchisement) Act, 1968.

    Legislation
    Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act amends the Customary Leaseholds (Enfranchisement) Act, 1968 by changing the definitions of “landlord” and “tenant” and by providing anew for the appeal with the Minister against a decision of the Customary Land Tribunal.

    Amends: Customary Leaseholds (Enfranchisement) Act, 1968 (No. 47 of 1968). (1968-07-25)

  5. Library Resource

    An Act to make provision for the Enfranchisement of certain lands held under Customary Land Tenure, to provide for the grant of such lands to the tenants and to repeal the Nyarubanja Tenure (Enfranchisement) Act, 1965.

    Legislation
    Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act makes provision for the enfranchisement of land held under customary tenure and provides that any enfranchised land shall vest in the person who immediately before the effective date, held the land as a tenant. Rights of landlords shall be extinguished but a landlord shall be entitled to receive compensation from the person in whom the enfranchised land is vested. The Minister may establish Customary Land Tribunals for purposes of this Act. The Act defines functions and powers of such tribunals.

  6. Library Resource

    An Act to regulate land tenure in villages established pursuant to Operation Vijiji, to provide for the settlement of land disputes and for connected purposes.

    Legislation
    Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act makes provision for the adjudication of rights with respect to village land in relation with the settlement and resettlement of peoples in villages for the purposes of a policy promoting the development of villages. The Act also declares rights held under customary law to be extinguished. The Minister may establish a tribunal in areas where the Customary Leaseholds (Enfranchisement) Act, 1968 does not apply. Such a tribunal shall have the power to determine disputes regarding village land.

  7. Library Resource

    An Act to provide for the management and administration of land in villages, and for related matters.

    Legislation
    Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This Act consists of 66 sections divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary provisions (I); Application of fundamental principles of the National Land Policy (II); Transfers and hazard land (III); Village lands (IV); Dispute settlement (V); Miscellaneous provisions (VI). The President may transfer any area of village land to general or reserved land for public interest (sect. 4). Village land transfer shall not be transferred until the type, amount and timing of the payment of compensation has been agreed upon. The Minister may declare any area of a village land to be hazard land.

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