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   Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act, 1999 (Cap. 387).

   An Act of Parliament to provide for the establishment of an appropriate legal and institutional framework for the management of the environment and for the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

   Legislation

   Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   environment

   fisheries

   land management

   coastal areas

   land law

   An Act to provide for the establishment of the National Environment Council, the National Environment Management Authority, the National Environment Trust Fund, the Environment Restoration Fund, the National Environment Action Plan Committee, the Standards and Enforcement Review Committee and the National Environment Tribunal, and to regulate various matters relating to the institutions established and various matters relating to protection of the environment including environmental impact assessment, environmental audit and monitoring of the environment.The Act consists of 143 sections div

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   Trust Land Act (Cap. 288).

   An Act of Parliament to make provision for Trust land.

   Legislation

   January, 1938

   Africa, Eastern Africa, Kenya

   Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism

   farmland

   grazing

   land law

   leases

   public ownership

   This Act makes provision for the administration of Trust land as defined by section 114 of the Constitution of Kenya, the setting apart of an area of Trust land for use and occupation for specified purposes, the use of Trust land and for other related purposes.

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   Coast Development Authority Act (Cap. 449).

   An Act of Parliament to provide for the establishment of an Authority to plan and co-ordinate the implementation of development projects in whole of the Coast Province and the exclusive economic zone and for connected purposes.

   Legislation

   Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa

   land-use planning

   land management

   coastal areas

   land law

   This Act makes provision for the establishment of the Coast Development Authority of Kenya and defines its powers, functions and internal organization. The Act consists of 17 sections divided into 5 Parts.The Coast Development Authority is established as a body corporate and shall be composed of Government officers, the Provincial Commissioner for the Coast Province (“Area”) and representatives of the area affected by the operations of the Authority. The Authority shall be responsible for the development of the Area and for this purpose shall draft a development plan.

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   Registered Land (Amendment) Rules (L.N. No. 152 of 2005).

   Regulations

   Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa

   Land & Gender

   land inheritance rights

   cadastres

   land registration

   These Rules amend the Registered Land Rules in the Third Schedule. The Third Schedule prescribes forms for purposes of the Registered Land Act. Form R.L. 7 is amended by deleting the attestation clause and substituting therefore a new clause. This form concerns transfer by personal representative of a deceased person to person entitled to become proprietor under a will or on an intestacy and the declaration of the transferees that they hold that interest as proprietors in common undivided shares.

   Amends: Registered Land Rules (Cap. 300). (2012)

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   Physical Planning Act, 1996 (Cap. 286).

   An Act of Parliament to provide for the preparation and implementation of physical development plans and for connected purposes.

   Legislation

   Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa

   land-use planning

   land subdivision

   land law

   This Act provides rules for physical planning in Kenya, establishes Physical Planning Liaison Committees, provides for the appointment of the Director of Physical Planning, requires regional and local authorities to adopt Physical Development Plans in accordance with this Act and provides for control of development and subdivision of land.The Director shall, among other things: (a) formulate development policies, guidelines and strategies; (b) advise the Commissioner of Lands on matters concerning alienation of land under the Government Lands Act and the Trust Land Act; and (c) advise the C

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   Law of Succession Act (Cap. 160).

   An Act of Parliament to amend, define and consolidate the law relating to intestate and testamentary succession and the administration of estates of deceased persons; and for purposes connected therewith and incidental thereto

   Legislation

   Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa

   Land & Gender

   land inheritance rights

   This Act provides for matters of succession to and protection and administration of property of a deceased person. Succession to rights can be intestate or on the basis of a will. The Act also sets out rules for the construction of wills.Except so far as expressly authorized by this Act, or by any other written law, or by a grant of representation under this Act, no person shall, for any purpose, take possession or dispose of, or otherwise intermeddle with, any free property of a deceased person.

   Implemented by: Probate and Administration Rules (Cap. 160). (2012-12-31)

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   Perpetuities and Accumulations Act (Cap. 161).

   An Act of Parliament to consolidate and modify the law in Kenya relating to the avoidance of future interests in property on grounds of remoteness and governing accumulations of income from property.

   Legislation

   Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa

   Land & Gender

   leases

   land inheritance rights

   This Act provides for matters relating to interests, i.e. perpetuities and accumulations in (immovable) property. It, among other things: provides for the vesting of the interests, duration, interests regarding (leases of) land, restrictions on accumulations in general, and restriction on accumulation for the purchase of immovable property.

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   Probate and Administration Rules (Cap. 160).

   Regulations

   Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa

   Land & Gender

   land inheritance rights

   These Rules implement provisions of the Law of Succession Act and provide for matters of succession to and protection and administration of property of a deceased person.

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   Land Act, 2012 (No. 6 of 2012).

   An Act of Parliament to give effect to Article 68 of the Constitution, to revise, consolidate and rationalize land laws; to provide for the sustainable administration and management of land and land based resources, and for connected purposes.

   Legislation

   Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   farmland

   public ownership

   land management

   land-use planning

   land subdivision

   land registration

   environment

   use rights

   compensation

   cadastres

   land law

   protected areas

   leases

   This Act makes provision for a wide variety of matters regarding public and private land and community land (as defined respectively by Articles 62, 63, 64 and 260 of the Constitution), and in particular provides of the sustainable administration and management of land and land-based resources. It also provides for (compulsory) acquisition of land.

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    Crops Act, 2013 (No. 16 of 2013).

    An Act of Parliament to consolidate and repeal various statutes relating to crops; to provide for the growth and development of agricultural crops and for connected purposes.

    Legislation

    Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa

    agricultural land management

    farmland

    land-use planning

    farming systems

    land registration

    land law

    This Act seeks to accelerate the growth and development of agriculture, enhance productivity and incomes of farmers and the rural population, improve investment climate and efficiency of agribusiness and develop agricultural crops as export crops.