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Establishment of Subordinate Lands Boards (Amendment) Order, 1992 (S.I. No. 45 of 1992).

Regulations
Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa
Land Conflicts
land dispute resolution
leases
customary law
This Order of the President made under section 19 of the Tribal Land Act, 1968, amends the Schedule to the principal Order by establishing the Mogoditshane Subordinate Land Board. As a consequence the Third Column of the Schedule of the principal Order is amended by deleting some territories listed under other Subordinate Lands Boards.

Implements: Tribal Land Act (Chapter 32:02). (2008-12-31)
Amends: Establishment of Subordinate Lands Boards Order, 1973 (Chapter 32:02). (2008-12-31)
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Mining Proclamation No. 68/1995.

Legislation
Eritrea, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land Conflicts
land dispute resolution
The Proclamation shall apply to all mining operations, i.e. acts carried out to prospect, explore and mine for minerals within the territory of Eritrea. No person may carry out any mining operations without a license granted under this Proclamation. A person applying for a right must be eligible in accordance with section 5. Certain criteria do not apply to persons wishing to acquire an Artisanal mining right (as defined in section 2). Any Eritrean may prospect without a license on land not already subject to an existing license or application for a license.
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Agricultural Credits (Registration) Regulations (Cap. 224).

Regulations
Zambia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land Conflicts
land dispute resolution
land registration
These Regulations provide for registration of charges created upon farming stock, additional assets or other agricultural assets under the Agricultural Credits Act. They provide for matters such as: application for registration of charge; duties of registrar on receipt of application for registration; application for noting of discharges in register, and prescribe forms in relation with applications and certification.

Implements: Agricultural Credits Act (Cap. 224). (2006)
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Land Act No. 9/04.

Lei n. 9/04.

Legislation
Angola, Africa, Middle Africa
Land Conflicts
Land & Gender
farmland
public ownership
land-use planning
land registration
use rights
land inheritance rights
cadastres
land law
land dispute resolution
urban areas
This Law, composed of 89 articles divided in 5 chapters, regulates the general principles on land rights. In particular, the Law rules on: property rights, rural community rights, natural resources’ use and protection measures, land expropriation, land concession, territorial planning, land classification, and registration procedures.
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Village Land Act, 1999.

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

Legislation
Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land Conflicts
Land & Gender
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land dispute resolution
public ownership
gender equity in access to land
customary law
pastoralists
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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National Forestry Law.

An Act adopting the new National Forestry Law.

Legislation
Liberia, Africa, Western Africa
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
deforestation
protected areas
land law
forestry
land management
forest management plans
land dispute resolution
forest land
leases
forest conservation
This Act makes provision, in 22 Chapters, for the management and conservation of forest resources of Liberia, defines ownership rights and other rights in forests, provides for the protection of the environment and wildlife in forests, regulates the trade in forest products and provides for various other matters relative to forestry and wildlife.Chapter 2 defines rights in forest resources in Liberia and grants the right to the Forestry Development Authority to lease out forestry land.
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Décret nº 2004-24 portant application de la loi n°44-2000 portant Code pastoral en Mauritanie.

Regulations
Mauritania, Africa, Western Africa
Land Conflicts
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land dispute resolution
farming systems
public ownership
grazing
pastoralists
Le pastoralisme comme mode d'élevage, fondé sur la mobilité des éleveurs et des troupeaux, concourt à la satisfaction des besoins économiques et sociaux des populations ainsi qu’à la préservation des équilibres écologiques par une gestion durable des ressources naturelles. Le droit d’accès aux ressources pastorales est entendu comme la garantie pour le pasteur de la liberté de passage vers la ressource naturelle.
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Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2005 (No. 11 of 2005).

An Act to amend certain Written Laws.

Legislation
Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land Conflicts
land dispute resolution
leases
This Act amends the land Act, 1999 and Courts (Land Disputes Settlements) Act, 2002. The Land Act 1999 is amended in provisions concerning the jurisdiction of the District Land and Housing Tribunal and the District Court (sect. 50), exemption of leased land or any class of leased land from application of provisions of Part IX of the principal Act (sect. 77), determination of the amount of rent for leased land (sect. 78), and disputes regarding leases and termination of lease (sects.
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Land Adjudication Act (Cap. 284).

An Act of Parliament to provide for the ascertainment and recording of rights and interests in Trust land, and for purposes connected therewith and purposes incidental thereto.

Legislation
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
Land Conflicts
land dispute resolution
cadastres
public ownership
land ownership
land registration
This Act makes provision for the administration of the adjudication of any area of Trust land designated by the Minister. The Minister may designate, by Order, Trust land to which provisions of this Act apply if: (a) the county council in whom the land is vested so requests; (b) the Minister considers it expedient that the rights and interests of persons in the land should be ascertained and registered; and (c) the Land Consolidation Act does not apply to the area.
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Land Adjudication Regulations 1970 (Cap. 284).

Regulations
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
Land Conflicts
land dispute resolution
surveyors
public ownership
These Regulations provide for specified matters in relation with procedures for the adjudication of trust land under the Land Adjudication Act. They concern the cost of demarcation and an appeal to the Minister under section 29 of the Act. Any person who is aggrieved by the determination of an objection against the adjudication register under section 26 of the Act may, within sixty days after the date of the determination, appeal against the determination to the Minister.

Implements: Land Adjudication Act (Cap. 284). (2007)