Interpretation in this act, unless the context otherwise requires authorised person means a person or class of persons authorised by the minister under the provisions of section 12. I i enacted by the parliament of the united republic of tanzania. Historical background tanzania land tenure system 2. Despite its ambitious goals encouraging land registration and titling, and empowering women and other vulnerable groups the results are disillusioning. Court means the court established under section 167 of the land act cap. This chapter may be cited as the professional land surveyors act. All land in tanzania is public land and remains vested in the president as trustee for and on behalf of all citizens of tanzania. This act may be cited as the land ordinance amendment act, 1974 and shall be read as one with the land ordinance. The law gave rural residents usage rights on any land they had occupied peacefully for more than 12 years. Issn 0856 0331x the united republic of tanzania act supplement no.
Liz wily stresses that the two laws will provide what is in effect a body of new basic land law for mainland tanzania with a new regime for the holding of rights in. This act makes provision with respect to the procedures and processes in accordance with which land use in a planning area or zone are prescribed, managed, monitored and evaluated. Institutional issues and challenges tanzania institutional diagnostic. Publication date 20 note students are advised to use this casebook alongside the land acts as well as the customary land law of tanzania, a sourcebook by r. Though tanzanias land act and village land act both passed in 1999 provide for womens. An act to provide for the basic law in relation to land other than the village land. On 11 february 1999 the tanzanian parliament passed the land act, 1999 and the village land.
The land act an act to provide for the basic law in relation to land other than the village land, the management of land, settlement of disputes and related matters. In this act, unless the context otherwise requires. An act to amend the land ordinance enacted by the parliament of the united republic of tanzania 1. Whenever reference is made to the land surveyors act by any statute, it shall be construed as referring to the professional land surveyors act. The laws of tanzania online is intended as a tool for both the legal community and the general public the object of the website is to make all the statutory laws principal and subsidiary legislation of tanzania in force available at one source on the internet in an updated consolidated form. This act may be cited as the valuation and valuers registration act, 2016 and shall come into operation on such date as the minister may, by notice published in the gazette, appoint. The land acquisition act an act to provide for the compulsory acquisition of lands for public purposes and in connection with housing schemes. Current land tenure frameworks, issues and conflicts in the country have historical roots dating back to the precolonial period. Women in tanzania have until now had tenuous rights to the land they rely on to feed their families.
Acquisition of land by foreigners in tanzania lexology. Doc compensation of land and land value in tanzania. An act of parliament to give effect to article 68 of the constitution, to revise, consolidate and rationalize land laws. The first deals with general land, including urban areas and private estates outside the customary sector, and is fairly complex. Regional office for latin america and the caribbean. An act to provide for the management and administration of customary land and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. The land registration act an act to provide for the registration of land and for related matters. Part i preliminary 11 this act may be cited as short title and comthe village land act, 1999. Women in tanzania set for equal land rights the guardian. An act to provide for the basic law in relation to land other than the village land, the management of land, settlement of disputes and related matters i i. Professional land surveyor professional land surveyor refers to one who practices or offers to practice land surveying. Sist j mramba faculty of law faculty of law university of dar es salaam.
The periods of german and british rule were also formative in establishing current land sector rules and challenges, as has been the postindependence period. This act may be cited as the land acquisition act, 1967 and shall. Pdf the year 2016 marks 15 years since the new wave land reforms became operational in tanzania. It is nomen juris for the reparation or satisfaction made to owner of the property which is taken over by acquiring authority for public. The primary legislation governing land ownership is the land act, no. Notwithstanding the centrality of land to tanzanian. This act may be cited as the registration of documents act. Pdf tanzanias village land act 15 years on researchgate. Manual on land law and conveyancing in tanzania by dr. Compensation originates from latin word compesare which means to weigh one thing against the other. On 11 february 1999 the tanzanian parliament passed the land act, 1999 and the village land act, 1999.
Tanzanias village land act 15 years on the year 2016 marks 15 years since the new wave land reforms became operational in tanzania. According to prof fimbo the major concern of the policy makers in the land law reforms has been the tensions between on the one hand,freedom to deal with the land in the market and on the other,security of tenure or protection of users and occupiers of land. Land has played a critical role in tanzanias development. Customary land act, 2016 malawi legal information institute.
Although numerous efforts have been made by the government of tan zania and other actors to implement the village land act, progress has been slow and. Under the land act, there are several categories of land but the most relevant is general land. The village land act, which took effect in may 2001, was supposed to help rural tanzanians by imposing some order on an otherwise chaotic scene. Tanzanias village land act 15 years on tanzania natural. Land tenure in tanzania is in the form of a right of occupancy and leasehold. An act to make provision for land in malawi and for all matters incidental or connected thereto. Enacted by the parliament of the united republic of tanzania. Content, experiences and challenges presentation for ms danish tanzania by emanuel mvula hakiardhidsm. An act to repeal and replace the land acquisition ordinance, to provide for compulsory acquisition of lands for public purposes and in connection with housing schemes enacted by the parliament of the united republic of tanzania. Constitution means the constitution of the united republic of tanzania cap. Land law we advise on land acquisitions and transfers for corporates and projects, as well as in relation to the legal requirements for compensation for local residents displaced by projects. These regulations provide various forms for purposes of the land act and regulations made thereunder.
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