LAND USE ACT

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LAND USE ACT

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I-GENERAL

1.       Vesting of all land in the State

2.       Control and management of land; advisory bodies

3.       Designation of urban areas

4.       Applicable law for the interim management of land

PART II – PRINCIPLES  OF LAND TENURE, POWERS OF GOVERNOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND RIGHTS OF OCCUPIERS

5.       Powers of the Governor in relation to land

6.       Powers of Local Government in relation to land not in urban areas

7.       Restriction on rights of persons under age of 2l

8.       Special contracts

9.       Certificates of occupancy

10.     Conditions and provisions implied in certificate of occupancy

11.     Power of Governor or public officer to enter and inspect land and improvements

12.     Power of Governor to grant licences to take building materials

13.     Duty of occupier of statutory right of occupancy to maintain beacons

14.     Exclusive rights of occupiers

15.     The right to improvements

PART III-RENTS

16.     Principles to be observed in fixing and revising rents

17.     Power of Governor to grant rights of occupancy free of rent or at reduced rent

18.     Acceptance of rent not to operate as a waiver of forfeiture

19.     Penal rent

20.     Additional penal rent for unlawful alienation

PART IV-ALIENATION AND SURRENDER OF RIGHTS OF OCCUPANCY

21.     Prohibition of alienation of customary right of occupancy except with requisite consent or approval

22.     Prohibition of alienation of statutory right of occupancy without consent of Governor

23.     Sub-under-leases

24.     Devolution of rights of occupancy on death

25.     Effect of deed or will where non-customary law applies

26.     Null and void transactions and instruments

27.     Surrender of statutory rights of occupancy

PART V-REVOCATION OF RIGHTS OF OCCUPAIICY AND COMPENSATION THEREFOR

28.     Power of Governor to revoke right of occupancy.

29.     Compensation payable on revocation of right of occupancy by Governor in  certain cases

30.     Reference of dispute as to compensation

31.     Exclusion of the application of the Public Lands Acquisition (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976

32.     Debt due to Government not extinguished by revocation

33.     Option to accept resettlement in case of revocation of right of occupancy

PART VI-TRANSITIONAL AND OTHER RELATED PROVISIONS

34.     Transitional provisions on land in urban areas

35.     Compensation for improvements in certain cases

36.     Transitional provisions on land not in urban areas

37.     Penalty for false claims, etc. in respect of land

38.     Preservation of power of Governor to revoke rights of occupancy

PART VII-JURISDICTION OF HIGH COURTS AIID OTHER COURTS

39.     Jurisdiction of High Courts

40.     Special provisions in respect of pending proceedings

41.     Jurisdiction of area courts or customary courts, etc

42.     Proceedings for recovery of rent in respect of certificate of occupancy, etc

PART VIII-SUPPLEMENTAL

43.     Prohibition of and penalties for unauthorised use of land

44.     Service of notices

45.     Delegation of powers

46.     Power to make regulations

47.     Exclusion of certain proceedings

48.     Modification of existing laws

49.     Exemption with respect to Federal Government lands, etc

50.     Validity of Laws, etc

51.     Interpretation

52.     Short title

LAND USE ACT 2OO3

AN ACT TO VEST ALL LAND COMPRISED IN THE TERRITORY OF EACH STATE (EXCEPT LAND VESTED IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR ITS AGENCIES) SOLELY IN THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE, WHO WOULD HOLD SUCH LAND IN TRUST FOR THE PEOPLE AND WOULD HENCEFORTH BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALLOCATION OF LAND IN ALL URBAN AREAS TO INDIVIDUALS RESIDENT IN THE STATE A}[D TO ORGANISATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL, AGRICULTURAL, COMMERCIAL AND OTHER PURPOSES WHILE SIMILAR POWERS WITH RESPECT TO NON.URBAN AREAS ARE CONFERRED ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

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