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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Land
Reform (Labour Tenants) Act, No. 3 of 1996
Long
title
To provide for security of tenure of labour tenants and those persons occupying or using land as a result of their association with labour tenants; to provide for the acquisition of land and rights in land by labour tenants; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
Legislation Text Access Point
To provide for security of tenure of labour tenants and those persons occupying or using land as a result of their association with labour tenants; to provide for the acquisition of land and rights in land by labour tenants; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE |
|
| CHAPTER
I. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS |
|
| 1. | Definitions
|
| CHAPTER
II. RIGHT TO OCCUPY AND USE LAND |
|
| 2. | Limitation
of rights |
| 3. | Right
to occupy and use land |
| 4. | Provision
of labour |
| 5. | Prohibition
on eviction |
| 6. | Application
for eviction |
| 7. | Order
for eviction |
| 8. | Relocation
of labour tenant for operational requirements of owner |
| 9. | Limitations
on eviction |
| 10. | Effect
of order for eviction |
| 11. | Notice
of intended eviction |
| 12. | Reinstatement
|
| 13. | Proceedings
in other courts [...was
entitled "Pending proceedings"] |
| 14. | Eviction
pending application for acquisition of rights in land |
| 15. | Urgent
proceedings for eviction |
| 15A. | Offences
[...inserted
by Act 2001_051_004] |
| CHAPTER
III. Acquisition of ownership or other rights in land by labour tenant |
|
| 16. | Right
to acquire land |
| 17. | Notice
of application and initial procedure |
| 18. | Resolution
of claim by agreement |
| 19. | Hearing
of application by Court or referral to arbitration {..was entitled
"Initiation of arbitration proceedings"] |
| 20. | Arbitration
proceedings |
| 21. | Proceedings
before Court |
| 22. | Powers
of arbitrator and Court |
| 23. | Owner's
right to compensation |
| 24. | Failure
to pay compensation |
| 25. | Land
subject to mortgage bonds or deeds of sale |
| 26. | Advances
or subsidies |
| 27. | Application
for advance or subsidy |
| 28. | Notes
of orders of Court |
| CHAPTER
IV. THE COURT AND ARBITRATORS |
|
| 29. | Jurisdiction
|
| 30. | Application
of provisions of Restitution of Land Rights Act |
| 31. | Panel
of arbitrators |
| 32. | Powers
of review |
| 33. | Additional
powers of arbitrator and Court |
| 34. | Application
to Court for further directives or orders |
| 35. | Effect
of order of Court [...was
entitled "Effect
of order of
arbitrator or Court"] |
| CHAPTER
V. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
|
| 36. | Mediation
|
| 37. | Provision
of technical information to parties |
| 38. | Deeds
registration |
| 38A. | Transfer
duty not payable [...inserted
by Act 1997_063_044] |
| 39. | Attachment
of or other prejudice to right to claim right in land |
| 40. | Non-application
of certain laws |
| 41. | Regulations
|
| 42. | Delegation
of powers |
| 43. | Short title |
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| As unamended | LINK | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1996_078_000 | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1997_063_000 | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1998_061_000 | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1999_018_000 | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2000_011_000 | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2001_051_000 | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2002_028_000 | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2011_004_000 | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |