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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.
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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 [...Title amended by Act
1997_063_034_19971121 - 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_20011205] |
| 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 {..Title amended by Act
1997_063_036_19971121 - 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. | ... [... repealed by Act 2023_006_036_20230927 - was entitled "Jurisdiction"] |
| 30. | ... [... repealed by Act 2023_006_036_20230927 - was entitled "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 [...Title amended by Act
1996_078_031_19961120 - 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_19971121] |
| 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 amended by Act 2011_004_000_20110516 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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