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- Is amended by Lands (Amendment) Act, 2010
Zambia
Lands Act
Chapter 184
- Published
- Commenced on 13 September 1995
- [This is the version of this document from 19 November 2010.]
- [This legislation has been revised and consolidated by the Ministry of Legal Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Zambia. This version is up-to-date as at 31st December 1996.]
- [Amended by Lands (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act 41 of 2010) on 19 November 2010]
Part I – Preliminary
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Lands Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"Certificate of Title" means a Certificate of Title to land issued in accordance with the Lands and Deeds Registry Act;[Cap. 185]"customary area" means, notwithstanding section thirty-two, the area described in the Schedules to the Zambia (State Lands and Reserves) Orders; 1928 to 1964 and the Zambia (Trust Land) Orders, 1947 to 1964;[Appendix 9 of the Laws of Zambia]"Fund" means the Land Development Fund established by section sixteen;"improvements" means anything resulting from expenditure of capital or labour and includes carrying out of any building, engineering or other operations in, on, over, or under land, or the making of any material change in the use of any building or land and charges for services provided and other expenses incurred in the development or towards the development of land;"land" means any interest in land whether the land is virgin, bare or has improvements, but does not include any mining right as defined in the Mines and Minerals Act in respect of any land;[Cap. 213]"lease" means a lease granted by the President or a lease that was converted from a freehold title under the repealed Act and "lessee" shall be construed accordingly;"Permanent Resident" means an established resident or a person holding an entry permit in accordance with the Immigration and Deportation Act;[Cap. 123]"Provisional Certificate of Title" means a Provisional Certificate of Title to land issued in accordance with the Lands and Deeds Registry Act;[Cap. 185]"Registrar" has the meaning assigned to it in the Lands and Deeds Registry Act;[Cap. 185]"Repealed Act" means the Land (Conversion of Titles) Act; and[Cap. 289 of the 1972 Edition][definition of "Repealed Act" amended by section 2(a) of Act 41 of 2010]"State Land" means land which is not situated in a customary area.[definition of "State Land" amended by section 2(b) of Act 41 of 2010]"Tribunal" [definition of "Tribunal" deleted by section 2(c) of Act 41 of 2010]Part II – Administration of land
3. All land to vest in the President
4. Conditions on alienation of land
5. Consent of President
6. Surrender of land held by a Council
7. Customary holdings to be recognized and to continue
8. Conversion of customary tenure into leasehold tenure
9. Prohibition of unauthorized occupation of land
10. Renewal of leases
11. Ground rent and benefit of lessee's covenants and conditions
12. Apportionment of conditions on severance
13. Certificate of re-entry to be entered on register
14. Payment and penalty for late payment of rent
15. Application to Lands Tribunal on land disputes
Part III – The Land Development Fund
16. Land Development Fund
17. Administration of the Fund
The Fund shall be vested in the Minister responsible for finance and shall be managed and administered by the Minister responsible for land.18. Application of moneys of the Fund
19. Statement of income and expenditure
The Ministers referred to in section seventeen shall cause an annual statement of the income and expenditure to be prepared and laid before the National Assembly.Part IV – ***
[Part IV repealed by section 4 of Act 41 of 2010]20. ***
[section 20 repealed by section 4 of Act 41 of 2010]21. ***
[section 21 repealed by section 4 of Act 41 of 2010]22. ***
[section 22 repealed by section 4 of Act 41 of 2010]23. ***
[section 23 repealed by section 4 of Act 41 of 2010]24. ***
[section 24 repealed by section 4 of Act 41 of 2010]25. ***
[section 25 repealed by section 4 of Act 41 of 2010]26. ***
[section 26 repealed by section 4 of Act 41 of 2010]27. ***
[section 27 repealed by section 4 of Act 41 of 2010]28. ***
[section 28 repealed by section 4 of Act 41 of 2010]29. ***
[section 29 repealed by section 4 of Act 41 of 2010]Part IV – General
[Part IV, previously Part V, renumbered by section 5 of Act 41 of 2010]30. Saving of existing interests and rights
Subject to the other provisions of this Act, nothing in this Act shall affect any estate, right or interest legal or equitable, in or over any land which was at any time before the commencement of this Act created, granted, recognised or acknowledged.31. Regulations
32. Repeal of Cap. 289 of the old edition and Laws in the Schedule
History of this document
19 November 2010 this version
Amended by
Lands (Amendment) Act, 2010
31 December 1996
Consolidation
Read this version
13 September 1995
Commenced
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Subsidiary legislation
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Lands (Customary Tenure) (Conversion) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 | Statutory Instrument 74 of 2015 | 9 October 2015 |
Lands (Ground Rent, Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 | Statutory Instrument 73 of 2015 | 9 October 2015 |
Lands (Ground Rent, Fees and Charges (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 | Statutory Instrument 41 of 2011 | 29 April 2011 |
Lands (Ground Rent, Fees and Charges) Regulations, 2006 (Restoration) Order, 2010 | Statutory Instrument 28 of 2010 | 16 April 2010 |
Lands (Ground Rent, Fees and Charges) Regulations, 2009 (Revocation) Order, 2010 | Statutory Instrument 27 of 2010 | 16 April 2010 |
Lands (Ground Rent, Fees and Charges) Regulations, 2006 | Statutory Instrument 44 of 2006 | 7 April 2006 |
Lands (Ground Rent and Fees) Regulations, 1997
Repealed
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Statutory Instrument 18 of 1997 | 31 January 1997 |