| 1.
| | This Ordinance may be cited as the Land Development Ordinance. |
| 2.
| | Interpretation. |
| 3.
| | Appointment and duties of Commissioner-General of Lands.[2, 11 of 2022] |
| 4.
| | Powers of Commissioner-General of Lands.[2, 11 of 2022] |
| 5.
| | Appointment of Additional Land Commissioners and other officers. [3, 11 of 2022] |
| 6.
| | Land officers. |
| 7.
| | All officers to be public servants |
| 8.
| | Purposes for which State land may be mapped out. [ 3,27 of 1981] [2, 11 of 2022] |
| 9.
| | Scheme and diagram to be prepared by Government Agent. |
| 10.
| | The duty of the Government Agent to transmit to the district agricultural committee the scheme and the diagram prepared by him under section 9 for its observation |
| 11.
| | Duty of the district agricultural committee to return within thirty days the scheme and diagram with its observations. |
| 12.
| | Scheme and diagram prepared by the Government Agent, modified necessary," to be transmitted to the Commissioner-General of Lands, [2, 11 of 2022]
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| 13.
| | Power of Commissioner to confirm issue scheme or further instructions.[2, 11 of 2022] |
| 14.
| | Notification of confirmation. |
| 15.
| | Bight of public to inspect diagram. |
| 16.
| | No modification of scheme to be made except with the approval of the Minister in certain cases and of the Commissioner-General of Lands in others. [2, 11 of 2022] |
| 17.
| | Mapping -out not essential before alienation. |
| 18.
| | Unmapped-out land deemed to be mapped out upon alienation. |
| 19.
| | Manner of alienation of State" land.[ 3,27 of 1981] [2, 11 of 2022] |
| 20.
| | Selection to persons to whom Slate land shall be alienated. [2, 11 of 2022] |
| 21.
| | Notification of Land Kachcheri. |
| 22.
| | Applications for land; when and how received and considered. |
| 22A.
| | The persons to whom State land may be alienated. |
| 23.
| | powers of Government Agent at Land Kachcheri.[2, 11 of 2022] |
| 23A.
| | Power of Commissioner to very decision of a Government Agent, by way of revision, [2, 11 of 2022] |
| 23B.
| | Power of Commissioner-General of Lands to set aside selections of persons.[ 3,22 of 1993] [2, 11 of 2022] |
| 24.
| | Date of selection is material date for determination of qualification of alienee, |
| 25.
| | Form of permit. |
| 27.
| | Form of grant. |
| 28.
| | Grant not to issue for unsurveyed land [ 3,9 of 1995] [5, 11 of 2022] |
| 29.
| | Registration of grants. |
| 30.
| | Plan to be attached to grant. [ 4,9 of 1995] [6, 11 of 2022] |
| 31.
| | Copy of plan to supplied on payment of prescribed fee. |
| 35.
| | Commissioner-General of Lands may authorize insertion of special conditions in grants.[2, 11 of 2022] |
| 37.
| | Conditions in a grant to run with the land. |
| 38.
| | Section 38 is repealed by Act No. [ 4, 27 of 1981] |
| 39.
| | Land alienated on grant and accepted as bail may be seized on court order[ 4,22 of 1993] |
| 40.
| | Seizure and sale of land alienated on a permit or grant invalid. [17, 16 of 1969] |
| 41.
| | Scope of protection. [ 18, 16 of 1969] [ 18, 16 of 1969] [ 5,27 of 1981] |
| 41A.
| | Seizure and sale by Banks and prescribed institutions.[5,22 of 1993] [ 3,20 of 1996] |
| 42.
| | Power of owner to dispose of holding.[ 19, 16 of 1969] |
| 43.
| | Leases and mortgages of holdings where permitted. [ 19, 16 of 1969] [ 6,27 of 1981] |
| 46.
| | Disposition of land alienated on a permit. [21, 16 of 1969] |
| 47.
| | Recovery of moneys due on mortgage of land alienated on a permit. [21, 16 of 1969] |
| 48.
| | Definition of successor.[22, 16 of 1969] |
| 48A.
| | Spouse of a deceased permit-holder entitled to succeed to land alienated to that permit-holder on the permit. [ 23, 16 of 1969] [ 7,27 of 1981] |
| 48B.
| | Spouse of a deceased owner of a holding entitled to succeed to that holding. [ 23, 16 of 1969] |
| 49.
| | Succession to land alienated on a permit or to a holding.[ 24, 16 of 1969] [ 5,27 of 1981] |
| 51.
| | Restriction on nomination of successors to holdings. |
| 52.
| | General principles applicable to nomination. [ 27,16 of 1969] |
| 53.
| | Cancellation of nominations.[ 28, 16 of 1969] |
| 54.
| | Further nomination. [ 29, 16 of 1969] |
| 55.
| | Act of nomination is not a disposition. [ 30, 16 of 1969] |
| 56.
| | How nomination is effected. [31, 16 of 1969] |
| 57.
| | No stamp duty for nominations or cancellation of nominations. [ 32, 16 of 1969] |
| 58.
| | Documents of nomination or cancellation invalid unless registered. [ 33, 16 of 1969] |
| 59.
| | Right of public to inspect registers. |
| 60.
| | Nomination or cancellation of nomination invalid unless registered before death of owner or permit-holder [ 34, 16 of 1969] |
| 61.
| | Nomination cancelled by death of nominee. [ 35, 16 of 1969] |
| 62.
| | No document of nomination to be registered until after cancellation of previous nomination. [ 36, 16 of 1969] |
| 63.
| | Nomination and cancellation may be made in last will of owner or permit-holder. [37,16 of 1969] |
| 64.
| | Registration essential to validity of nomination or cancellation made in last will. [ 38,16 of 1969] |
| 65.
| | Probate essential to validity of nomination or cancellation made in last will. [ 39, 16 of 1969] |
| 66.
| | Conditions applicable to cancellation of registered nomination by last will. [40,16 of 1969] |
| 67.
| | General principles governing nominations and cancellations by last will. |
| 68.
| | ° Failure of succession.[ 41, 16 of and 1969] [ 5,27 of 1981] |
| 72.
| | Succession under the Third Schedule. [ 43, 16 of 1969] [ 5,27 of 1981] |
| 73.
| | Date of succession. [ 44, 16 of 1969] |
| 74.
| | Accrual of rights in case of plurality of successors. [ 45, 16 of 1969] |
| 75.
| | Nomination or cancellation of nomination is invalid if contrary to provisions of Ordinance. [ 46, 16 of 1969] |
| 76.
| | Curators.[ 47, 16 of 1969] |
| 84.
| | Succession on the death of a permit-holder who was paying rent under section 19A (2) for the land alienated. [ 49, 16 of 1969] [ 8,27 of 1981] |
| 85.
| | Reversion of land to State under certain circumstances. [ 50, 16 of 1969][ 8,27 of 1981] |
| 86.
| | Vesting of surrendered land. |
| 87.
| | Name of successor nominated by the permit-holder may be endorsed on permit before issue. [51, 16 of 1969] |
| 104.
| | The President may cancel the grant. [7, 11 of 2022] |
| 104A.
| | Notice to
owner of
holding who
obtained
grant on false
information [8, 11 of 2022] |
| 104B.
| | Period allowed for showing cause [8, 11 of 2022] |
| 104C.
| | Notice to be posted on land and served on interested parties [8, 11 of 2022] |
| 104D.
| | Cancellation of a grant [8, 11 of 2022] |
| 105.
| | Power of the Government Agent in respect of a land alienated on a permit where there is a failure of succession or where such land has been vested in the State. [ 53, 16 of 1969] [ 5,27 of 1981] |
| 106.
| | Notice to permit-holder where there has been a breach of the conditions of the permit. [ 7,22 of 1993] |
| 107.
| | Period allowed for showing cause. [ 7,22 of 1993] |
| 108.
| | Notice to be posted on land and served on interested parties. |
| 109.
| | Order cancelling permit if permit-holder fails to appear. [ 56, 16 of 1969] |
| 110.
| | Procedure where permit- holder appears and shows cause, |
| 111.
| | Date of order of cancellation, |
| 112.
| | Order of Government Agent to be served on permit-holder and to be posted on land. |
| 112A.
| | "instalments already paid to be funded on cancellation. [ 9,27 of 1981] |
| 113.
| | Appeal to Commissioner-General of Lands. [2, 11 of 2022] |
| 114.
| | Time-limit for appeal. [ 56, 16 of 1969] |
| 115.
| | Power of Commissioner-General of Lands. [2, 11 of 2022] |
| 116.
| | Copy of Commissioner-General of Lands's decision to be served on permit-holder and to be final. [2, 11 of 2022] |
| 117.
| | Government Agents Section under section 109 is final |
| 118.
| | Right of party to be represented by agent. |
| 118A.
| | Effect of the Commissioner-General of Lands reversing a decision of the Government Agent selecting a person to receive a permit for the occupation of land. [ 59, 16 of 1969] [8,22 of 1993] [2, 11 of 2022] |
| 119.
| | Notice to issue on party in occupation to vacate holding. [ 2,9 of 1995] |
| 120.
| | Report to a Magistrate if person served with notice refuses to vacate holding. |
| 121.
| | Summons to issue. |
| 122.
| | Order of ejectment where no cause is shown. |
| 123.
| | Inquiry if cause is shown. |
| 125.
| | Order of ejectment. |
| 126.
| | Appeal to Court of Appeal. |
| 127.
| | Execution of order of ejectment.[62,16 of 1969] |
| 128.
| | Ejectment from land alienated on permit |
| 129.
| | Payment of moneys due to the State [ 64, 16 of 1969] |
| 130.
| | Remission, reduction and waiver of annual payments. |
| 131.
| | Specified grounds upon which a reduction or waiver of annual payments may be made. |
| 132.
| | Penalties for payments overdue or in arrears. [ 66, 16 of 1969] |
| 133.
| | Money due to State a first charge on land [ 67, 16 of 1969] |
| 134.
| | Seizure and sequestration of crops and movable property of defaulting permit-holder. [ 68, 16 of 1969] |
| 135.
| | In this Chapter a growing crop is movable property. |
| 136.
| | Property seized to be taken charge of. |
| 137.
| | Sale of property seized. |
| 138.
| | List of property seized. |
| 139.
| | Excess to be refunded to defaulter. |
| 140.
| | Seizure of land alienated on the permit. [ 69, 16 of 1969] |
| 141.
| | Seizure, how effected.[ 70, 16 of 1969] |
| 142.
| | Registration of seizure. [71, 16 of 1969] |
| 143.
| | Seizure of land under section 142 operates as cancellation of permit.[ 72, 16 of 1969] |
| 152.
| | Recovery of money due to local authorities. [ 74,16 of 1969] |
| 153.
| | Delivery to local authority of money received by Government Agent. |
| 154.
| | All moneys due to State must be recovered by procedure under this Chapter. [ 75, 16 of 1969] |
| 155.
| | Minister authorized to make regulations. |
| 156.
| | Matters which may be provided for by regulations [ 2, 10 of 1983] [9, 11 of 2022] |
| 157.
| | Regulations to be approved. |
| 158.
| | Regulations to have statutory force. |
| 159.
| | Ordinance deemed to be referred to in leases or permits executed prior to its introduction. |
| 159A.
| | Alienee under this Ordinance.[ 11,27 of 1981] [2, 11 of 2022] |
| 159B.
| | Special provisions in respect acquired to apply in respect of land acquired under the Land Redemption Ordinance and obtained by way of grant or permit issued under this Ordinance.[ 11,27 of 1981] |
| 160.
| | Government Agent to enter any land alienated on a permit or holding at any time. [ 77, 16 of 1969] |
| 161.
| | No prescriptive title to be acquired to land alienated under Ordinance. [ 78, 16 of 1969] |
| 162.
| | Notary prohibited from attesting instrument of disposition of a holding in contravention of the provisions of this Ordinance. [79, 16 of 1969] |
| 163.
| | Notary attesting deed in breach of section 162 guilty of offence. |
| 164.
| | Mapped-out land may be settled. |
| 165.
| | Action re vindicatio may be maintained against State in respect of alienated land. |
| 165A.
| | Power to acquire land the title of which has been vindicated under section 165. [ 81, 16 of 1969] |
| 166.
| | Protection of public servants [ 12,27 of 1981] |
| 167.
| | Provisions of particular enactments not to apply. |
| 168.
| | Offences in regard to State land. [ 82, 16 of 1969] |
| 168A.
| | Encroachment on land alienated on a permit. [ 83, 16 of 1969] |
| 169.
| | Trusts, &c. affecting land not to be recognized. |
| 170.
| | Succession to be regulated entirely by this Ordinance. |
| 172.
| | Loans to permit-holders who are paying annual sums by virtue of provisions of section 19A (3)T. [ 86, 16 of 1969] [ 5,27 of 1981] |
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