Chiefs and Headmen Act [Chapter 29:01]. Country/Territory Zimbabwe Document type Legislation Date 1983 (1992) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the appointment of chiefs and headmen and to define their functions; to provide for the establishment of provincial assemblies and a council of chiefs and to define their functions; and to provide for other matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. Subject Land & soil, General Keyword Institution Governance Traditional rights/customary rights Community management Common property Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations Abstract This Act makes provision for traditional local government. It provides for the appointment of Chiefs and Headmen, require the Minister to divide Communal Land into provinces, provide for the establishment of a Council of Chiefs for Communal Land and provincial assemblies and defines functions and powers of each of these public offices. Full text English Website www.parlzim.gov.zw References - Legislation Repealed by Traditional Leaders Act [Chapter 29:17]. Legislation | Zimbabwe | 1998 (2001) Keyword: Governance, Cultural heritage, Agricultural development, Institution, Pastoralism, Land tenure, Public land, Range, Common property, Community management, Traditional rights/customary rights, Indigenous peoples Source: FAO, FAOLEX