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Chiefs and Headmen Act [Chapter 29:01].

Country/Territory
Zimbabwe
Document type
Legislation
Date
1983 (1992)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An 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Repealed by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