Communal Land Reform Amendment Act, 2005 (Act No. 11 of 2005). Country/Territory Namibia Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia No. 3550, 8 December 2005, pp. 1-3. Long titleAn Act to amend the Communal Land Reform Act, 2002, so as to define or redefine certain expressions; to incorporate certain portions of unalienated State land as part of existing communal land areas; to replace an incorrect reference in the description of the Damaraland Communal Land Area; and to provide for incidental matters. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land reform Land tenure Public land Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This Act amends the Communal Land Reform Act so as to: insert a definition of “local authority area”; to substitute the definitions of “Minister” and “Permanent Secretary”; and to modify a reference to specified land in Schedule 1. A “local authority area” means: (a) an area declared or deemed to have been declared under section 3 of the Local Authorities Act, 1992, to be a municipality, town or village; (b) an area declared under section 31 of the Regional Councils Act, 1992, to be a settlement. Full text English Website www.parliament.gov.na References - Legislation Amends Communal Land Reform Act, 2002 (Act No. 5 of 2002). Legislation | Namibia | 2002 Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Public land, Agricultural land, Institution, Ownership, Traditional rights/customary rights, Lease, Range, Governance, Community management, Smallholders/peasants, Gender, Water rights, Livestock water use Source: FAO, FAOLEX