Land Act (Cap. 227). Country/Territory Uganda Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the tenure, ownership and management of land; to amend and consolidate the law relating to tenure, ownership and management of land; and to provide for other related or incidental matters. Subject Environment gen., Land & soil, Water Keyword Land-use planning Protected area Basic legislation Institution Land reform Cadastre/land registration Land tenure Special fund Lease Contract/agreement Court/tribunal Dispute settlement Traditional rights/customary rights Common property Pastoralism Gender Transfer Water abstraction Water rights Ecosystem preservation Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries Abstract This Act makes provision with respect to a wide variety of matters regarding land in Uganda such as land tenure, customary ownerhip, grant of land in freehold, management of communal land, management of land by the Uganda Land Commission, land-use control and functioning of land tribunals. Full text English Website www.ulii.org; barefootlaw.org References - Legislation Amended by Land (Amendment) Act, 2004. Legislation | Uganda | 2004 Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Institution, Court/tribunal, Lease, Registration, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Family farming, Smallholders/peasants, Cadastre/land registration, Farming Source: FAO, FAOLEX Land (Amendment) Act, 2010 (No. 1 of 2010). Legislation | Uganda | 2010 Keyword: Lease, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Transfer, Cadastre/land registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Land (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Cap. 227). Legislation | Uganda | 2001 Keyword: Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX