Land Act (No. 16 of 1998). Country/Territory Uganda Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Uganda Gazette No. 41, 2 July, 1998, Acts Supplement No. 11, pp. 1-83. 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 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 Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries Abstract The Act consists of 99 sections which are divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (I); Land Holding (II); Control of Land Use (III); Land Management (IV); Land Tribunals (V); Miscellaneous (VI). Full text English