Land (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Cap. 227). Country/Territory Uganda Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend subsection (6) of section 98 of the Land Act, 1998 to extend the time limit in which Magistrates' Courts and Local Council Courts are authorised to continue dealing with land disputes pending before them prior to the commencement of the Land Act, 1998, so as to enable them to continue to deal with them until completion. Subject Land & soil Keyword Court/tribunal Dispute settlement Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries Abstract This Act amends the Land Act in section 98 to provide that, until the Land Tribunals are established and commence to operate under this Act, Magistrates’ Court and Local Council Courts shall continue to have jurisdiction they had immediately before the commencement of this Act. Also proceedings relating to a land dispute pending at a Magistrates’ Court or a Local Council Court shall continue to be heard by those courts until completion. Also rights of appeal at those courts shall be preserved. Full text English Website www.ulii.org References - Legislation Amends Land Act (Cap. 227). Legislation | Uganda | 1998 (2010) 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 Source: FAO, FAOLEX