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Land Regulations, 2017 (S.I. No. 280 of 2017).

Country/Territory
Kenya
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 179 of 24 November 2017.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Land reform Land-use planning Lease Public land Private land Expropriation Institution Servitude Abandoned land/unoccupied land Agricultural land Smallholders/peasants Cadastre/land registration Local government Survey/mapping Procedural matters Protection of environment Subdivision of land Land consolidation
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa
Abstract

These Regulations implement provisions of the Land Act, 2012, with respect to a variety of matters including administration of public land and private land, conversion of freehold or leasehold tenure, compulsory acquisition, settlement programmes, easements and analogous rights, and evictions from unlawfully occupied public land.

Full text
English
Website
www.kenyalaw.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Land Act, 2012 (No. 6 of 2012).

Legislation | Kenya | 2012

Keyword: Basic legislation, Land tenure, Land reform, Expropriation, Public land, Institution, Land commission, Land-use planning, Lease, Liability/compensation, Special fund, Agricultural land, Cadastre/land registration, Common property, Land consolidation, Right of use, Servitude, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Subdivision of land, Court/tribunal, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Traditional rights/customary rights, Community management, Marine area, Management/conservation, Ecosystem preservation, Protected area, Access and benefit-sharing

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Land (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (L.N. No. 131 of 2020).

Legislation | Kenya | 2020

Keyword: Land tenure, Land reform, Land-use planning, Lease, Public land, Private land, Expropriation, Institution, Servitude, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Agricultural land, Smallholders/peasants, Cadastre/land registration, Local government, Survey/mapping, Procedural matters, Protection of environment, Subdivision of land, Land consolidation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX