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National Trust Act [Chapter 25:12].

Country/Territory
Zimbabwe
Document type
Legislation
Date
1960 (2001)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to establish a trust for the purpose of accepting and holding property in trust for public purposes, of acquiring and thereafter preserving and protecting for the benefit of the people of Zimbabwe land, buildings, natural resources, fauna, flora and objects of any description which have a national, archaeological, historical or aesthetic interest, and of holding and maintaining lands and buildings as places of public recreation, entertainment, resort or instruction; and to provide for various other matters connected with and incidental to the foregoing.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Management/conservation Institution Cultural heritage Expropriation
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations
Abstract

This Act establishes the National Trust of Zimbabwe as a body corporate. The purposes of the Trust shall be, among other things: (a) to accept and hold property in trust for any public purposes; (b) to promote for the benefit of the people of Zimbabwe the permanent preservation and protection of: (i) lands and buildings of a national, archaeological, historical or aesthetic interest; and (ii) natural resources, animal or bird life and trees or flora; (c) to manage property for purposes of public recreation, entertainment, resort or instruction. The Trust shall be managed by a Council, which may make Bylaws for purposes of protection and conservation of property owned, held or controlled by the Trust.

Full text
English
Website
www.parlzim.gov.zw