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Rural Land Act [Chapter 20:18].

Country/Territory
Zimbabwe
Document type
Legislation
Date
1963 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the acquisition of State land and the disposal of State land; to provide for the control of the subdivision and lease of land for farming or other purposes; to provide for limiting of the number of pieces of land that may be owned by any person and the sizes of such land, and for prohibiting or restricting the rights of non-residents to own, lease or occupy land in Zimbabwe, and to provide for other matters incidental to and connected with the foregoing.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Farming Subdivision of land Public land Lease Agricultural development
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations
Abstract

This Act concerns rural land. The Act consists of 15 sections divided into 4 Parts: Preliminary (I); Acquisition and Alienation of State Land (II); Occupation of Land by Person Other Than Owner Not Involving Subdivision (III); General (IV).

Full text
English
Website
www.parlzim.gov.zw

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Rural Land (Farm Sizes) Regulations, 1999 (S.I. 419 of 1999).

Legislation | Zimbabwe | 1999 (2000)

Keyword: Land tenure, Ownership, Agricultural land, Smallholders/peasants, Size

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27].

Legislation | Zimbabwe | 2002 (2005)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment, Framework law, Basic legislation, Monitoring, Environmental audit, Court/tribunal, Registration, Access-to-information, Authorization/permit, Early warning system, Environmental fees/charges, Environmental planning, EIA, Hazards, Special fund, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Cultural heritage, Policy/planning, Land-use planning, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Expropriation, Weeds, Alien species, Pesticides, Biodiversity, Waste management, Waste prevention, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards, Wetlands, Basin/catchment/watershed, Ecosystem preservation, Ex-situ conservation, Protection of habitats, Genetic resources, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX