Land Adjudication Act (Act No. 16 of 1975).

This Act sets out the procedures, principles and criteria for the adjudication of land in an area declared to be an adjudication area by Order of the Minister made under this Act. The Act also declares all waste and unoccupied land to be Crown land.
The Minister shall appoint an Adjudication Officer who shall be in charge of the adjudication of land in the area. Every person claiming an interest in land in the adjudication area shall observe the procedures and criteria as laid down in this Act. Adjudication shall take place on the basis of an Adjudication Record prepared by a Recording Officer. Appeal against decisions of an Adjudication Officer may be had with the High Court.