Land Groups Incorporation Act (Chapter 147).

The purposes of this Act are: to encourage greater participation by local people in the national economy, to make better use of land, to create greater certainty of title, and to provide for better and more effectual settlement of disputes. The Minister may appoint a Registrar of Incorporated Land Groups under section 3. Part III concerns the recognition of customary corporations by the Registrar. Applications for recognition may be made by customary groups under section 5. Section 7 provides for the Register of Incorporated Land Groups. Section prescribes the form of a constitution of Incorporated Land Groups. Such groups are corporations and shall have the rights as defined in sections 11 to 14. A Group may acquire, hold or dispose customary or other land, use and manage land, distribute any product or profit arising from the land, etc. Part IV makes provision for the settlement of disputes between a Group and its members or between members. Each Group must have at least one dispute settlement authority (sect. 21). Section 24 provides for the law to be provided. Remaining provisions concern legal proceedings, supervisory powers and liability of the Registrar or the dispute settlement authority, publication of certain matters, etc. The Schedule contains provisions relating to winding-up of corporations.