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Traditional Leaders Act [Chapter 29:17].

Country
Zimbabwe
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Act concerns the appointment of traditional leaders and local government in Zimbabwe, in particular with regard to land and water.
The Act provides for the appointment of Chiefs, Headmen and Village Heads. These local officers shall have a wide range of powers in the field of local administration regarding, among other things, grazing, allocation of communal land and communal land use, irrigation and use of natural resources. The Act also provides rules relative to Village Assemblies, Ward Assemblies, Provincial Assemblies, Councils of Chiefs and Development Committees. The Minister shall carry out a survey of communal land for purposes of demarcating village boundaries.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/zim83838.pdf
Web site
http://www.parlzim.gov.zw
Long title of text
An Act to provide for the appointment of village heads, headmen and chiefs; to provide for the establishment of a Council of Chiefs and village, ward and provincial assemblies and to define their functions; to provide for the issue of village registration certificates and settlement permits; to repeal the Chiefs and Headmen Act [Chapter 29:01]; to amend the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07], the Communal Land Act [Chapter 20:04] and the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13]; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Notes
Consolidated version of Act No. 25 of 1998 as amended last by Act No. 22 of 2001.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Repeals
Chiefs and Headmen Act [Chapter 29:01].