Urban Councils Act 1984 [Cap. 29:15].
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Type of law
Legislation
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Abstract
This Act makes provision with respect to local government in Zimbabwe and related matters such as cooperation between authorities. The Act, among other things, defines functions and powers of councils of local authorities, provides with respect their organization and to land vested in local authorities and establishes the Local Government Board. As for land, the Act regulates the expropriation of private land, alienation of council land, lease of land and reservation of land for state purposes. The Act defines powers of urban councils with respect to, among other things, sewerage and drainage, water supply and water rationing, control of the sale and supply of food, slaughter of animals and disposal of certain waste.
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Long title of text
An Act to provide for the establishment of municipalities and towns and the administration of municipalities and towns by local boards, municipal and town councils; to provide for the conferring of town and city status on growth points, municipalities and towns; to provide for the declaration of local government areas and the administration of local government areas by local boards; to confer functions and powers and impose duties upon municipal and town councils and local boards; to provide for the establishment of the Local Government Board and to provide for the functions thereof; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
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Consolidated version of Act No. 21 of 1997 as amended last by Act No. 13 of 2002.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
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