Tanzania
Urban Leaseholds (Acquisition and Regrant) Act
Chapter 62
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 17 May 1968
- [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
- [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
Part I – Preliminary provisions (ss. 1-2)
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Urban Leaseholds (Acquisition and Regrant) Act.2. Interpretation
Part II – Acquisition and regrant (ss. 3-12)
3. Minister may acquire certain urban lands for the purpose of making new grants
4. Notice of intention to acquire land
5. Withdrawal from acquisition
6. Certificate of title where no conveyance available
Where the period specified in accordance with subsection (2) of section 4 has expired and all title, right and interest in the land to be acquired has not been assigned, conveyed or surrendered to the President, the Minister may apply, ex parte, to the Registrar for the grant and registration of a certificate of title to such land, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Land Registration Act8 or any other written law or in any order made or issued by a court, the Registrar shall, if satisfied by affidavit or otherwise that—7. Effect of conveyance
Where—8. Temporary right of occupancy
9. Minister may pay compensation
10. Regrant of acquired land
11. Easements
Where a tenant holds urban land on a temporary right of occupancy created by the operation of section 8 or where a grant of a right of occupancy is made under section 10, the Minister shall have power to grant or reserve any easement of necessity over or in respect of the land or in respect of any other land of the former owner.12. Saving of incumbrances, etc., created by tenant
Part III – Miscellaneous provisions (ss. 13-21)
13. Service of notices
A notice under the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to have been served on a person—14. Power of entry
15. Possession of land acquired
Where any urban land is acquired under the provisions of this Act, any person authorised for that purpose, may enter and take possession of such land for the purpose of giving effect to such acquisition or to any grant of such land in accordance with this Act, and if any other person hinders or obstructs any person so authorised, the Minister may apply ex parte to the court of the resident magistrate within whose jurisdiction such land is situate for an order of ejectment and such court may, upon proof of the acquisition of the land, issue an order of ejectment addressed to any officer of the court or to any police officer under which such officer of the court or police officer may eject any person withholding possession.16. Authorised persons and penalty for obstruction
17. Amendment of registers
18. Exemption from stamp duty and fees
Every—19. Abatement of rent
Where any land is acquired under this Act, any rent payable in respect of the title upon which such land was held prior to such acquisition or of any other right or interest in the land, shall be reduced by the like proportion as the land acquired bears to the whole of the land formerly comprised in the title, right or interest.20. Forms
The Minister may make rules prescribing the forms to be used for the purposes of this Act.21. Tenant not to be evicted
Where a notice of intention to acquire urban land has been served upon the owner in accordance with section 4, no proceedings may be brought by or on behalf of the owner or by any person claiming under the owner, for the determination of the tenancy of the tenant in respect of whom the urban land is intended to be acquired or for the eviction of any such tenant from such urban land or for the execution of any decree for the eviction of any such tenant from such urban land, unless the Minister has withdrawn from the acquisition.History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
17 May 1968
Commenced
Cited documents 4
Legislation 4
1. | Land Act | 1268 citations |
2. | Registration of Documents Act | 59 citations |
3. | Freehold Titles (Conversion) and Government Leases Act | 3 citations |
4. | Tanzania Library Services Act | 2 citations |