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Customary Leaseholds (Enfranchisement) Act, 1968 (No. 47 of 1968).

An Act to make provision for the Enfranchisement of certain lands held under Customary Land Tenure, to provide for the grant of such lands to the tenants and to repeal the Nyarubanja Tenure (Enfranchisement) Act, 1965.

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This Act makes provision for the enfranchisement of land held under customary tenure and provides that any enfranchised land shall vest in the person who immediately before the effective date, held the land as a tenant. Rights of landlords shall be extinguished but a landlord shall be entitled to receive compensation from the person in whom the enfranchised land is vested. The Minister may establish Customary Land Tribunals for purposes of this Act. The Act defines functions and powers of such tribunals.

Amended by: Customary Leaseholds (Enfranchisement) (Amendment) Act, 1969 (No. 43 of 1969). (1969-11-06)

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