This Act concerns the administration of estates, the ownership of which is not clearly defined of has some legal impediments.Administration shall be carried out by public officers appointed under this Act (i.e. the Master of the High Court, the Deputy Master and Assistant Masters). The Act also concerns the administration of estates subject to customary law.
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Library ResourceLegislationZimbabwe, Africa, Eastern Africa
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An Act to provide for the establishment, functions and powers of the Administrative Court and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
LegislationZimbabwe, Africa, Eastern AfricaThis Act establishes of the Administrative Court, defines its jurisdiction and provides with respect to legal proceedings at the Court and related matters. The Court shall have such jurisdiction, powers and authority as may be conferred upon it by this Act or any other enactment.
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Library ResourceLegislationZimbabwe, Africa, Eastern Africa
This Act establishes the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority under section 3 as a body corporate. The operations of the Authority shall, subject to this Act, be controlled by a Board constituted under section 5. For the better exercise of its functions and powers the Board may establish one or more committees (sect. 12).
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Library ResourceLegislationZimbabwe, Africa, Eastern Africa
This Act concerns Communal land. Communal land shall consist of land which, immediately before the 1st of February, 1983, was Tribal Trust Land in terms of the Tribal Trust Act, 1979 (Act No. 6 of 1979), subject to any additions thereto or substractions therefrom made in terms of section 6 of this Act (sect. 3). Communal land shall vest in the President, who shall permit it to be occupied and used in accordance with this Act. Provisions of Part III deal with occupation and use of Communal Land.
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Library ResourceLegislationZimbabwe, Africa, Eastern Africa
This Act concerns the application of customary law of the people of Zimbabwe in legal proceedings at local courts. It also provides for the ascertainment of customary law, the constitution of local courts and defines their jurisdiction.The Act defines the criteria for customary law to apply in any civil case and sets out that general law of Zimbabwe shall apply in all other cases. A local court shall have no jurisdiction in any case where the claim is not determinable by customary law and any case to determine rights in respect of land or other immovable property.
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An Act to amend the law relating to estates of deceased persons.
LegislationZimbabwe, Africa, Eastern AfricaThis Act concerns the administration and other aspects of estates subject to intestate succession. The Act deals with aspects of succession such as entitlements of heirs, (agreements on) division of property and sale.
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Library ResourceLegislationZimbabwe, Africa, Eastern Africa
This Act stipulates that the fund established in terms of section 3 of the African Development Fund Act shall, on and after the fixed date, continue in existence and shall be known as the District Development Fund. The trustee of the Fund shall be the Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development or any other Minister to be appointed by the President. This Minister shall, subject to this Act, have the sole management, control and use of the Fund.
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Library ResourceLegislationZimbabwe, Africa, Eastern Africa
This Act provides for the establishment of the National Environmental Council, the Environmental Management Agency, Environment Management Board, the Standards and Enforcement Committee and the Environment Fund, provides for the formulation of environmental quality standards and environmental plans, provides for environmental impact assessments audit and monitoring of projects and for other matters relative to management and conservation of the environment.The Act consists of 143 sections divided into 16 Parts: Preliminary (I); General Principles of Environmental Management and Functions of
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An Act to impose an estate duty upon the estates of deceased persons; and to provide for matters incidental thereto
LegislationZimbabwe, Africa, Eastern AfricaThis Act imposes an estate duty upon the estates of deceased persons.
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An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the survey of land.
LegislationZimbabwe, Africa, Eastern AfricaThis Act provides rules relative to the survey of land. consists of 49 sections which are divided into 9 Parts: Preliminary (I); Administration (II); Recognition and Duties of Land Surveyors (III); Original Surveys and Re-surveys (IV); Division Surveys (V); Townships (VI); Beacons and Boundaries (VII); General Plans and Diagrams (VIII); Miscellaneous (IX).At Harare a Surveyor-General's Office is established (sect. 7). A Survey Regulations Board is established under section 8. The Board may make Regulations, with approval of the Minister, prescribing matters specified in section 9.
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