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The Principles, Practices, Rights and Responsibilities (PPRR) of Customary Tenure in Lango Region
LANGO PPRR OF CUSTOMARY LAND TENURE NO. 1 OF 2009.
LANGO CULTURAL FOUNDATION
This is to document Principles, Practices, Rights and Responsibilities
(PPRR) of customary land tenure in Lango region; to regulate land
rights and management and to provide for other related and incidental
matters.
Section
Part 1 :
Preliminary
1.This Principles, Practices, Rights and Responsibilities of customary
tenure in Lango Region may be cited as the PPRR number 1 of 2009.
2. This PPRR is subject to the Laws of Uganda but specifically to:
a) Article 237(3) of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda which points out that
customary tenure is one of the four land tenure systems in Uganda.
The other being (i) Mailo land (ii) Freehold and (iii) Leasehold.
b) Article 246(3) of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda provides for the
existence of cultural institutions, their powers and roles.
c) Section 3 (1) of the 1998 Land Act which describes customary land
with reference to Section 27 of the same act.
d) Section 27 of the 1998 Land Act which says “Any decision taken in
respect of land held under customary tenure, whether in respect of
land held individually or communally, shall be in accordance with the
customs, tradition and practice of the community concerned, except
that a decision that deny women or children or persons with disability
access to ownership, occupation or use of land or impose conditions
which violate Section 33, 34 and 35 of the 1995 Constitution of
Uganda of any ownership, occupation or use of land shall be null
and void.”
e) Section 88 of the Land Act 1998 which says “Nothing in this part
shall be taken to prevent or hinder or limit the exercise by traditional
authorities of the functions of determining dispute over customary
tenure on acting as mediator between persons who are in dispute
over any matters arising out of customary land tenure”.
f) Section 39 of the 1998 Land Act which states that no person shall
sell, exchange, transfer, pledge, mortgage, or lease any land except
with prior written consent of the spouse.