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Valuation of Land (Amendment) Act No. 1 Of 2012

Arrangement of Sections
1 Amendment 
2 Commencement 

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Assent: 30/05/2012
Commencement: 06/08/2013
valuation of land (AMENDMENT) ACT NO. 1 OF 2012

An Act to amend the Valuation of Land Act [CAP 288].
Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-

1 Amendment
The Valuation of Land Act [CAP 288] is amended as set out in the Schedule.

2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it is published in the Gazette.

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SCHEDULE
AMENDMENTS OF the valuation of land ACT [CAP 288]

1 Paragraph 39(2)(e)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute

“(e) to prescribe fees for any of the following:

(i) for an application of a dispute relating to land rent within the urban or rural area;

(ii) for an application of a dispute over the valuation of land as required by this Act or any other Act or regulation;

(iii) for an application of a dispute relating to the terms and conditions contained within a lease agreement;

(iv) for an application to the Valuer General to state a case for the decision of the Supreme Court;

(v) for an application of a dispute relating to value of improvement made on or to the land;

(vi) for an application of a dispute arising from the failure to agree to the terms and value of compensation following utilization of public land in the rural areas under the Land Acquisition Act [CAP 215] or any other Act;

(vii) for registration for a valuation as required by the Director of Lands under the Land Leases Act [CAP 163];

(viii) for a copy of the Valuer General’s decision;

(f) to prescribe any other fees payable under this Act or any other Act for any matter that is to be determined by the Valuer General, and the manner in which the fees are to be paid or recovered.”