ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Land Consolidation Act
13. Attendance before Committee or Arbitration Board
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
13. Attendance before Committee or Arbitration Board
(1)Every individual person claiming any right or interest in any land within an adjudication section, and any person whose presence is required by a Committee or Arbitration Board, shall attend in person, or by representative according to African customary law, as required by the Committee or Arbitration Board, at the time and place specified in the warning referred to in section 12 of this Act.(2)If any such person fails to attend in person or by representative as provided by subsection (1) of this section, the adjudication or arbitration may proceed in his absence.(3)If the Committee or Arbitration Board is satisfied that any individual person who has not made a claim has a claim to any right or interest in any land within the adjudication section the Committee may, but shall not be bound to, proceed as if he had made a claim.(4)Where one or more of several heirs of a deceased person, or one or more out of a group of heirs, claiming a separate interest from another group or groups, appears, his or their appearance shall be deemed to be the appearance of all such heirs or all such groups, as the case may be, unless the Committee otherwise directs.