ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Land Consolidation Act
2. Application
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
2. Application
(1)Whenever at the request of a local authority it appears expedient to the Minister that the ascertainment of rights and interests in, and the consolidation of, and the registration of title to, any area of Trust land (other than land to which the Land Adjudication Act (Cap. 284) applies) should be carried out, the Minister may, by order direct that this Act shall apply to such area of Trust land as is specified in the order, and upon publication of such order this Act shall apply to such area accordingly:Provided that if, on the date on which this Act is enacted, the Native Land Tenure Rules, 1956 (L.N. 452/1956) (now revoked), apply to any area of the special areas, then, subject to the provisions of section 29(1), or of section 33(7), of this Act, as the case may require, this Act shall apply to such area.(2)Whenever at the request of a local authority it appears expedient to the Minister that the registration of title to any land in the special areas, being land which has been set apart under and in accordance with the provisions of sections 115, 116, 117 and 118 of the Constitution, or is deemed to have been set apart by virtue of the provisions of the said Act, should be effected, the Minister may, by order, direct that this Act shall apply to such area of the special areas as is specified in the order, being an area wholly comprising land so set apart or deemed to have been set apart, and upon publication of such order this Act shall apply to such area accordingly.(3)When any area of land has been added to the special areas under the Trust Land Act and it appears expedient to the Minister that registration of title to any land in such area should be effected, the Minister may, by order, direct that this Act shall apply to such area of the special areas, and upon publication of such order this Act, other than Part II, shall apply to such area accordingly.