ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Land Consolidation Act
23. Demarcation
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
23. Demarcation
(1)The Demarcation Officer, with the assistance of the Committee or any member or members thereof, shall demarcate or cause to be demarcated by such means or in such manner as he may direct the boundaries of all parcels of land within the adjudication section in accordance with the Record of Existing Rights or with any allocation of land made under section 21 of this Act, as the case may be.(2)The Demarcation Officer may order any landowner to whom land has been allocated in accordance with the provisions of section 21 of this Act within a reasonable time to be fixed by such officer—(a)to demarcate his land, and for the purpose of such demarcation to erect or plant, or to remove, such boundary marks as the said officer may direct;(b)to clear any boundary or other line which it may be necessary to clear for the purpose of demarcating his land;(c)to provide labour or otherwise assist in the demarcation of his land.(3)If the land is not demarcated within the time and in the manner directed by the Demarcation Officer, he may demarcate or cause to be demarcated the boundaries of the land and may clear any boundary or other line which it may be necessary to clear for the purpose of such demarcation.(4)All costs incurred under subsection (3) of this section shall be assessed by the Demarcation Officer, and shall be paid to him by the landowner concerned; and such costs may be recovered by the Demarcation Officer from such landowner as a civil debt recoverable summarily.(5)The Demarcation Officer shall prepare or cause to be prepared a Demarcation Plan of the adjudication section, showing the separate parcels into which the same is divided.