ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Land Control Act
2. Interpretation
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"agricultural land" means—(a)land that is not within—(i)a municipality or a township; or(ii)an area which was, on or at any time after the 1st July 1952, a township under the Townships Act (Cap. 133), 1948 (repealed); or(iii)an area which was, on or at any time after the 1st July 1952, a trading centre under the Trading Centres Act (Cap. 278, 1948 repealed); or(b)land in the Nairobi Area or in any municipality, township or urban centre that is declared by the Cabinet Secretary, by notice in the Gazette, to be agricultural land for the purposes of this Act,other than land which, by reason of any condition or covenant in the title thereto or any limitation imposed by law, is subject to the restriction that it may not be used for agriculture or to the requirement that it shall be used for a non- agricultural purpose;"a board" means a land control board, a provincial land control appeals board or the central land control appeals board;"the central land control appeals board" means the central land control appeals board established by section 12;"controlled transaction" means one of the transactions specified in section 6(1) of this Act, other than those specified in section 6(3);"co-operative society" means a society registered as a co-operative society under the Co-operative Societies Act (Cap. 490);"county council" means a county council established under the Local Government Act (Cap. 265);"land" includes an estate, interest or right in land;"land control area" means an area to which the Cabinet Secretary has applied this Act under section 3;"land control board" means a land control board established under section 5;"mortgage" includes charge;"private company" means a private company within the meaning of section 9 of the Companies Act (Cap. 486);"province" includes the Nairobi Area;"provincial land control appeals board" means a provincial land control appeals board established under section 10;"the registrar" means any person charged with the registration of dealings in land under a written law or, in relation to shares, the person keeping the register of the shares;"share" means a share within the meaning of the Companies Act (Cap. 486).