ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Community Land Regulations
26. Conversion of Group Representatives to a Community
Edition: 2024-04-25 · In force
26. Conversion of Group Representatives to a Community
(1)The Cabinet Secretary shall cause to be prepared an inventory of all land held under the repealed Land (Group representatives) Act (Cap. 287) (now repealed) indicating their status and forward it to the registrar.(2)Upon the commencement of these Regulations, the registrar shall notify the group representatives and their members, including those group representatives which had applied for dissolution before the commencement of this Act but had not dissolved, of the requirement to convert into a community.(3)Within twelve months of the commencement of these Regulations, the groups shall make an application to register as a community.(4)Upon issuance of certificate of registration, the community's particulars and interest shall be entered in the register in accordance with section 8 of the Land Registration Act (Cap. 300) and thereafter certificate of title or lease issued.(5)The registrar shall, before issuing certificate of title or lease, require the surrender of the existing title document and certificate of incorporation issued under the Land (Group Representatives) Act (now repealed) for cancellation.(6)Where the existing title document and certificate of incorporation are not surrendered to the registrar in accordance with this regulation, they shall be deemed cancelled at the expiry of thirty days.(7)The Groups that have applied for dissolution and have been issued with certificates of dissolution shall be allowed to finalize the process within three years.(8)The Director of Land Adjudication and Settlement shall on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary facilitate the handing over and any changes caused by implementation of these Regulations.