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LAND BILL


To provide for the establishment of communal land boards and provide for their powers and functions; to provide for the establishment of the Communal Land Development Fund; to provide for the demarcation and extent of communal land areas, and the allocation of communal land rights; to provide for the powers and functions of chiefs, traditional authorities and land committees in the allocation of communal land rights; to provide for continuation of the Land Reform Advisory Commission; to provide for the continuation of the Land Acquisition and Development Fund; to provide for the acquisition of commercial agricultural land by the State for the purposes of land reform and for other land reform related purposes and for the allocation of such land to Namibian citizens who do not own or otherwise have the use of any or of adequate agricultural land; to vest in the State a preferential right to purchase commercial agricultural land; to provide for the compulsory acquisition and alienation of commercial agricultural land by the State for the purposes of land reform and other land reform related purposes; to prohibit the acquisition of commercial agricultural land by foreign nationals; to regulate the leasing of commercial agricultural land by foreign nationals; to provide for the valuation of commercial agricultural land; to provide for the continuation of the Valuation Court under the name Valuation Tribunal; to provide for the imposition of land tax; to provide for the continuation of the Lands Tribunal; to provide for the appointment of authorised officers to perform certain functions under the Act; and to provide for incidental matters.


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1st Reading

2nd Reading

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Final Land Bill Statetements by Hon Inge . 10/2/2025 2:26:00 PM Minister of Agriculture
Debates on LAND BILL

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