Section 25: What to Include in a Common Land Management Plan
25.Content of common land management scheme
(1)A common land management scheme may include all or any of the following matters as seems most appropriate to the association—
(a)a description of the area of common land to which it applies;
(b)where common land is to be used for the communal grazing and watering of livestock—
(i)the numbers and type of livestock which each member of the community may graze on the common land;
(ii)the locations within the common land where livestock may be grazed and the times when those locations may be used for the grazing;
(iii)the routes to and from the common land which livestock are required to use;
(c)where the common land is to be used for hunting, the terms and conditions on which hunting may take place, due regard being given to the Animal Diseases Act, Cattle Grazing Act and the Uganda Wildlife Act; and
(d)where common land is to be used for the gathering of wood fuel, building materials and other natural resources—
(i)the amount of wood fuel, building materials and other natural resources which any member of the community may gather for the use of his or her homestead and his or her family;
(ii)the terms and conditions on which wood fuel and other natural produce may be gathered for sale;
(e)a description of the management activities to be undertaken by the association;
(f)general rules concerning access to and use of common land by members of the community and by other persons;
(g)fees that may be charged to those using the common land, and any such fees may differentiate between members of the community and other persons using the common land with permission of the association;
(h)the penalties that may be imposed on those violating the terms of the scheme, including the grounds for excluding any person from using the common land;
(i)the duration of the scheme;
(j)the procedures for reviewing and amending the scheme; and
(k)such other matters as the members of the association may think fit to include or as may be prescribed.
(2)There shall be deemed to be included in every scheme the basic rights and duties of the members of the community using the common land to which that scheme applies as set out in section 26.
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As a community member sharing common land, your association can create a management scheme that sets rules for using that land. These rules can cover ...
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