Section 9: How to Convert Customary Land to Freehold in Uganda
9.Conversion of customary tenure to freehold tenure
(1)A person, family, community or association holding land under customary tenure on former public land may convert the customary tenure into freehold tenure in accordance with this Act.
(2)The decision of the board approving the conversion to freehold tenure shall be in the prescribed form.
(3)An application for conversion from customary tenure to freehold tenure shall be in the prescribed form and shall be submitted, together with the prescribed fee, to the committee of the area in which the land the subject of the application is situated.
(4)On receipt of the report and recommendations of the committee, the board shall cause the land in respect of which the application is made to be surveyed before approving the application.
(5)When the board approves an application for conversion, the board may attach conditions to the conversion.
(6)Any party aggrieved by the decision of the board may appeal to a district land tribunal; and the district land tribunal may confirm, reverse, vary or modify the decision and make such orders as it is empowered to make by this Act.
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You have the right to apply to convert your customary land ownership into freehold ownership if the land is on former public land. To do this, you nee...
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