Legislation
| Date | 01 October 1959 |
| Published date | 01 October 1959 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1002/j.1099-162X.1959.tb00149.x |
Legislation
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
NIGERIA
(NORTHERN
(REGION)
Provincial
Councils
Law
NO·9
of1959
THE Governor in Council is empowered by this law to establish by instrument
provincial councils for any province in Northern Nigeria--their establishment
follows the recommendations
of
the Hudson Report on Provincial Authorities
of
1957, which was discussed in the July, 1957 issue of this
Journal.
This law is
mainly of a permissive
nature;
the establishing instruments will set
out
the
composition
and
functions of provincial councils
and
regulations will be
made
by the Governor in Council providing for the method
of
election of members
to them (councils will also have ex-officio
and
nominated members).
LAND
SOUTHERN
RHODESIA
Native Land Husbandry
Amendment Act
No. 32of1959
THIS
is the first amendment to the
1951
Act, which was described in an article
in the
Journal
inJuly, 1955. Generally it isa tidying-upmeasure. An 'indigenous
native' is more closely defined
and
the Minister
of
Native Affairs
may
now
choose a
"number
of persons" instead of a
"number
of Europeans" to sit on
assessment committees.
There
are, however, some new clauses. Livestock in
excess of the
number
permitted by a grazing right
but
within a specified maxi-
mum
may
be grazed for a limited period
and
on payment
of
a levy, which is
to be used to finance pasture management measures. Maximum penalties for
offences
under
the Act
are
increased to liability to a fine of
£25
or three months
imprisonment.
KENT
A The Indian Transfer ofPro
perl}'
Act
(AmeTldment)
Ordinance'
The Registration of Titles (Amendment)
Ordinance and
The Land Titles
(AmendmeTlt)
Ordinance
Nos. 9, 23 and 24 of 1959
THE first ordinance listed above amends the
Indian
Transfer of Property Act
of
1882, in its application to Kenya
and
deals mainly with matters concerning
mortgages.
The
second is in
part
acorollary to the first,
but
also makes
other
amendments. Among these are new clauses empowering the Registrar
of
Titles
to clear the register
of
dead documents, e.g., discharged charges
and
expired
leases,
and
to destroy them.
The
register should thus reflect the up-to-date
position of the land to which it relates in regard to dealings
and
incumbrances
registered against the title. A new clause provides
that
transfers of land in
certain local authority areas shall
not
be capable of registration until
proof
of
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