07/07/2021
Do you have any Ideas about land tenure system?
In common law systems, land tenure is the legal regime in which land is owned by an individual, who is said to "hold" the land. It determines who can use land, for how long and under what conditions. Tenure may be based both on official laws and policies, and on informal customs
According to the Land Act of Uganda 1998 recognizes four major systems of land tenure:
1. Customary tenure is the most common tenure system in Uganda whereby access to land is “governed by the customs, rules, and regulations of the community.” Holders of land under the customary system do not have a formal title to the land they use, but generally have secure tenure.
2. Mailo tenure is a quasi-freehold tenure system established in 1900 by the British colonial government to reward colonial agents who advanced British interests in many regions of Uganda and remains a relatively secure and well-defined system of tenure, particularly in the Central region. An important feature of mailosystems is that much of the land is used by tenants who are restricted in their security of tenure on the land they farm.
3. Freehold tenure is a system whereby owners of the land have a title to their land which allows them to hold the registered land indefinitely. The landowner is given complete rights to use, sell, lease, transfer, subdivide, mortgage and bequeath the land as they see fit, so long as it is done in a manner consistent with the laws of Uganda.
4. Leasehold tenure is a system where the owner of the land grants the tenant exclusive use of the land, usually for a specific period of time. Land may also be leased from the state to individuals for typical lease periods of five, 45, or 99 years. In return, the tenant usually pays an annual rent or service under specified terms conditions.
