Act 16 Land Act 1998 (14) The Commission shall submit to the Minister once in every six months a report on its operations in the management of the Land Fund giving such information on the affairs of the fund as the Minister may specify in writing. ( 15) The Minister shall submit progress reports to Parliament annually, on the performance of the Land Fund. PART III-CONTROL OF LAND USE. 43. Government or Local Government may acquire land in accordance with the provisions of article 26 and clause (2) of article 237 of the Constitution. Acquisition of land by Government. 44. A person who owns or occupies land shall manage and utilise the land in accordance with the Forest Act, the Mining Act, the National Environment Statute, 1995, the Water Statute, 1995, the Uganda Wildlife Statute, 1996, and any other law. Utilisation of land according to various Statutes. Cap. 246. Cap. 248. Statute No. 4 of 1996. Statute No. 9of1995. Statute No. 14 of 1996. 45. ( 1) The Government or a local government shall hold in trust for the people and protect natural lakes, rivers, ground water, natural ponds, natural streams, wetlands, forest reserves, national parks and any other land reserved for ecological and touristic purposes for the common good of the citizens of Uganda. (2) A local government may, upon request to the Government, be allowed to hold in trust for the people and the common good of the citizens of Uganda any of the resources referred to in subsection ( 1) of this section. (3) Any resource that is not covered under subsection ( l) of this section, which is identified after the coming into force of this Act may, upon request to the Government and with the approval of Parliament, be held in trust for the people and for the common good of the citizens of Uganda by a local government. Control of environmentally sensitive areas. (4) Government or a local government shall not lease out or otherwise alienate any natural resource referred to in this section. 53