Act 16 Land Act 1998 10. (1) ·Any 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 the provisions of this Act. Conversion of customary tenure to freehold tenure. (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 subrmrrea, iogemer w1m me prescnbedtee, to me comrmttee ot the parish 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 the Land Tribunal and the Tribunal may confirm, reverse, vary, or modify the decision and make such orders as it is empowered to make .by this Act. II. (I) A person, who wishes to be granted a freehold shall apply in the prescribed form to the Board. Application for grant of land in freehold. (2) 1 ne appucatton referred to in subsection (1) of this section snau oe Jo<1gee1 with the Committee. 12. (1) Upon receipt of an application made under section 10 or section 11, the Committee shall, subject to the provisions of this section exercise in respect of the application, all its functions under section 6. (2) The Committee shall when exercising the functions set out in paragraph (c) of subsection ( 1) of section 6 consider or take into account the question whether the customary law applicable to the land the subject of an application to which this section applies recognises or provides for individual ownership of land. 19 Functions of the Committee on application for freehold tenure.