Act 16
Land Act
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(2) An appeal shall lie from the decision of a Land
Tribunal established under sections 81 or 82 of this Act to the
District Land Tribunal.
(3) An appeal from the decision of a District Land
Tribunal in exercise of its appellate jurisdiction shall lie to the
High Court.
89. ( 1) Nothing in this Part shall be taken to prevent or
hinder or limit the exercise bv traditional authorities of the
functions or oetenrun1ng 01sputes over customary tenure or
acting as a mediator between persons who are in dispute over
any matters arising out of customary tenure.
Customary
dispute
settlement
and
mediation_
(2) At the commencement of a case or at any time during
the hearing of the case, a Land Tribunal may advise the parties to
the case that, in its opinion, the nature of the case is such that the
parties would be better served by using mediation to resolve their
differences than by continuing with litigation in the Tribunal; and
where such an opinion has been given, the Land Tribunal may
adjourn the case for such period as it considers fit to enable the
parties to use the services of the traditional authorities or the
Mediator or some other person to mediate in the dispute.
_The Mediator.
90. (1) There shall be a Mediator who shall be appointed by
the Land Tribunal and the appointment shall be on adhoc basis.
(2) The Mediator shaH be a person of high moral
character and proven integrity who by virtue of his or her skill,
knowledge, work, standing or reputation in society is capable
and likely to be able to bring parties who are in disagreement or
dispute about an issue over land arising out of any matter
provided for in this Act together to negotiate and reach a
mutually satisfactory agreement or accomodation on that matter.
(3) The Mediator shall have such functions as are
provided for in this Act or as may be conferred on him or her by
regulations.
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Functions of
the
Mediator.
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