The Act makes provision for the Agricultural Land Settlement Board and for the lease of agricultural land by public authorities in the framework of development of agriculture and the control on the use of land.The 53 sections of this Act are divided into 7 Parts: Preliminary (I); Agricultural…

This Act concerns rural land. The Act consists of 15 sections divided into 4 Parts: Preliminary (I); Acquisition and Alienation of State Land (II); Occupation of Land by Person Other Than Owner Not Involving Subdivision (III); General (IV).Communal land and other specified types of land are…

This Act principally makes provision for the making and registration of deeds regarding land and other real rights, for rights in land such as lease and servitude and for the transfer of land.The Act consists of 88 section divided into 7 Parts: Preliminary (I); Administration (II); Registration…

This Act establishes the Agricultural Finance Corporation. The Corporation shall carry out the following functions: (a) subject to such terms and conditions as the Board of the Corporation may impose, make advances: (i) to any person for any purpose connected with the production, processing,…

This Act provides for the establishment of the Small Enterprises Development Corporation and the Small Enterprises Development Board, defines powers and functions of the Corporation and provides for the functioning and financing of the Corporation.The functions of the Corporation shall be to: (a…

This Act concerns the control of the grazing of livestock. The Act consists of 68 sections, divided into 9 Parts: Preliminary (I); Establishment, control and administration of pounds and appointment of poundmaster and other staff (II); Management of pounds (III); Impounding of stock (IV); Duties…

This Act concerns the registration and practice of land surveyors. It consists of 34 sections and 3 Schedules. The sections are divided into 4 Parts: Preliminary (I); Council of Land Surveyors (II); Council, Staff, Register and Registration (III); Cancellation of Registration, Disciplinary…

These Regulations of the Minister of Lands and Rural Resettlement made under section 39, as read with section 7(a), of the Agricultural Land Settlement Act, concern the conditions and procedures for the issuing of Agricultural Land Settlement Permit. Every permit is issued subject to the terms…

This Act stipulates that the fund established in terms of section 3 of the African Development Fund Act shall, on and after the fixed date, continue in existence and shall be known as the District Development Fund. The trustee of the Fund shall be the Minister of Local Government, Rural and…

Given the provision of the Medium Term Plan (MTP 2011-2015), the ZAIP recognizes that the Zimbabwean agricultural sector has undergone massive changes in the farm size leading to increased number of farmers and relatively smaller sizes of farms.The overall goal of ZAIP is to facilitate…

This Act establishes the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority under section 3 as a body corporate. The operations of the Authority shall, subject to this Act, be controlled by a Board constituted under section 5. For the better exercise of its functions and powers the Board may establish…

This Act concerns land-use planning at regional level. The text of the Act consists of 75 sections and one Schedule. The sections are divided into 11 Parts: Preliminary (I); Regional Planning (II); Local Planning Authorities (III); Master and Local Plans (IV); Control of Development (V);…