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Godfrey Eliseus Massay is a lawyer and land tenure specialist.He has eight years of experience working on land rights and in the natural resource sector in Tanzania, and has written and published numerous articles on land rights in both national and international academic journals.
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The Public Land (Preserved Areas) Act
An Act to provide for the preservation of public land for the purpose of its better utilisation and development and for the conservation of the natural resources
The Rural Farmlands (Acquisition and Regrant) Act
An Act to make provision for the acquisition of certain farmlands in the occupation of persons other than their owners and for the regrant of lands so acquired.
The Urban Leaseholds (Acquisition and Regrant) Act
An Act to make provision for the acquisition of certain urban lands developed by persons other than the owners and for the regrant of lands so acquired.
The Village Land Act
An Act to provide for the management and administration of land in villages, and for related matters.
Urban Planning and Space Standards Regulations
Made under section 77(1) of the Urban Planning Act
The Town Planners (Registration) Act
An Act to provide for registration of town planners, establishment of the Town Planners Registration Board, regulation of the standard, conduct and activities of town planners and to provide for matters connected therewith.
The Town Planners (Registration) Regulations
Made under section 31 of the Town Planners (Registration) Act
The Land Registration Act
An Act to provide for the registration of land and for related matters.
The Land Acquisition Act
An Act to provide for the compulsory acquisition of lands for public purposes and in connection with housing schemes.
The Government Leaseholds (Conversion to the Rights of Occupancy) Act
An Act to convert Government leaseholds into rights of occupancy, to disapply the Freehold Titles (Conversion) and Government Leases Act, 1963 and to provide for related matters.