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Record identifier:TIM-000862
Record status:C
Country:Uganda [UGA]
Faolex ID:LEX-FAOC096350
In force:Y
Sector:Land/Land-use planning
Type of text:LE-Primary Legislation: Act/Law/Order
Date of Text:1998-07-02
Title:Land Act (Cap. 227).
Reference:Art.27
Measures:Art.27 Rights of women, children and persons with a disability regarding customary land. Any decision taken in respect of land held under customary tenure, whether in respect of land held individually or communally, shall be in accordance with the customs, traditions and practices of the community concerned, except that a decision which denies women or children or persons with a disability access to ownership, occupation or use of any land or imposes conditions which violate articles 33, 34 and 35 of the Constitution on any ownership, occupation or use of any land shall be null and void.
Activity:GE-General
Type of forest:GE-General
Target subject:GD-Gender; ID-Indigenous; CM-Community
I. Land Tenure and Forest Management:gender equality in land and forest tenure