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Their Composition
The board has a minimum of five members, with a representative from at least each county. One third of its members must be women. The upper limit of the board members is not specified. However, this composition of the boards is governed by the amount of work and resources available.
Qualification:
The following people do not qualify to be members of the Land Boards:
(i) Persons less than 18 years,
(ii) Persons of unsound mind,
(iii) Members of parliament,
(iv) Persons convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude, or persons declared bankrupt
Appointment:
They are appointed by the district council and approved by the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development.
Tenure of office:
The members shall hold office for a period of 5 years, and can be re-appointed to serve for 5 more years only.
Removal:
The district council shall remove a member from office once the executive recommends. However, the following will lead to such an act:
Duties:
In performing their duties, DLBs must follow the provisions of the Constitution, Land Act and the land Regulations, on the ownership and management of land. The national and district polices and the customs or guiding principles of an area have to be born in mind. The duties include:
(i) Hold and allocate land in the district that does not belong to any person or authority,
(ii) Facilitate the registration and transfer of interests in land,
(iii) Cause surveys, plans, maps, drawings and estimates to be made,
(iv) Compile and maintain a list of compensations payable in respect to crops, building of a non-permanent nature after consulting the technical officers of the district,
(v) Review every year the list of compensation rates, referred to in paragraph (e) of subsection (1),
(i) She or he misses 6 meetings consecutively without any sound reasons;
(ii) Misconduct involving; corruption, influence paddling;
(iii) Inability to perform his/her functions resulting from infirmity of body or mind;
(iv) Incompetence or lack of capacity, ability or qualifications to perform the duties;
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District Land Board Status
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Powers:
In performing its duties, the District Land Boards are independent of any person or authority. They cannot be controlled, directed, used or influenced. DLBs are independent of the Uganda Land Commission. This independence gives them the powers to do any of the following:
acquire by purchase or otherwise, rights or interests in land and easements;
erect, alter, enlarge, improve or demolish any building or other erections on any land held by it;
sell, lease or otherwise deal with the land held by the Board; and
do and perform all such other acts, matters and things as may be necessary for or incidental to the exercise of those powers and the performance of the above functions.
Secretary:
This is a person appointed by the district service commission. Therefore, they are public officers. They are responsible for:
(i) Handling correspondences,
(ii) Keeping the official files and records,
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