LAW N° 43/2013 OF 16/06/2013 GOVERNING LAND IN RWANDA | 43/2013 OF 16/06/2013 — Rwanda law | Esheria

LAW N° 43/2013 OF 16/06/2013 GOVERNING LAND IN RWANDA

This provision says the law sets the rules for allocating, acquiring, transferring, using, and managing land in Rwanda, and sets principles for rights over land and related rights.

AI-assisted research synopsis — verify against the official legal text below.

Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
43/2013 OF 16/06/2013
Status
Not in force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
mul
Updated
Official source
View official record ↗
administrative authority administrative fines agricultural land agriculture buildings compensation confiscation consent requirements construction crops customary tenure effective date enforcement authority expropriation family succession foreign investment freehold title government assistance grazing land acquisition land administration land allocation land bureau organization land classification +70 more

Statute overview

About this statute

This provision says the law sets the rules for allocating, acquiring, transferring, using, and managing land in Rwanda, and sets principles for rights over land and related rights. This article defines key land-law terms used in the law. Land is treated as common heritage, and the State has the exclusive power to manage all land, grant rights to own or lease it, and move people for public interest purposes. All discrimination in access to land and land rights is prohibited, and the land rights of legally married spouses depend on the matrimonial regime they chose. A person who holds land acquired by custom, grant from the competent authority, or purchase may be recognized as holding it under an emphyteutic lease.