In this month's Finance Briefing, we focus on the proposed amendments to the Land Act No. 4 of 1999 (the Land Act) which were introduced in the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Bill, 2017 (the Bill). The Bill was tabled before the Tanzanian Parliament for an initial reading on 17 November 2017.

The Bill proposes to amend the Land Act by introducing new sections: 120A, 120B and 120C. The proposed amendments cover the following legal issues:

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