Adv. Elisha Ernest Serikali, Land Law1 LL.
B 2 Group Questions 2024/25
LAND LAW 1 GROUP ASSIGNMENTS (LL.B II)
BY;
ADV. ELISHA ERNEST SERIKALI
{LL.B – Mzumbe University (2017), PGDLP – The Law School Of Tanzania (2019), LL.M (International and Comparative Law) – Marwadi University
(2021)}
INSTRUCTIONS:
• The assignment must be typed with clear format and supported by relevant authorities of
provisions and case laws (if any)
• Write your assignment in accordance with the Department of Law guidelines
• All sources of materials should be acknowledged in the footnotes with full details of author,
title of the work cited, Edition if any, City of publication, Publisher, Year, and relevant
pages where you have obtained any information or material.
• This assignment is five (5) days assignment from the date of issue of this Assignment.
• Do not include any sort of graphs, photographs, charts, pictures or drawings of any kind
in your work.
• Marks SHALL be awarded on INDIVIDUAL basis upon class presentation of the group
work; therefore EACH student is advised to participate effectively.
• The rest of the groups not presenting are STRICTLY urged to be present during
presentation of other groups.
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QUESTION 5
With examples and relevant authorities, make an evaluation of the current system of land
allocation in comparison with the past system.
QUESTION 6
With the aid of case laws and other relevant authorities, substantiate on whether a foreigner
can acquire land by inheritance in Tanzania.
QUESTION 7
Discuss the factors leading to double allocation and the process of compensation of aggrieved
party in case of double allocation.
QUESTION 8
Thoroughly make a comprehensive deliberation on the monitoring of land development in
rural and urban centers in Tanzania.
QUESTION 9
A right of occupancy is normally accompanied with conditions. The conditions are one of the
ways in which the Government can ensure control and regulate development in land. If
properly used, the conditions can facilitate orderly land-use planning with the support of
planning laws. Discuss
QUESTION 10
Make a discussion on the office of the Registrar of titles and its functions.
QUESTION 11
Make a discussion on the registrable interests and non-registrable interests in land.
QUESTION 12
Precisely examine the merits of registration and the effects of non-registration of land
interests in Tanzania.
QUESTION 13
“The system of land registration is designed to simplify and to cheapen conveyancing. It is
intended to replace the often complicated and voluminous title deeds of property by a single
land certificate, on the strength of which land can be dealt with. In place of the lengthy and
often technical investigation of title to which a purchaser was committed, all he has to do is to
consult the register from any burden not entered on the register. Above all, the system is
designed to free the purchaser from the hazards of notice real or constructive which, in the
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case of unregistered land, involved him in enquiries, often quite elaborate, failing which he
might be bound by equities…” (Lord Wilberforce in the case of Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited
vs Boland.) In the light of above, critically discuss.
QUESTION 14
Unlike in unregistered land, the principle of adverse possession does not apply automatically
in registered land. One has to undergo some procedures to attain full recognition as a true
owner of the land. With relevant statutory provisions and case laws, discuss.
QUESTION 15
The president may revoke a right of occupancy at any time he wishes to do so, even without
any justification. Do you agree with this statement? Discuss with the support of relevant
authorities.
QUESTION 16
The two concepts; 'He who owns land owns everything extending to the heavens and the
depths of the earth' and 'whatever is attached to the ground becomes part of it' help to achieve
the extra dimension of the meaning of land in law. Discuss
QUESTION 17
Gift is one among alternate ways a person may acquire ownership of land in Tanzania.
However, whenever a Court is called to determine whether a certain land has been obtained
by way of gift, the Court will have to consider a number of factors. With examples and
authorities, discuss the veracity of this assertion.
QUESTION 18
For an article to qualify as a fixture there has to be a substantial connection between it and
the land or building. An item which merely rests on the ground by its own weight is prima facie
not a fixture. Discuss
QUESTION 19
In 1963, some major reforms were introduced when the Freehold titles were converted to
Government leaseholds, which again in 1969 the Government leaseholds were converted
into rights of occupancy. Discuss the substance of such reforms in a historical approach.
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