Patel v Registrar of Titles
Patel v Registrar of Titles (Civil Appeal No. 21 of 1949 .) [1949] EACA 10 (1 January 1949)
The Court held that both the Buganda Land (Amendment) Law, 1942, and the Land Transfer Ordinance, 1944, impose mandatory requirements that the consent of the Governor and the Lukiko be obtained not only for the original grant of a lease of Mailo land to a non-native, but also for any subsequent assignment of that leasehold interest to another non-native. The fact that the lease covenant required only the lessor's consent is immaterial, as all contracts are deemed to be made subject to the prevailing law. The Muganda lessor's discretion to consent to an assignment is fettered by statutory and…
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- Mailo Land
- Assignment Of Lease
- Consent Requirements
- Registration Of Titles
- Native Land Law