Section 12 Land Use Act

Section 12 of the Nigerian Land Use Act is about Power of Governor to grant licences to take building materials. It is under Part II (Principles of Land tenure) of the Act.

(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor to grant a licence to any person to enter upon any land which is not the subject of a statutory right of occupancy or of a mining lease, mining right or exclusive prospecting licence granted under the Minerals Act or any other enactment, and remove or extract therefrom any stone, gravel, clay, sand or other similar substance (not being a mineral within the meaning assigned to that term in the Mineral Act) that may be required for building or for the manufacture of building
materials.

(2) Any such licence may be granted for such period and subject to such conditions as the Military Governor may thing proper of as may be prescribed.

(3) No such licence shall be granted in respect of an area exceeding 400 hectare.

(4) It shall not be lawful for any licensee to transfer his licence in any manner whatsoever without the consent of the Governor first had and obtained, and any such transfer effected without the consent of the Governor shall be null and void.

(5) The Governor may cancel any such licence if the licensee fails to comply with any of the conditions of the licence.