Section 13 Land Use Act

Section 13 of the Nigerian Land Use Act is about Duty of occupier of statutory right of occupancy to maintain beacons. It is under Part II (Principles of Land tenure) of the Act.

(1) The Occupier of a statutory right of occupancy shall at all times maintain in good and substantial repair to the satisfaction of the Governor, or of such public officer as the Military Governor may appoint in that behalf, all beacons or other land marks by which the boundaries of the land comprised in the statutory right of occupancy are refined and in default of his so dong the Military Governor or such public officer as aforesaid may by notice in writing require the occupier to define the boundaries in the manner and within the time specified in such notice.

(2) If the occupier of a statutory right of occupancy fails to comply with a notice served under subsection (1)of this section he shall be liable to pay the expenses (if any) incurred by the Governor in defining the boundaries which the occupier has neglected to define.