Section 17, The National Land Commission Act, 2022

(1) The Commissioner-General referred to under section 16 shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Minister subject to the approval of Parliament. (2) No person shall be appointed as a Commissioner- General unless that person- (a) is a formally trained and qualified professional of at least 10 years standing in a profession or discipline relevant to the functions of the Commission; (b) has considerable knowledge and experience in land administration matters; and (c) has at least a master’s degree in Public Administration and Management or other related Social Sciences from an accredited university with at least 5 years working experience; (3) The Commissioner-General shall hold office for a term of four years and may be re-appointed for not more than one additional term of four years. Secretariat. Commissioner- General. (b) permit searches to be made in the cadastral records and provide certified copies of extracts from such records on payment of a prescribed fee; (c) train and supervise para-surveyors; assigned to it by the Commission. (2) The Cadastral Index Mapping Unit shall be headed by a person with at least 5 years proven experience in land mapping land management and land administration . 41. The District Land Commission shall submit a report to the Commissioner-General every six months outlining activities undertaken by the District Land Commission and any other relevant matters to ensure the efficient implementation of its functions in the District PART VI–CHIEFDOM LAND COMMITTEES 42. There shall be in each chiefdom a committee to be known as the Chiefdom Land Committee 43. (1) Each Chiefdom Land Committee shall consist of the following members who shall be resident in the Chiefdom- (a) the Paramount Chief of the Chiefdom or his representative who shall be the Chairperson of the Chiefdom Land Committee; (b) one land owner from each section of the Chiefdom nominated by the Town or Village Area Land Committee in accordance with customary law; and Report Chiefdom Composition of Chiefdom land (4) The Commissioner-General shall be responsible for the- (a) implementation of decisions of the Board; (b) control and management of the day-to-day business of the Commission; (c) administration, organisation and control of the other officers and staff of the Commission; and (d) management of the funds , property and business of the Commission. (5) Two months prior to the commencement of the financial year the Commissioner General shall prepare an annual business plan outlining the investments required, income to be generated and services to be provided in the coming year and shall submit the plan to the Board for its approval.