LAND LAW — Land Use Act — Grant of Right of Occupancy — Land Already Subject of Deemed Grant Cannot Be Regranted — Nemo Dat Quod Non Habet

The maxim nemo dat quod non habet (no one gives what they do not have) applies to grants of land under the Land Use Act. Once land is subject to a deemed grant under Section 36(2), the Local Government cannot validly grant the same land…