Constitutions

Every recognised Village shall have a Village Council. Explanation Village means and indudes an area recognised as a Village as such by the GoVernment of Nagaland. An area in order to be a Village under this act shall fulfil the following conditions namely:

(a) The land in the area belong to the population of that area or given to them by the Government of Nagaland, if the land in question is a Government land or is land given to them by the lawful owner of the land; and

(b) The Village is established according to the usage and customary practice of the population of the area.