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Land Affairs General Amendment Act 2001 (No. 51 of 2001).

Country/Territory
South Africa
Document type
Legislation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend the Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act, 1996, by extending the definition of “applicant” to provide for’ associates to apply for the acquisition of rights in land and servitudes; to reduce the age at which a labour tenant who refused or failed to provide labour to an owner or lessee, may not be evicted; to make provision that a court satisfies itself that adequate arrangements have been made for the reinstatement of a person who was evicted, if a final order is not granted; to provide for offences; to make provision that associates also may apply for advances and subsidies, granted in terms of this at Act, for the acquisition of land or rights to land; to amend the Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 1997, by the deletion of the reference to “labour tenant” in the definition of “occupier”; to insert a definition for “established practice” and to grant rights to occupiers to bury deceased family members residing on the land on which the occupier is residing, on that land; to grant a right to he family members of an occupier at the occupier’s death, to bury that occupier on the land he or she was residing at; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land reform Land tenure Lease Contract/agreement Smallholders/peasants
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

These amendments, being part of a general revision of Acts relating to land, concern the reinforcement of the legal position and rights of labour tenants, now called "occupiers".

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amends

Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act 1996 (No. 3 of 1996).

Legislation | South Africa | 1996

Keyword: Land tenure, Land reform, Lease, Ownership, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Dispute settlement, Court/tribunal

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 1997 (No. 62 of 1997).

Legislation | South Africa

Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Right of use

Source: FAO, FAOLEX