Physical Planning Act. Country/Territory South Africa Document type Legislation Date 1967 (1991) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to promote co-ordinated environment planning and the utilization of the Republic's resources, and for those purposes to provide for control of the zoning and subdivision of land for industrial purposes; for the reservation of land for industrial purposes; for the establishment of controlled areas; for restrictions upon the subdivision and use of land in controlled areas; for the compilation and approval of guide plans; and for restrictions upon the use of land for certain purposes unless reserved for use for such purposes; and for other matters incidental thereto. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land-use planning Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract If the Minister is satisfied that an area should be declared a controlled area or part of an existing controlled area, he may by notice in the Gazette declare that area, a controlled area, or part of a controlled area. No person shall use land in a controlled area otherwise than for a purpose for which it was being used immediately prior to the date as from which the area concerned was or is declared a controlled area or part of a controlled area; or use land, in a controlled area, which at any time after the date of declaration was not used for a purpose contemplated in the said paragraph (a), or for any other purpose authorized by or under this Act, for a continuous period of two years, except under the authority of a permit and for the purpose and in accordance with the conditions specified therein. Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Rural Development and Land Reform General Amendment Act, 2011 (No. 4 of 2011). Legislation | South Africa | 2011 Keyword: Land tenure, Cadastre/land registration, Common property, Lease, Institution, Survey/mapping Source: FAO, FAOLEX Physical Planning Act. Legislation | South Africa | 1991 (1993) Keyword: Land-use planning, Institution, Environmental planning, Public participation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (No. 16 of 2013). Legislation | South Africa | 2013 Keyword: Basic legislation, Land-use planning, Institution, Environmental planning, Public participation, Policy/planning, Court/tribunal, Agricultural land, Land tenure, Cadastre/land registration, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Access-to-information, Community management, Integrated management Source: FAO, FAOLEX