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Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Amendment Act, no. 6 of 2021.

Country/Territory
South Africa
Document type
Legislation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette of the Republic of South Africa no. 44649 of 2021.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Cadastre/land registration Institution Land tenure Land-use planning Ownership Property rights Right of use
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

This Act amends the Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act, 1991, providing for: an application for conversion of land tenure rights to ownership; a notice of informing interested persons of an application to convert land tenure rights into ownership; an opportunity for interested persons to object to conversion of land tenure rights into ownership; the institution of inquiries to assist in the determination of land tenure rights; an application to court by an aggrieved person for appropriate relief; the recognition of conversions that took effect in good faith in the past; and related matters.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.za

References - Legislation

Amends

Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act, 1991. Act no. 112 of 1991.

Legislation | South Africa | 1991

Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Cadastre/land registration, Subdivision of land, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Lease, Offences/penalties, Ownership, Private land, Public land, Right of use, Survey/mapping, Traditional rights/customary rights, Transfer, Use restrictions, Zoning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX