Gas Regulator Levies Act, 2002
R 385
Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 1997 (Act No. 62 of 1997)Chapter III : Rights and Duties of Occupiers and Owners7. Rights and duties of owner |
| (1) | The owner or person in charge may have a trespassing animal usually or actually in the care of an occupier impounded and removed to a pound in accordance with the provisions of any applicable law, if the owner or person in charge has given the occupier at least 72 hours' notice to remove the animal from the place where it is trespassing and the occupier has failed to do so: Provided that the owner or person in charge may take reasonable steps to prevent the animal from causing damage during those 72 hours. |
[Section 7(1) substituted by section 22 of Act No. 61 of 1998]
| (2) | An owner or person in charge may not prejudice an occupier if one of the reasons for the prejudice is the past, present or anticipated exercise of any legal right. |
| (3) | If it is proved in any proceedings in terms of subsection (2), that the effect of the conduct complained of is to prejudice an occupier as set out in that subsection, it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that such prejudice was caused for one of the reasons referred to in subsection (2). |
