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

Chapter III : Acquisition of ownership or other rights in land by labour tenant

Purchase

[Heading substituted by section 37 of Act No. 63 of 1997]

(1)	On referral of an application by the Director-General, the President of the Court or a judge of the Court nominated by him or her may direct either that the application be heard by the Court or that it be referred to arbitration.

[Subsection (1) substituted by section 37 of Act No. 63 of 1997]

(2)	If the matter is referred to arbitration, the President of the Court or a judge of the Court nominated by him or her, shall appoint an arbitrator to hear the application and may give such directions as he or she considers appropriate as to the procedure to be followed.

[Subsection (2) substituted by section 37 of Act No. 63 of 1997]

(3)	The President of the Court or the judge nominated by him or her may appoint as arbitrator—

(a)	a person nominated by the parties in terms of section 18(8); or

(b)	a person on the panel of arbitrators referred to in section 31,

but shall not be obliged to appoint a person nominated by the parties.

[Subsection (3) inserted by section 37 of Act No. 63 of 1997]