Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (Act No. 16 of 2013)Chapter 4 : Spatial Development FrameworksPart F : Status of spatial development frameworks22. Status of spatial development frameworks |
(1) | A Municipal Planning Tribunal or any other authority required or mandated to make a land development decision in terms of this Act or any other law relating to land development, may not make a decision which is inconsistent with a municipal spatial development framework. |
(2) | Subject to section 42, a Municipal Planning Tribunal or any other authority required or mandated to make a land development decision, may depart from the provisions of a municipal spatial development framework only if site-specific circumstances justify a departure from the provisions of such municipal spatial development framework. |
(3) | Where a provincial spatial development framework is inconsistent with a municipal spatial development framework, the Premier must, in accordance with the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, take the necessary steps, including the provision of technical assistance, to support the revision of those spatial development frameworks in order to ensure consistency between the two. |