Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (Act No. 16 of 2013)

Chapter 1 : Introductory Provisions

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The spatial planning system in the Republic consists of the following components:

(a)	Spatial development frameworks to be prepared and adopted by national, provincial and municipal spheres of government;

(b)	development principles, norms and standards that must guide spatial planning, land use management and land development;

(c)	the management and facilitation of land use contemplated in Chapter 5 through the mechanism of land use schemes; and

(d)	procedures and processes for the preparation, submission and consideration of land development applications and related processes as provided for in Chapter 6 and provincial legislation.