The Land Court Act, 2023 (Act No. 6 of 2023)Chapter 1 : Definitions, Purpose and Objects1. Definitions |
In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—
‘‘claim’’
means—
(a) | any claim for restitution of a right in land lodged with the Commission; or |
(b) | any application lodged with the registrar of the Court for the purpose of claiming restitution of a right in land, in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act; |
‘‘claimant’’
means any person who has lodged a claim in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act;
‘‘Commission’’
means the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights established by section 4 of the Restitution of Land Rights Act;
‘‘Constitution’’
means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;
‘‘Court’’
means the Land Court established by section 3;
‘‘day’’
means a day that is not a public holiday, Saturday or Sunday;
‘‘dispute’’
means a dispute arising from a matter in respect of which the Court has jurisdiction, and includes an alleged dispute;
‘‘full court’’
means a court consisting of three judges of the Court;
‘‘High Court’’
means the High Court of South Africa referred to in section 6(1) of the Superior Courts Act;
‘‘Judicial Service Commission’’
means the Judicial Service Commission contem-plated in section 178 of the Constitution;
‘‘Magistrate’s Court’’
means any court established in terms of section 2 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944);
‘‘Minister’’
means the Cabinet member responsible for the administration of justice;
‘‘prescribed’’
means prescribed by regulation;
‘‘President’’
means the President of the Republic;
‘‘registrar’’
means the registrar of the Court contemplated in section 11, and includes the assistant registrar;
‘‘Restitution of Land Rights Act’’
means the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994);
‘‘rules’’
means the applicable rules of the Court;
‘‘Rules Board’’
means the Rules Board for Courts of Law established by section 2 of the Rules Board for Courts of Law Act, 1985 (Act No. 107 of 1985);
‘‘Superior Courts Act’’
means the Superior Courts Act, 2013 (Act No. 10 of 2013); and
‘‘this Act’’
includes any regulation.