Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act, 1991 (Act No. 112 of 1991)Chapter 2 : Formalizing of Townships16. Assistance by Minister to formalize townships |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) and the availability of moneys and personnel, the Minister may in respect of a township in which land tenure rights mentioned in Schedule 1 or 2 have been granted in erven or other pieces of land, take in conjunction with the community residing in such township such steps as may be necessary to declare such township to be a formalized township. |
[Section 16(1) substituted by section 3 of the Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Amendment Act, 1996, (Act No. 34 of 1996), Notice No. 1099, dated 3 July 1996]
| (2) | Subsection (1) shall not be applicable in respect of any township situated on tribal land unless the tribe in question has requested the Minister by means of a tribal resolution to take steps to declare any such township to be a formalized township with a view to converting the land tenure rights granted to individuals in respect of erven and other pieces of land in any such township into ownership. |
