To enable communities to form juristic persons, to be known as communal property associations in order to acquire, hold and manage property on a basis agreed to by members of a community in terms of a written constitution; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Latest Developments:
The Communal Property Associations Act, 1996 (Act No. 28 of 1996) has been updated and amended by the Communal Property Associations Amendment Act, 2018 (Act No.20 of 2018) – effective 8 October 2024, as per Notice No. 5396 of GG51363 dated 8 October 2024.
The Communal Property Associations Act, 1996 (Act No. 28 of 1996) has been amended by the Rural Development and Land Reform General Amendment Act, 2011 as per Notice No. 427 of GG34300 dated 16 May 2011.
The Communal Property Associations Act, 1996 (Act No. 28 of 1996) has been amended by the Land Affairs Amendment Act, 1998 as per Notice No. 1214 of GG19291 dated 28 September 1998.
The Communal Property Associations Act, 1996 (Act No. 28 of 1996) has been amended by the Regulations in terms of the Communal Property Associations Act, 1996 (Act No. 28 of 1996), Government Gazette 17620, Notice No. R. 1908, dated 22 November 1996.
The Communal Property Associations Act, 1996 (Act No. 28 of 1996) has been added to the website.