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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation
    January, 2014
    Botswana

    This Act concerns the establishment, functioning, and jurisdiction of the Land Tribunal. The Tribunal may consist of one or more divisions as the Minister may consider necessary to constitute, each headed by a Land Tribunal President. The Minister shall appoint the Chief Land Tribunal President. A Land Tribunal shall have jurisdiction to - (a) hear and determine a land dispute brought to its attention; (b) hear appeals and review decision of a public body concerning land.

  2. Library Resource
    Legislation
    January, 2000
    South Africa

    An Act various Acts, so as to provide for the deeds registries regulations board to make regulations regarding the manner in which the payment of the fees of office may be enforced, to validate certain acts, as to provide for the amendment, withdrawal and lapsing of conditions, to exclude issues concerning the definition of "occupier", and to provide for the secondment of judges and appointment of acting judges to the Land Claims Court, to extend the date upon which the right contemplated in the proviso to section 16(1) lapses; to authorize the Land Claims Court to issue an order where in p

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa

    Section 3 formulates a prohibition of receipt or solicitation of consideration in respect of unlawful occupation of land. Section 4 makes provision for the eviction of unlawful occupiers of land. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4, the owner or person in charge of land may institute urgent proceedings for the eviction of an unlawful occupier of that land pending the outcome of proceedings for a final order, and the court may grant such an order if it is satisfied that conditions set out in section 5 are met. Section 6 provides for eviction at the instance of an organ of state.

  4. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    This Act makes provision with respect to the recognition of tribes and certain matters regarding the administration of tribes, i.e. the institution of traditional leadership by a person designated by the tribe and recognized by the Minister.The Act, among other things, sets out the procedures for the designation and recognition of traditional leaders, provides for appeal against decisions of the Minister, defines the functions of traditional leaders, defines the jurisdiction of courts in matters of administration of tribes and defines regulation-making powers of the Minister.

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa

    Section 2 defines the land to which the provisions of this Act apply. The provisions of the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act, 1970 shall not apply to land on which a development is undertaken in terms of this Act. Consent to an occupier (defined in section 3) to reside on or use land shall only be terminated and the occupier evicted in accordance with conditions set out in section 8. Rights and duties of an occupier are defined in section 6. Section 7 concerns the impounding of animals.

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Lesotho, Southern Africa, Africa

    This Act makes provision for a wide variety of matters relating to land tenure and reform in Lesotho including the definition of rights in land, allocation of land in rural areas, grant of title in land, vesting of land in authorities, government acquisitions and acquisition and expropriation of land for public purpose, grant of long-term leases and regularization and adjudication of title in land, including resolution of disputes by specialized land courts established under this Act. All land in Lesotho is vested in the Basotho Nation and is held in trust by the King.

  7. Library Resource
    Legislation
    South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa

    These amendments, being part of a general revision of various acts relating to land, concern the regulation of land claims and in particular negotiation and mediation, duties of institutions in relation with the survey of lands, special land courts, and legal proceedings.

  8. Library Resource
    Legislation
    South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa

    These amendments concern various legal proceedings in and outside the Land Claims Court in relation with land claims and related matters such as the appointment of regional land claims commissioners.

    Amends: Restitution of Land Rights Act (No. 22 of 1994). (1994-11-25)
    Amends: Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act 1996 (No. 3 of 1996). (1996-03-12)

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation
    South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa

    "Labour tenant" is defined in section 1 as a person who: (a) is residing or has the right to reside on a farm; (b) who has or has had the right to use cropping or grazing land on the farm, referred to in paragraph (a), or another farm of the owner, and in consideration of such right provides or has provided labour to the owner or the lessee; (c) whose parent or grandparent resided or resides on a farm and had the use of cropping or grazing land on such farm or another farm of the owner, and in consideration of such right provides labour to the owner or the lessee of such or such other farm,

  10. Library Resource
    Legislation
    South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa

    These amendments concern legal proceedings with the Land Claims Court, the settlement of disputes between interested parties, the enforcement of land restitution and the use and disposal of land that is affected by a notice in the sense of subsection 11 (1) of the Act.

    Amends: Restitution of Land Rights Act (No. 22 of 1994). (1994-11-25)
    Amends: Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act 1996 (No. 3 of 1996). (1996-03-12)

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