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    An Act to provide assistance to persons carrying on or undertaking to carry on farming operations, for the exercise of control in respect of assistance rendered, and for other incidental matters.

    Legislation
    South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa

    An Act to provide for the establishment of the Agricultural Credit Board and assistance to farmers by the Board. The Board is established under section 2. The Minister may establish Agricultural Credit Committees for one or more magisterial districts or portion of district. The Committees shall advise and assist the Minister or the Board. Assistance shall consist of a loan or selling or letting of immovable property. Immovable property may be acquired for farming purposes or sold by the State if the property is not suitable for farming purposes.

  2. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    October, 2015
    South Africa

    The Portfolio Committee’s Content Advisor provided a summary of the key financial and performance recommendations contained in the 2013/14 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report, and described those that had been brought to the attention of the Minister of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), as well as to the Minister of Finance.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    Jurisprudence
    November, 2016
    Africa, South Africa

    This is a judgement in the Land Claims Court which concerned the validity of land claims lodged under The Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act 15 of 2014. This act was an amended version of the Restitution of Land rights Act 22 f 1994 which differed by extending the time frame for persons, descendants, or communities who were disposed of land after 1913 to lodge land claims.  Previously the cut-off date under the 1994 to lodge claims was 31st December 1998. Under the 2014 Act, claims could up lodged from the passing of the act until 30 June 2019.

  4. Library Resource
    Regulations
    South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa

    These Regulations amend the Regulations made under the Sectional Titles Act, 1986 with respect to a wide variety of matters including: sectional mortgage bonds; forms for certificates and other documents issued or made under the Act; management rules set out in Annexure 8; and registration of documents. They also insert new provisions on: replacement of a schedule for a lost or destroyed schedule of servitudes and conditions referred to in section 11(3)(b) of the Act; and replacement of documentation referred to in section 25(2) of the Act.

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    November, 2014
    South Africa

    The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources having conducted oversight at the Council of Geosciences (CGS), the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) and Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP), from 21 – 22 October 2014 reports as follows:

    1. Background and Introduction

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    Legislation & Policies
    February, 2016
    South Africa

    The Committee welcomed the Quarterly Reports as they showed the progress that had been made in dealing with claims. However discomfort was expressed at the pace of restitution. The Committee was very interested in the research aspect of the Commission’s brief.

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    Legislation & Policies
    August, 2015
    South Africa

    The Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform was briefed by the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (CRLR) on its 2014/15 annual report. The Commission had exceeded its targets by settling 428 new claims against a target of 379; finalising 372 claims against a target of 239; approving 119 projects against a target of 53; researching 1 525 claims against a target of 1 445; establishing 14 operational claims lodgement offices; and acquiring four mobile lodgement offices.

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    Legislation & Policies
    April, 2015
    South Africa

    The Chief Land Claims Commissioner from the Commission of Restitution of Land Rights presented the strategic plan for 2015-2020 as well as the Annual Performance Plan 2015/2016 to the Committee. She emphasised that there was still a need for the Commission to be clearly delineated in function and fact from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) particularly since the Commission reported directly to the Minister.

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    April, 2015
    South Africa

    The meeting began with the adoption of the draft report on the budget vote 39, where a number of small issues were raised, including typos and minor amendments. The main thrust of the changes was that the Land Claims Court should be given greater priority, and a policy needed to be put in place to help with alleviating the bottlenecks in these courts. The adoption of the report became heated when the DA abstained from approving it, even though they had been a part of the process from the beginning.

  10. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    July, 1994
    South Africa

    To provide for the temporary protection of certain rights to and interests in land which are not otherwise adequately protected by law; and to provide for matters connected therewith

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