Land Affairs General Amendment Act 51 of 2001

The Land Affairs General Amendment Act 51 of 2001 intends:

• to amend the Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act, 1996, by extending the definition of "applicant" to provide for associates to apply for the acquisition of rights in land and servitudes;
  • to reduce the age at which a labour tenant who refused or failed to provide labour to an owner or lessee, may not be evicted;
  • to make provision that a court satisfies itself that adequate arrangements have been made for the reinstatement of a person who was evicted, if a final order is not granted;
  • to provide for offences; 
  • to make provision that associates also may apply for advances and subsidies, granted in terms of that Act, for the acquisition of land or rights to land;
• to amend the Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 1997, by the deletion of the reference to "labour tenant" in the definition of "occupier";
  • to insert a definition for "established practice" and to grant rights to occupiers to bury deceased family members residing on the land on which the occupier is residing, on that land;
  • to grant a right to the family members of an occupier at the occupier's death, to bury that occupier on the land he or she was residing at; and
• to provide for matters connected therewith.

Commencement

5 December 2001