State Land Disposal Amendment Act 47 of 1987

State Land Disposal Amendment Act, 1987 (No. 47 of 1987)

GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE:
[ ]  Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions fromexisting enactments. 
__ Words underlined with solid line indicate insertions in existing enactments.

Act

• to amend the State Land Disposal Act, 1961, so as
  • to change the designation of the Minister of Community Development; and 
  • to extend the power of the State President relating to certain rights of the State in respect of private land; and
• to provide for incidental matters.

(English text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 3 September 1987.)

BE IT ENACTED by the State President and the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:-

Amendment of section 1 of Act 48 of 1961, as substituted by section 1 of Act 28 of 1968 and amended by section 1 of Act 66 of 1982.

1. Section 1 of the State Land Disposal Act, 1961, is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of "Minister" of the following definition:

'"Minister' means the Minister of [Community Development] Public Works, but in relation to any land which in terms of any law falls under the control and management of the South African Transport Services referred to in section 2 of the South African Transport Services Act, 1981 (Act No. 65 of 1981), 'Minister' means the Minister of Transport Affairs;".

Substitution of section 2A of Act 48 of 1961, as inserted by section 3 of Act 28 of 1968.

2. The following section is hereby substituted for section 2A of the State Land Disposal Act; 1961:

"Powers of State President in relation to certain rights of State in respect of private land.

2A. (1) The State President may-

(a) on such terms and conditions as he may deem fit, consent to the amendment or cancellation of any condition which was, before or after the commencement of this Act, embodied in or registered against a deed of grant or deed of transfer in terms of any law or otherwise and whereby any right was reserved to or acquired by the State in respect of land;

(b) at an time exercise an such right.

(2) If the State President has m terms of subsection (1) (a) consented to the amendment or cancellation of a condition referred to in that subsection, he may authorize the registrar of deeds concerned in writing to endorse the amendment or cancellation, as the case may be, on the title deed of the land concerned, and the said registrar shall give effect to the said authorization in such manner as· may to him appear to be most practicable and convenient.".

Short title.

3. This Act shall be called the State Land Disposal Amendment Act, 1987.

Commencement

16 September 1987