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Swazi Graves Act, 1909
Act 18 of 1909
- Commenced on 31 July 1909
- [This is the version of this document at 1 December 1998.]
1. Short title and interpretation
2. Declaration of site
Any land in the neighbourhood of the graves of chiefs or the relations of chiefs enclosed in accordance with the provisions of the Swazi Graves Proclamation (2†) with a substantial fence to the satisfaction of the Minister may be declared by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be a grave site, and such site shall thereafter as long as such fence is maintained in proper order to the satisfaction of the Minister be deemed to be land set apart for the sole and exclusive use and occupation of the Swazi nation under section 2 of the Concessions Partition Act No. 28 of 1907.3. Rights of way
The Swazi nation shall have such right of way over neighbouring land as may reasonably be necessary for the purpose of obtaining access to any grave site as long as their rights in respect of such site continue in force and such right of way shall be defined by the Minister if he considers such definition necessary.4. Termination of rights
If the fence round any grave site is not maintained in proper order to the satisfaction of the Minister, he may by notice in the Gazette declare that the rights of the Swazis to such grave site shall cease and determine whereupon such rights shall determine accordingly, and any rights in respect of such site which belonged to any person at the date when such site was declared to be a grave site shall revert to such person or to his successor in title.5. Compensation
No compensation shall be payable to any person in respect of rights held by such persons to land declared to be a grave site under this Act.History of this document
01 December 1998 this version
Consolidation
31 July 1909
Commenced