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Crown Lands Disposal Act, 1911
Act 13 of 1911
- Commenced on 13 March 1911
- [This is the version of this document at 1 December 1998.]
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Crown Lands Disposal Act, 1911.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless inconsistent with the context—“Crown lands” means and includes—(a)any land in Swaziland not being land set apart and demarcated by or on the authority of the Minister for the sole and exclusive occupation of Africans which may be proclaimed by the Minister as Crown lands;(b)any land in Swaziland which has been lawfully transferred to or appropriated by the Minister which has been or may hereafter be lawfully transferred to or expropriated by the Government of Swaziland, but shall not include—(i)any land under the control of the Minister by virtue of section 21 of Part V of the Concessions Act, No. 3 of 1904; or(ii)the land proclaimed to be Crown or Government land and dealt with by the Mbabane Township Proclamation (Cap. 75);[Not Reprinted]“Minister” means the Minister responsible for Crown Lands.3. Power of the Minister
The Minister may dispose of Crown lands by grant, sale, lease or otherwise in such manner and on such conditions as he may deem advisable, and may grant any Crown land in exchange for any other land or interest therein if it shall appear to him expedient to do so.4. Rights to minerals
All rights to precious or base metals, precious stones, minerals or mineral products shall be excluded from the grant, sale, lease or other disposal of Crown lands under this Act.5. Rights over land alienated
6. Signature of grants
The Minister may and is hereby empowered, subject to the Vesting of Land in King Order, No. 45 of 1973, to sign and execute on behalf of the Government all grants of Crown lands and all leases or agreements relating to the disposal of land: and such grants shall be sealed with the appropriate seal of office.7. Register
8. Cancellation of leases
On the termination or cancellation of any lease the Minister shall forward to the Registrar of Deeds a notification to that effect duly signed by him and by the lessee together with the copies of the deeds held by them and the Registrar shall thereupon cancel the registration of the lease without payment of any fee for such cancellation; but if the consent of the lessee to cancellation cannot be obtained, a certificate to that effect by the Minister and his consent shall be deemed sufficient authority to the Registrar of Deeds to cancel the registration of the lease.9. Diagrams
10. Amended grants
If it is found that the description or diagram of the land the subject of any grant or lease under this Act does not properly describe the land intended by the grantee or lessee to be therein comprised or to which such grantee or lessee is entitled either by reason of an error in the description or survey or from any other cause, the Minister may recall such grant or lease and an amended grant or lease may be issued in lieu thereof:Provided that if there be a dispute between the Minister and the grantee or lessee as to the boundaries of the land or the diagram, the cancellation of the original grant, lease or diagram shall take place in accordance with the existing laws relative thereto.11. Conditions of grants
12. Regulations
The Minister may make Regulations—History of this document
01 December 1998 this version
Consolidation
13 March 1911
Commenced
Cited documents 5
Act 5
1. | Deeds Registry Act, 1968 | 137 citations |
2. | Stamp Duties Act, 1970 | 25 citations |
3. | Acquisition of Property Act, 1961 | 20 citations |
4. | Transfer Duty Act, 1902 | 19 citations |
5. | Concessions Act, 1904 | 11 citations |
Documents citing this one 53
Gazette 50
Act 3
1. | Roads and Outspans Act | 33 citations |
2. | Crown Lands (Conditions) Act, 1968 | |
3. | Crown Lands (Temporary Occupation) Act, 1964 |