Change of Place Names Act, No. 23 of 1970

Act 23 of 1970


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Change of Place Names Act, No. 23 of 1970

Act 23 of 1970

  • Commenced on 29 May 1970
  • [This is the version of this document at 1 December 1998.]
An Act to change the names of certain places in Swaziland.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Change of Place Names Act, No. 23 of 1970.

2. Interpretation

In this Act—Minister” means the Minister for Local Administration; andplace” includes a street.

3. Change of names (Schedule)

(1)From a date to be notified by the Minister in the Gazette in accordance with section 5, the places set out in column 1 of the Schedule shall be known by the corresponding names set out in column 2 of the Schedule.
(2)From the date of notification referred to in subsection (1), the names of the places set out in column 2 of the Schedule shall be substituted in any law for the corresponding names set out in column 1 of the Schedule.

4. Powers of Registrar of Deeds and Surveyor-General

The officer in charge of the Deeds Office for Swaziland and the Surveyor-General appointed in terms of section 3 of the Land Survey Act, No. 46 of 1961, are hereby empowered and directed to alter the names of the places set out in column 1 of the Schedule as provided for in section 3 wherever such names appear in their records and in any deed, diagram, or other document in their possession at any time and relating to land or any rights in or over land in Swaziland.

5. Minister to fix the date of changes in names

(1)The Minister shall by notice in the Gazette fix the date from which the change in the name of a place referred to in the Schedule comes into force in terms of section 3.
(2)The Minister may fix different dates in respect of different places.

6. Amendment of Schedule

The Minister may, from time to time by notice in the Gazette, amend the Schedule:Provided that no such amendment shall come into force until it has been approved by the resolution of the House of Assembly, and a resolution of the Senate; andProvided further that such resolution shall not be required where the spelling of a name listed in the Schedule is changed.

Schedule

Column 1Column 2
Border GateMananga
Jeppes ReefMatsamo
JoefodalBulembu
OshoekNgwenya
WaverleyLundzi
NerstonSandlane
HoudkopSicunusa
BothashoopGege
MahambaMahamba
OlvernachtSalitje
GolelaLavumisa
[Amended L.N. 81/1973]
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History of this document

01 December 1998 this version
Consolidation
29 May 1970
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1. Land Survey Act, 1961 6 citations

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