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Human Settlements Authority Act, 1988
Act 2 of 1988
- Commenced on 1 March 1988
- [This is the version of this document at 1 December 1998.]
1. Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Human Settlements Authority Act, 1988 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—“Authority” means the Human Settlements Authority established under section 4;“human settlement” means the grouping of people, shelter, services and working places both in urban and rural areas comprising land, infrastructure, shelter, social and economic facilities and it also means housing or private housing schemes and private townships;[Amended A.13/1992]“housing scheme” means an undertaking comprising the provision of land, houses and infrastructure related thereto, for residential purposes;“Minister” means the Minister responsible for human settlements;“private housing scheme” means a housing scheme established by a developer other than the Authority or its agents;“plot” means an identified piece of land which is represented as an independent entity on a general plan and registered as erf, lot or stand in the Deeds Registry.[Added A.13/1992]3. Application
This Act shall apply to such human settlements, housing schemes and private housing schemes in such areas as the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare to be subject to the provisions of this Act but shall not, without the written approval of the King, either generally or in any particular case, apply to any land vested in the Ngwenyama in trust for the Swazi Nation or to a Swazi area as defined in the Safeguarding of Swazi Areas Act, 1910 and the Definition of Swazi Areas Act, 1917.4. Establishment of Authority
5. Objects and functions
The Authority shall—6. Tenure of office
A member of the Authority appointed under section 4(1)(a) shall, subject to section 7, hold office for a period not exceeding three years and on such other terms and conditions as the Minister may determine.7. Vacation of office of members of the Authority
A member of the Authority appointed under section 4(1)(a) may—8. Meetings of the Authority
9. Powers of the Minister
The Minister may give directives of a general nature under this Act to the Authority and the Authority shall comply therewith.10. Establishment of human settlements, etc.
11. Granting of permission, etc.
11A. Submission of plans to Surveyor-General
11B. Declaration of an approved human settlement and alteration of layout of approved human settlement
11C. Submission of deeds and plans to Registrar of Deeds
11D. Transfer of land to government
12. Authority may require compliance
13. Appeals
14. Human settlement development plans
15. Revocation or modification of approved development plans
16. Regulations
The Minister may make regulations—17 Pending applications, etc.
18. Repeal of Act No. 17 of 1961
The Private Township Act, 1961 is hereby repealed.History of this document
01 December 1998 this version
Consolidation
01 March 1988
Commenced
Cited documents 2
Act 2
1. | Deeds Registry Act, 1968 | 137 citations |
2. | Land Survey Act, 1961 | 6 citations |