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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 March 1988
Commences.
Cited documents 1
Documents citing this one 41
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1988-03-02 number 581
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1989-08-18 number 679
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1990-05-11 number 722
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1990-07-06 number 735
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1991-05-17 number 798
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1991-11-01 number 827
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1993-04-23 number 942
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1993-08-27 number 975
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1993-09-03 number 976
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1993-11-26 number 996
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1994-06-17 number 30
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1995-06-16 number 94
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1995-11-17 number 122
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1995-12-29 number 129
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1996-10-25 number 200
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1997-02-07 number 225
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1997-06-13 number 259
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1998-05-22 number 356
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1999-02-19 number 443
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 1999-05-07 number 470
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2000-06-02 number 568
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2000-07-28 number 584
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2001-03-23 number 670
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2002-03-01 number 806
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2004-01-16 number 5
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2004-03-05 number 22
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2004-03-19 number 25
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2004-06-04 number 57
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2005-06-22 number 062
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2005-08-18 number 081
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2005-08-19 number 083
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2005-10-07 number 099
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2005-12-16 number 130
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2006-11-17 number 138
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2007-05-18 number 53
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2007-07-30 number 83
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2007-08-17 number 90
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2007-10-12 number 108
- Swaziland Government Gazette dated 2012-08-07 number 87
- Swaziland Government Gazette supplement dated 1988-07-01 number 603
- Swaziland Government Gazette supplement dated 2010-11-05 number 122