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 Expropriation Act, No. 63 of 1975

Long title


To provide for the expropriation of land an other property for public and certain other purposes; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE
1. Definitions
2. Power of Minister to expropriation property for public and certain other purposes and to take the right to use property for public purposes
3. Expropriation of immovable property by Minister on behalf of certain juristic persons or bodies
4. Expropriation of property by Railway Administration
5. Exercise by local authority of power to expropriate property or to take the right to use property temporarily
6. Inspection of property for purposes of expropriation or taking of right to use temporarily
7. Notification that property is to be expropriated or is to be used temporarily
8. Passing of ownership in expropriated property and exercise of right to use property
9. Duties of owner of property expropriated or which is to be used by State
10. Consequences of failure of owner to inform Minister concerning compensation offered or desired, further offer by Minister, and failure to institute action
11. Payment of amount offered as compensation
12. Basis on which compensation is to be determined
13. Payment of compensation in respect of certain unregistered rights in respect of property expropriated
14. Determination of compensation by compensation court or provincial or local division of Supreme Court or by arbitration, in absence of agreement
15. Orders as to costs in Supreme Court
16. Establishment of compensation court
17. Appeal against decision of a compensation court
18. Effect of application for determination of compensation, and of noting of appeal
19. Discharge of debt secured by mortgage bond over land, and payment of compensation moneys in case of existence of certain unregistered rights
20. Payment of certain taxes an other moneys out of compensation moneys
21. Deposit of compensation money with Master or Bantu Trust, and retention thereof by Minister, in certain cases
22. Termination of unregistered rights in respect of land expropriation
23. Withdrawal of expropriation
24. Assignment of powers and duties by Minister
25. Regulations
26. Application of Act
27. Amendment if section 17 of Act 53 of 1934...
28. Repeal of sections 19 to 26 of Act 53 of 1934
29. Amendment of section 13 of Act 18 of 1936...
30. Amendment of section 14 of Act 18 of 1935
31. Amendment of section 18 of Act 18 of 1936...
32. Amendment of section 23A of Act 22 of 1936...
33. Amendment of section 1 of Act 29 of 1937
34. Amendment of section 2 of Act 29 of 1937...
35. Amendment of section 16 of Act 25 of 1945...
36. Amendment of section 24 of Act 17 of 1950...
37. Substitution of section 25 of Act 17 of 1950...
38. Repeal of section 25A of Act 17 of 1950...
39. Substitution of section 3 of Act 39 of 1951...
40. Repeal of sections 1 to 4, 6 to 12 and 18 of, and the Schedule to, Act 37 of 1955
41. Amendment of section 60 of Act 54 of 1956...
42. Amendment of section 43 of Act 40 of 1958...
43. Substitution of section 79 of Act 44 of 1958...
44. Amendment of section 82 of Act 44 of 1958...
45. Amendment of section 3 of Act 42 of 1962...
46. Amendment of section 13 of Act 24 of 1963
47. Repeal of sections 15 to 20 of Act 24 of 1983
48. Amendment of section 23 of Act 55 of 1963
49. Amendment of section 1 of Act 41 of 1964
50. Amendment of section 1 of Act 3 of 1966...
51. Amendment of section 15 of Act 3 of 1966...
52. Amendment of section 26 of Act 3 of 1966
53. Amendment of section 33 of Act 3 of 1966...
54. Amendment of section34 of Act 3 of 1966...
55. Amendment of section 35 of Act 3 of 1966...
56. Amendment of section 37 of Act 3 of 1966...
57. Amendment of section 38 of Act 3 of 1966...
58. Repeal of sections 39 and 40 of Act 3 of 1966
59. Substitution of section 41 of Act 3 of 1966
60. Repeal of sections 42, 43 and 45 of Act 3 of 1966
61. Amendment of sectoni 49 of Act 3 of 1966
62. Amendment of section 50 of Act 3 of 1966...
63. Substitution of section 31 of Act 4 of 1966...
64. Amendment of section 32 of Act 4 of 1966
65. Repeal of sections 35 to 39 of Act 4 of 1966
66. Amendment of section 40 of Act 4 of 1966
67. Amendment of section 41 of Act 4 of 1966
68. Substitution of section 66 of Act 4 of 1966...
69. Amendment of section 27 of Act 86 of 1967
70. Amendment of section 29 of Act 86 of 1967
71. Amendment of section 31 of Act 86 of 1967
72. Amendment of section 31A of Act 86 of 1967...
73. Amendment of section 31C of Act 86 of 1967...
74. Amendment of section 6 of Act 90 of 1967
75. Repeal of section 13A of Act 90 of 1967...
76. Amendment of section 6 of Act 72 of 1968
77. Amendment of section 37 of Act 40 of 1969
78. Amendment of section 37 of Act 43 of 1969
79. Amendment of section 37 of Act 47 of 1969
80. Amendment of section 37 of Act 49 of 1969
81. Amendment of section 37 of Act 50 of 1960
82. Amendment of section 18 of Act 76 of 1969
83. Amendment of section 1 of Act 96 of 1969
84. Amendment of section 2 of Act 96 of 1969
85. Amendment of section 3 of Act 96 of 1969
86. Amendment of section 4 of Act 63 of 1970
87. Amendment of section 7 of Act 54 of 1971
88. Substitution of section 8 of Act 54 of 1971
89. Repeal of section 9 of Act 54 of 1971
90. Amendment of section 10 of Act 54 of 1971
91. Amendment of section 18 of Act 54 of 1971
92. Amendment of section 5 of Act 10 of 1975
93. Amendment of section 6 of Act 10 of 1975
94. Amendment of section 16 of Act 39 of 1975
95. Repeal of laws
96. Pending proceedings
97. Short title and commencement
Sch. SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED [s95]

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