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Spatial Planning and Land Use
Management Act, No. 16 of 2013
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Afrikaans
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Afrikaans
Long title
To provide a framework for spatial planning and land use management in the Republic; to specify the relationship between the spatial planning and the land use management system and other kinds of planning; to provide for the inclusive, developmental, equitable and efficient spatial planning at the different spheres of government; to provide a framework for the monitoring, coordination and review of the spatial planning and land use management system; to provide a framework for policies, principles, norms and standards for spatial development planning and land use management; to address past spatial and regulatory imbalances; to promote greater consistency and uniformity in the application procedures and decision-making by authorities responsible for land use decisions and development applications; to provide for the establishment, functions and operations of Municipal Planning Tribunals; to provide for the facilitation and enforcement of land use and development measures; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
| CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Application
of Act |
| 3. | Objects
of Act |
| 4. | Spatial planning system |
| 5. | Categories
of spatial planning |
| CHAPTER 2. DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES AND NORMS AND STANDARDS | |
| 6. | Application
of development principles |
| 7. | Development principles |
| 8. | Norms and standards |
| CHAPTER 3. INTERGOVERNMENTAL
SUPPORT |
|
| 9. | National
support and monitoring |
| 10. | Provincial support and monitoring |
| 11. | Municipal
differentiation |
| CHAPTER 4. SPATIAL
DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS |
|
| Part A. Preparation of
spatial development frameworks |
|
| 12. | Preparation
of spatial development frameworks |
| Part B. Preparation and content of national spatial development framework | |
| 13. | National
spatial development framework |
| 14. | Content
of national spatial development framework |
| Part C. Preparation, content
and legal effect of provincial spatial development framework |
|
| 15. | Provincial
spatial development framework |
| 16. | Content of provincial spatial development framework |
| 17. | Legal
effect of provincial spatial development framework |
| Part D. Preparation and content of regional spatial development frameworks | |
| 18. | Regional
spatial development framework |
| 19. | Content
of regional spatial development framework |
| Part E. Preparation and
content of municipal spatial development framework |
|
| 20. | Preparation of municipal spatial development framework |
| 21. | Content of municipal spatial development framework |
| Part F. Status of spatial development frameworks | |
| 22. | Status
of spatial development frameworks |
| CHAPTER 5. LAND USE MANAGEMENT | |
| 23. | Role
of executive authority |
| 24. | Land
use scheme |
| 25. | Purpose
and content of land use scheme |
| 26. | Legal effect of land use scheme |
| 27. | Review
and monitoring of land use scheme |
| 28. | Amendment
of land use scheme and rezoning |
| 29. | Consultation
with other land development authorities |
| 30. | Alignment of authorisations |
| 31. | Record
of amendments to land use scheme |
| 32. | Enforcement
of land use scheme |
| CHAPTER 6. LAND DEVELOPMENT
MANAGEMENT |
|
| Part A. Municipal land use planning | |
| 33. | Municipal
land use planning |
| 34. | Municipal
cooperation |
| Part B. Establishment of
Municipal Planning Tribunals |
|
| 35. | Establishment of Municipal Planning Tribunals |
| 36. | Composition
of Municipal Planning Tribunals |
| 37. | Term
of office of members of Municipal Planning Tribunals |
| 38. | Disqualification from membership of Municipal Planning Tribunals |
| 39. | Technical
and other advisers |
| Part C. Processes of Municipal Planning Tribunals | |
| 40. | Determination
of matters before Municipal Planning Tribunals |
| 41. | Change with approval of Municipal Planning Tribunal |
| 42. | Deciding an application |
| 43. | Conditional
approval of application |
| 44. | Timeframes for applications |
| 45. | Parties to
land development applications |
| 46. | Notification
to Surveyor-General and Registrar of Deeds |
| 47. | Restrictive
conditions |
| 48. | Investigations
authorised by Municipal Planning Tribunal |
| 49. | Provision of
engineering services |
| 50. | Land for
parks, open space and other uses |
| Part D. Related Land Development Matters | |
| 51. | Internal
appeals |
| 52. | Development
application affecting national interest |
| CHAPTER 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
| 53. | Commencement
of registration of ownership |
| 54. | Regulations |
| 55. | Exemptions |
| 56. | Delegation |
| 57. | Non-impediment of function |
| 58. | Offences and penalties |
| 59. | Repeal of laws |
| 60. | Transitional
provisions |
| 61. | Short title
and commencement |
| Sch1. | SCHEDULE 1. MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED IN PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION [s10] |
| Sch2. | SCHEDULE 2. SCHEDULED LAND USE PURPOSES [s26] |
| Sch3. | SCHEDULE 3. REPEAL OF LAWS (SECTION 59) [s59] |
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