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South Africa
GAUTENG PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
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Gauteng Planning and Development Act, No. 3 of 2003

Long title

To provide for a single system of development, planning and land management in the Province; to set out principles for planning and development in the Province; to establish planning bodies and to provide for appeals to the Appeal Tribunal; to create a framework for the preparation of development plans and frameworks; to provide for the creation of zoning schemes; to create unified procedures for development applications; to provide for the repeal of legislation and transitional measures; to provide for general matters such as enforcement procedures; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE
ARRANGEMENT OF THE ACT
CHAPTER I. DEFINITIONS
1. Definitions
CHAPTER II. PRINCIPLES FOR DEVELOPMENT
2. Application of principles for planning and development
3. Principles to promote spatial restructuring and development
4. Principles to promote sustainable development 
5. Principles relating to development in general 
6. Principles relating to land use management systems
7. Principles that enhance inter governmental planning and development
8. Principles on participation and human resource development
9. Principles on administrative fairness, decision making and dispute resolution.
CHAPTER III. DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION BODIES
10. Planning Committees and Municipal Planning Tribunals 
11. Functions of Planning committees and municipal tribunals
12. Meetings and procedures 
13. Establishment of the Provincial Planning Tribunal
14. Functions of the Provincial Planning Tribunal
15. Meetings and procedures of the Provincial Planning Tribunal
16. Establishment of an Appeal Tribunal 
17. Functions of the Appeal Tribunal
18. General provisions applying to Planning Tribunals
CHAPTER IV. DEVELOPMENT PLANS
19. Planning and development policy in the Province
20. Formulation and implementation of the Provincial integrated development plan
21. General purpose of the Provincial integrated development plan
22. Subject matter of the Provincial integrated development plan 
23. Co-ordination of the Provincial integrated development plan
24. Procedures for formulating the Provincial integrated development plan
25. Formulation of the Provincial spatial development framework
26. General purpose of the Provincial spatial development framework
27. Subject matter of the Provincial spatial development framework 
28. Co-ordination of the Provincial spatial development framework
29. Procedures for formulating the Provincial spatial development framework
30. Effect of Provincial spatial development
31. Spatial development frameworks of municipalities
32. Subject matter of spatial development frameworks
33. General purpose of spatial development frameworks
34. Co-ordination of spatial development frameworks with other plans
35. Procedures for formulating and adopting spatial development frameworks
36. Failure to adopt spatial development frameworks
37. Submission of spatial development framework to MEC
38. Effect of spatial development frameworks
39. Formulation of land development policies
40. Purpose of land development policies
41. Content of land development policies
42. Effect of land development policies
43. Monitoring and revision of land development policies
CHAPTER V. ZONING SCHEMES
44. Content of zoning schemes
45. Formulation of zoning schemes
46. Purpose of zoning schemes
47. Provisions to be contained in zoning schemes
48. Conflict of a zoning scheme and by-laws
49. Procedures for formulation and adoption of zoning schemes
50. Commencement of a coning scheme
51. Revision of an approved zoning scheme
52. Conflict with existing schemes
53. Non-conforming development and land use
54. Alteration of boundaries
55. Applicability
56. Transitional measures
57. Zoning amendments
58. Zoning register
CHAPTER VI. DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES
59. Application
60. Applicants
61. Development Applications 
62. Application procedure
63. Notification
64. Procedure after notification
65. Submission of application to a planning committee or municipal planning tribunal
66. Hearing procedure
67. Consideration of application
68. Consideration and finalisation of unopposed applications 
69. Hearings and decisions of the Provincial Planning Tribunal and Appeal Tribunal 
70. Notice of decision 
71. Amendment of applications
72. Continuation of application by another applicant
73. Prohibition of certain contracts
74. Prohibition of certain applications
75. Amendment, Suspension or removal of restrictive conditions and servitudes
76. Other Applications
77. Lodging of documents with the Surveyor-General and the Registrar 
78. Lapse of application
79. Withdrawal of application
80. Abandonment of application
81. Substitution of authority
82. Proof of certain facts in connection with applications
CHAPTER VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS
83. Engineering services 
84. Responsibility for the installation and provision of engineering services
85. Provision of land for and contribution towards parks and open spaces
86. Fees
87. Expropriation
88. Delegation of powers
89. Investigation of complaints
90. Appeals
91. Offences, imposition of fines and penalties
92. Documentation to be available to the public
93. Correction of errors or omissions
94. Registration in a deeds registry
95. Transitional measures
96. Regulations
97. Repeal of laws
98. Short title and commencement .
Sch. SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED

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