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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Housing Act, No. 107 of
1997
Long title
To provide for the facilitation of a sustainable housing development process; for this purpose to lay down general principles applicable to housing development in all spheres of government, to define the functions of national, provincial and local governments in respect of housing development and to provide for the establishment of a South African Housing Development Board, the continued existence of provincial boards under the name of provincial housing development boards and the financing of national housing programmes; to repeal certain laws; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Long title
To provide for the facilitation of a sustainable housing development process; for this purpose to lay down general principles applicable to housing development in all spheres of government, to define the functions of national, provincial and local governments in respect of housing development and to provide for the establishment of a South African Housing Development Board, the continued existence of provincial boards under the name of provincial housing development boards and the financing of national housing programmes; to repeal certain laws; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| ARRANGEMENT OF ACT | |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| PART 1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES | |
| 2. | General principles applicable to housing development |
| PART 2. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | |
| 3. | Functions of national government |
| 4. | National Housing Code |
| 5. | Establishment of panel [...Title amended by Act 2001_004_005_20020201 - was entitled “South African Housing Development Board”] |
| 6. | National housing data bank and information system |
| PART 3. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT | |
| 7. | Functions of provincial governments |
| 8. | ... [...repealed by Act 2001_004_006_20020201 – was entitled “Provincial housing development boards”] |
| PART 4. LOCAL GOVERNMENT | |
| 9. | Functions of municipalities |
| 10. | Administration of national housing programmes by municipalities |
| 10A. | Restriction on voluntary sale of state-subsidised housing [...inserted by Act 2001_004_007_20020201] |
| 10B. | Restriction on involuntary sale of state-subsidised housing [...inserted by Act 2001_004_007_20020201] |
| PART 5. FINANCING OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT | |
| 11. | South African Housing Fund |
| 12. | Allocation of money in Fund to provincial governments |
| PART 6. TERMINATION OF HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS | |
| 13. | Abolition of National Housing Board |
| 14. | Arrangements regarding assets and liabilities of National Housing Board |
| 15. | Transfer of certain property from provincial housing development boards to municipalities |
| 16. | Transfer of money in certain funds to municipal operating accounts |
| 17. | Termination of Discount Benefit Scheme |
| PART 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
| 18. | Delegation |
| 19. | Annual report |
| 20. | Repeal of laws |
| 21. | Short title and commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE. REPEAL OF LAWS BY SECTION 20 [s20] |
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