Question NW1277 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
08 July 2020 - NW1277
Roos, Mr AC to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
With regard to the Spatial Data Infrastructure Act, No 54 of 2003 (SDI Act), (a) why was the SDI Act omitted under the Legislative Mandates of her department’s 2020-21 Annual Performance Plan for Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and (b) with no mention of the SDI Legislation under Part C: Institutional Performance Programme information and Programme 6: Land Administration making no reference to Spatial Data Infrastructure nor the statutory body appointed by her to deliver the South African Spatial Data Infrastructure, where does the South African Spatial Data Infrastructure function sit?
Reply:
a) The omission of the Spatial Data Infrastructure Act (Act 54 of 2003) in the 2020 / 21 Annual Performance Plan (APP), was due to an administrative oversight and is being rectified in the revision of the APP of the Department which is currently being finalized.
b) The administrative functions with regard to the Spatial Data Infrastructure Act (Act 54 of 2003) and the South African Spatial Data Infrastructure (SASDI) remains within the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development in the Branch Spatial Planning and Land Use Management.