Question NW2605 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
22 November 2022 - NW2605
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What number of times in each year since 1 January 2012 has the Director-General (DG) in her department undertaken an inspection of a communal property association or provisional association as envisaged in section 11(2) of the Communal Property Associations Act, Act 28 of 1996, in order to monitor compliance with the Act and the constitution of the associations thus inspected; (2) what number of requests have been received by the DG in her department under section 11 of the Act in each year since the 2012-13 financial year from members of a communal property association or provisional association?
Reply:
1. The Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) conducts visits to CPAs as part of monitoring and/or inspecting for compliance with the Act on a continuous basis as provided in section 11(2) of the Communal Property Associations Act, 1996 (Act No. 28 of 1996). The results of these inspections are reflected in the CPA annual reports, including those referred to the Land Rights Management Facility:
|
Year |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Number of inspections |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
17 |
38 |
139 |
29 |
2. None. Section 11 of the Communal Property Associations Act, 1996 (Act No. 28 of 1996) does not make provision for requests from members of a communal property association or provisional association to the Director General. Section 11 of the Act provides for a communal property association or provisional association to furnish prescribed documents and information to the Director-General in order to enable him or her to monitor compliance with the provisions of the relevant constitution and the Act.