ATC140219: Report of the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform on the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill [B 35 – 2013] (National Assembly– section 76), dated 05 February 2014
Rural Development and Land Reform
Report of the
Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform on the Restitution of
Land Rights Amendment Bill [B 35 2013] (National Assembly section 76), dated
05 February 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform, having considered
the
Restitution
of Land Rights Amendment Bill
(National Assembly section 76, referred
to it and classified by the Joint Tagging Mechanism as a section 76 bill),
reports the Bill with amendments [B35A-2013].
The
Bill was amended as follows:
CLAUSE 1
1.
On page 2, from line 5, to omit "
31 December
[1998]
2018
" and to substitute "
[31 December 1998]
30 June 2019
".
NEW CLAUSE
1.
That the following be a new Clause:
Amendment of section 6 of Act 22 of
1994, as amended by section 3 of Act 78 of 1996 and section 5 of Act 63 of 1997
2.
Section 6 of the principal Act is
hereby amended
(a)
by
the deletion
in subsection (1) of the full stop at the end of paragraph
(f)
and the insertion of the expression "; and" at the
end of that paragraph;
(b)
by
the
insertion in subsection (1) after paragraph
(f)
of the following paragraph:
"
(g)
ensure that priority is given to claims lodged no later than
31 December 1998 and which were not finalised at the date of the commencement
of the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act, 2014.
"; and
(c)
by
the
insertion after subsection (1) of the following subsection:
"(1A)
(a)
The Commission shall establish and keep
a Register which shall be known as the National Land Restitution Register.
(b)
The
Commissioner shall enter into the Register the details of all land restitution
claims from the date of the commencement of the Restitution of Land Rights
Amendment Act, 2014.
(c)
The
Commission shall keep the Register up to date and the Register shall be open to
the public subject to the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No
2 of 2000).".
CLAUSE 2
Clause rejected.
NEW CLAUSE
1.
That the following be a new Clause:
Amendment of section 11 of Act 22 of 1994, as amended
by section 5 of Act 78 of 1996, section 7 of Act 63 of 1997 and section 4 of
Act 18 of 1999
3.
Section 11 of
the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (1) for
the words following paragraph
(c)
of the following words:
he or she shall cause notice of the claim to be
published in the
Gazette
and
in the media circulating nationally and
in the relevant province, and
shall
take steps to make it known in the district
in which the land in
question is situated..
CLAUSE 3
1.
On page 2, in line 19, to omit "
31 December
[1998]
2018
" and to substitute "
[31 December 1998]
30 June 2019
".
CLAUSE 6
1.
On
page 4, in line 7, to omit
"2013" and to substitute "2014".
CLAUSE 10
1.
On page 4, in line 23, to omit "
31 December
[1998]
2018
" and to substitute "
[31 December 1998]
30 June 2019
".
CLAUSE 11
1.
On page 4, in line 31, to omit "
31 December
[1998]
2018
" and to substitute "
[31 December 1998]
30 June 2019
".
CLAUSE 12
1.
On page 4, in line 38, to omit "
31 December
[1998]
2018
" and to substitute "
[31 December 1998]
30 June 2019
".
2.
On page 5, in line 5, to omit "
State or]
" and to substitute "
State]
or".
CLAUSE 13
1.
On
page 5, in line 7, to omit
"2013" and to insert "2014".
Report
to be considered.
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