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National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999)

Notices

Declaration of Robben Island as a National Heritage Site

 

Notice No. 490

26 May 2006

 

 

By virtue of the powers vested in the South African Heritage Resources Agency in terms of section 27 of the National Heritage Resources Act, no. 25 of 1999 (the Act), hereby declares Robben Island, the property as fully described in the schedule hereunder, as a national heritage site.

 

Description

 

1) The island known as Robben Island, with all the heritage resources on it, being Farm 1436, Cape Road, Robben Island, in Table Bay near the City of Cape Town, in the Republic of South Africa, some 9.3 kilometers north of the mainland. Its exact location on the map and an indication of its geographical location coordinates are 18 22 "East 33 48" South, covering an area in extent 475,8409 (four seven five comma eight four nought nine) hectares and measuring roughly 3.4 km in length and 1.8 km in width.

 

Deed of Transfer TI927611 994, dated 22 March 1994.

 

2) An area of 1 (one) nautical mile, measured from the low tide elevation, as defined in section 1 of the Maritime Zones Act, 1994 (Act No 15 of 1994), surrounding Robben Island.

 

Extent of site

 

The area of property proposed for declaration is the entire Island, comprising some 475 hectares, measuring roughly 3.4 km in length and 1.8 km in width, with an area of one nautical mile, measured from the low tide elevation, as defined in section 1 of the Maritime Zones Act, 1994 (Act No 15 of 1994), around the Island, which serves as a buffer.

 

Previous Notices in terms of the National Monuments Act (Act No 28 of 1968) and the National Heritage Resources Act, Act No 25 of 1999

 

The following notices relating to the declaration of Robben Island as National Monument are hereby withdrawn:

Gazette No 17187, Notice No 804, dated 10 May 1996:

Gazette No 17567, Notice No 982, dated 15 November 1996:

Gazette No 27614, Notice No 514, dated 3 June 2005: