Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
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Housing Development Agency Act, 2008 (Act No. 23 of 2008)RegulationsHousing Development Agency RegulationsChapter 3 : Declaration of priority housing development area16. Declaration of priority housing development area |
| (1) | Prior to a priority housing development area being declared by the Agency, the Agency must ensure that— |
| (a) | all legal requirements applicable to the Agency in respect of the declaration of a priority housing development area have been complied with; and |
| (b) | the priority housing development area conforms to the integrated development plans, spatial development frameworks and land use schemes applicable at the time in the proposed priority housing development area. |
| (2) | After the approval of the development plan by the Minister, the Agency must declare a priority housing development area. |
| (3) | The declaration contemplated in subregulation (2) must be published by the Agency by notice in the Government Gazette which notice must contain at least the following information— |
| (a) | the objectives sought to be achieved in the declaration of a priority housing development area; |
| (b) | a cadastral description to identify the location of the priority housing development area; and |
| (c) | the name by which the priority housing development area will be known or identified. |
| (4) | The declaration of a priority housing development area will initiate the process for the commencement of a housing development, which must be regarded as a national housing programme as defined in section 1 of the Housing Act. |
