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Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (Act No. 16 of 2013)

Chapter 5 : Land Use Management

27. Review and monitoring of land use scheme

 

 

(1) A municipality may review its land use scheme in order to achieve consistency with the municipal spatial development framework, and must do so at least every five years.

 

(2) Where the boundaries of a municipal area are altered—
(a) the affected municipalities must, in consultation with each other, amend their respective land use schemes accordingly; and
(b) until the necessary amendments are effected, the provisions of the land use scheme remain in force in the areas to which they applied before the boundaries were altered, but the new municipality must assume responsibility for their enforcement.

 

(3) Every municipality must, within a time prescribed by or in terms of provincial legislation, submit its approved land use scheme to the Premier for purposes of monitoring the performance of the municipalities.