Regulations by the Minister

The Land Act

This case study examines specific examples of localised and informal land registration practices in South Africa. Such informal land registration often arises where people do not have access to the formal state system of land registration. But as the desire and need to gain access to urban land, to secure rights in relation to that land and also to trade land, a localised registration system that meets these needs tends to emerge.

Currently, Tanzania faces numerous challenges related to land ownership, especially in rural areas. The challenges include farmers-pastoralists conflicts, tenure disputes, and alienation of peasants. To address the challenges, the current policies and approaches used in the country need to be changed on the grounds that their inherent shortcomings make the policies unable to meet rampant land problems that the country has faced in recent years and continue to experience.

Currently Tanzania faces numerous challenges regarding Land Registration Procedure in Tanzania as reflected in land owners perceptions on the procedure, especially in rural areas. This makes the need to improve the procedure compelling. However, the current Administrative, Financial, Legal, and Institutional aspects need to be taken into the consideration in promoting and improving the process of obtaining CCROs in the country.

The objectives of these Regulations, consisting of 17 sections and completed by four Schedules, are to: (a) prescribe standards for cadastral surveys; (b) regulate and control the making of cadastral surveys by licensed surveyors; and (c) prescribe forms and other matters relating to cadastral surveys. These Regulations are made under section 63 of the Surveying Act 2004.The Surveyors Board has powers and functions relating to the registration, training and certification of surveyors (sect. 8).

El presente Acuerdo expide el instructivo para la aplicación del Reglamento del bono de titulación, destinado a financiar la formalización y perfeccionamiento de las escrituras de traspaso de dominio de inmuebles a favor de los beneficiarios del bono de titilación.

Implementa: Acuerdo Nº 13 - Reglamento para otorgar el bono de titulación de predios para beneficiarios del bono de vivienda. (2007-04-04)

Chief of the Federal Committee on Land Resources and Land Survey, for the purpose of conformation of the contractual documentation to Civil Code and strengthening observance of contractual commitments within the Committee, orders to validate the subjoined form of the contract for carrying out projecting and prospecting work in the field of land survey, land cadastre and land monitoring with Annexes.

This Act concerns spatial planning in South Africa at national and local level. It provides for a uniform, effective and comprehensive system of spatial planning and land use management and development, and for the sustainable and efficient use of land. The Act consists of 62 sections divided into seven Chapters: Introductory Provisions (1); Development Principles and Norms and Standards (2); Intergovernmental Support (3); Spatial Development Frameworks (4); Land Use Management (5); Land Development Management (6); General Provisions (7).

This Act provides for the establishment of the National Environmental Council, the Environmental Management Agency, Environment Management Board, the Standards and Enforcement Committee and the Environment Fund, provides for the formulation of environmental quality standards and environmental plans, provides for environmental impact assessments audit and monitoring of projects and for other matters relative to management and conservation of the environment.The Act consists of 143 sections divided into 16 Parts: Preliminary (I); General Principles of Environmental Management and Functions of

This Governmental Decree establishes that objects of historical and cultural heritage shall be construction, memorial sites related to historical events in the life of society and development of society and the state, that represent historical, scientific, artistic and other value. State management in the sphere of historical and cultural heritage shall be performed by the Government through authorized state institution.

This Regional Law establishes that the prices of plots of urban land destined for agricultural production in ownership by agricultural organizations or peasant farms allotted thereto on condition of permanent (open-ended) land tenure or as life-long hereditary possession shall be established with 15 percent reduction in relation to its cadastre value.