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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    Legislation
    January, 1970
    Botswana

    An Act to provide for the establishment of tribal land boards; to vest tribal land in such boards; to define the powers and duties of such boards; and to provide for matters incidental thereto

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    An Act to make provision relating to the exploration for and exploitation of petroleum resources and for purposes incidental thereto or connected therewith.

    Legislation
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    This Act makes provision for various matters relating to the activity of exploration and exploitation of petroleum resources in Botswana including licensing, control, surface rights, survey of wells, protection of the environment and compulsory acquisition of land.The Act sets out criteria and conditions for the granting of an exploration or a development licence. The Minister may enter into an agreement with a (potential) licence holder. A registered holder of an exploration licence shall notify the Minister on the discovery of petroleum in an exploration area.

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    An Act to provide for the establishment of tribal Land Boards: to vest tribal land in such boards; to define the powers and duties of such boards and to provide for matters incidental thereto.

    Legislation
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    The Act is divided into 13 Parts: Introductory (I); Land Boards (II); Application (IIa); Administration and appointment to land board service (IIb); Termination of Appointments and Retirements (IIc); Land Board Officers (IId); Offences and penalties (IIe); Land Board Service Commission (IIf); Grant of customary land rights (III); Grant of land rights under common law (IV); Land required for public purposes (V); Land Board Funds (VI); General (VII).There is established in respect of any tribe listed in the Fist Schedule a Land Board as a body corporate (sects. 3 and 9).

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    An Act to provide for the regulation of cities and townships in Botswana.

    Legislation
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    This Act makes provision for local administration in Botswana by giving the power to the Minister to create townships and cities and to provide for administration of such areas and powers and duties of city and town councils and other public bodies. Townships are created wholly or partly within any Tribal Territory as defined in the Tribal Territories Act or within the limits of farms known as the Barolong Farms.

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    An Act to make further and better provision for the construction of fences dividing farms, for the apportionment of the cost thereof and for matters incidental thereto.

    Legislation
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    This Act regulates the construction and maintenance of fences dividing adjoining farms, i.e. pieces of land registered as a farm in the Deeds Registry. The owners of adjoining farms not divided by a sufficient fence or by some other feature which is capable of preventing the trespass of animals that should be impounded, shall be liable to contribute in equal proportions to the construction between those farms of a dividing fence.

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    An Act to consolidate and amend the laws in force in Botswana relating to the registration of deeds.

    Legislation
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    This Act establishes a deeds registry and provides rules for the registration of deeds, land and the rights in immovable properties.The Act defines the functions and powers of the Registrar who shall be appointed by the President under this Act. The Act also prescribes how land, including State land, must be transferred or partitioned and defines requisites for such transfer or partition to be valid.Other provisions of this Act deal with, among other things, subdivision of land in townships, transfer of mortgaged property, execution of bonds, leases, rights to minerals and servitudes.

  7. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    These Rules concern the conduct of owners or occupiers of a section of a property subject to sectional titles. They concern the keeping of animals, disposal of refuse, the keeping the property from pests, littering, use of vehicles, storage of inflammable materials, etc. Who breaches these rules shall pay a fine to be determined by the association who manages the common property.

    Implements: Sectional Titles Act (Chapter 33:04). (2008-12-31)

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    Regulations
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    These rules concern the management of common property by trustees of an association created under the Sectional Titles Act. They define functions and powers of trustees, prescribe procedures for meetings and decision making, define duties of an owner of a sectional title and require disputes to be resolved by arbitration.

    Implements: Sectional Titles Act (Chapter 33:04). (2008-12-31)

  9. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    These Regulations implement provisions of the Sectional Titles Act in relation with, among other things, notification to tenants of development schemes, sectional plans, registration of transfer of ownership, certificates of registered sectional titles, dealings with common property and sectional mortgage bonds.

    Implements: Sectional Titles Act (Chapter 33:04). (2008-12-31)

  10. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    These Bye-laws of the City Council of Gaborone place restrictions on excavation on public land. Excavation for the purpose of removing soil, sand, gravel or any vegetation or for the purpose of any private construction or drainage or for any other purpose requires written permission of the Council.

    Implements: Townships Act (Chapter 40:02). (2008-12-31)

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