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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.

  2. Library Resource

    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.

  3. Library Resource

    An Act to provide for the survey of land in Botswana and to define units of land measure to be recognized in Botswana and for matters incidental thereto.

    Legislation
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    This Act provides rules for the survey of land in Botswana and makes provision for the appointment of the Director of Surveys and Lands, for the establishment of the Land Surveyors' Board and for the recognition of land surveyors and the control of their activities. The Act consists of 47 sections divided into 8 Parts.The Director of Surveys and Lands shall supervise and control the survey and charting of land for purposes of registration in the Deeds Registry and carry out other tasks imposed on him or her under this Act. The Land Surveyors' Board shall examine potential land surveyors.

  4. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    This Order specifies the areas to which the Fencing Act applies. These areas are areas specified in the second and third columns of the Third Schedule to this Order in relation to the tribal territories and tribal areas specified in the first column of the Third Schedule, other than any land board or any area designated for communal use in any tribal territory or tribal area specified in the first column of the Third Schedule.

    Implements: Fencing Act (Chapter 33:03). (2008-12-31)

  5. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    These Regulations prescribe, in the Schedule attached to the Regulations, forms for purposes of the Fencing Act. The forms concern: (a) notice to join in or contribute to the construction of a dividing fence; (b) notice of intention to fence; (c) notice of intention to repair a dividing fence; and (d) notice of intention to repair fence.

    Implements: Fencing Act (Chapter 33:03). (2008-12-31)

  6. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    These Regulations concern the practical training required for recognition and registration as a land surveyor under the Land Survey Act. The Regulations prescribe the nature and duration of training. Training shall be under the supervision of the Land Surveyors' Board established by the Act.

    Implements: Land Survey Act (Chapter 33:01). (2008-12-31)

  7. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    These Regulations implement provisions of the Land Survey Act with respect to a variety of matters covered by the Act such as: the power of the Director of Surveys and Lands to test surveys; the actual field work of surveys; the drafting of diagrams; the drafting of general plans of survey and surveys of townships and villages; survey records and costs of survey.

    Implements: Land Survey Act (Chapter 33:01). (2008-12-31)

  8. Library Resource

    An Act to grant to the British South Africa Company Limited the title to certain land.

    Legislation
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    This Act vests specified land in the British South Africa Company Limited and makes provision for certain rights of the Company, the President of Botswana and the Minister in respect of that land. Lands vested in the Company are specified in the First and Second Schedule. The Company may grant lands vested in property, mortgage or otherwise, provided that no occupation or ownership of any such lands shall be recognized as valid or legal unless a title has been granted to the owner or occupier in such form as the Minister shall prescribe.

  9. Library Resource
    Regulations
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    These Regulations concern enforcement of payment of service levy imposed under section 5 of the State Land Act. The enforcement action may be taken on specified default (reg. 3). A Notice shall be issued on the occupier who defaults on a loan. The occupier may contest the Notice of default. The property of the defaulting occupier may be sold so as recover any defaulted payments. The Regulations also provide for an action of repossession of the plot of State land of the defaulting occupier. Procedures for such repossession are set out in regulations 6 and 8.

  10. Library Resource

    An Act to define the state land of Botswana, to provide for its disposal and to provide for matters incidental to, or connected with, the foregoing matters.

    Legislation
    Botswana, Southern Africa, Africa

    This Act concerns “State land”, which means unalienated State land and reacquired State land. Those terms are defined in section 2. The President of Botswana may make and execute grants or other dispositions of any State land or any interest in them. The exercise of such powers may be delegated to a persons authorised by the President by Notice published in the Official Gazette.

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