This Act makes provision for the conservation and management of the environment and the sustainable use of natural resources in Lesotho.The Act consists of 116 sections divided into 16 Parts: Preliminary (I); General Principles (II); Institutional Arrangements (III); Environmental Planning (IV…

This Act provides for the granting of various rights relative to prospecting and mining of minerals, for environmental obligations related to mining operations and other duties of persons carrying out mining operations, and control of mining operations. “Minerals” is defined so as to exclude…

This Act makes provision for the establishment of a traditional authority by a traditional community, e.g. an indigenous social group as defined by this Act. The Act further provides for the establishment of traditional councils and the appointment of a traditional leader, e.g. a chief or…

The Minister may prescribe different rates with respect to different categories of owners or different categories of agricultural land, differentiating on the basis of any one or more of the following: (i) nationality or residence of owner; (ii) size of agricultural land; (iii) the number of…

This Act provides for further definitions of certain expressions and various amendments concerning functions and powers and organizational structure of the Land Reform Advisory Commission of the Agricultural (Commercial) Land Reform Act, 1995. The definition in section 1 of "alienate"…

The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) is a multi-sectoral planning instrument applicable at the national level and aiming at contributing to the protection of biodiversity in Botswana. The NBSAP vision was developed based on the principles of sustainable development,…

These Rules implement provisions of the Property Valuers Profession Act, 2000 with respect to, among other things: appointment of members of the South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession; a performance agreement between the Council and the Registrar as contemplated in section 8(2…

This Act provides with respect to the profession of property valuation, i.e. the determination of the value of immovable property. The Act provides for the establishment of the South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession. The Council shall have powers with respect to, among other…

This Act makes provision with respect to a uniform system for effective immovable asset management within government. "Immovable asset" means any immovable asset acquired or owned by government, excluding any right contemplated in the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act,…

The Act makes provision with respect to titles in land, the development of selected land, and the resolution of disputes regarding land and various other matters relating to land. As a corollary to the principle that land in Lesotho is vested absolutely and irrevocably in the Basotho Nation and…

The objectives of this NAP is to structure and guide the implementation of the UNCCD and define the elements of strengthening environmental capacities, enhance public awareness and mobilize active participation in order to better manage the natural resources, combat DLDD.The objective also…

This Notification made by the Minister of Lands and Resettlement in terms of section 39 of the Agricultural (Commercial) Land Reform Act, 1995, sets out number, location and description of farming units offered for allotment and invites, applications for the allotment of the farming units…