This Act makes provision for the allocation of rights in land in the areas described in the First Schedule to this Act or in any area which is declared to be communal land under section 16(1)(a) of this Act ("communal land"). The Act consists of 47 sections divided into 5 Chapters.The…

This Act amends the Deeds Registries Act, 1937 in sections 2, 9, 17, 25, 45 and 102. It also inserts new sections on consequences to deeds of registration regarding immovable properties from dissolved marriages and repeals section 94.
Amended by: Deeds Registries Further Amendment Act,…

This Act makes provision the establishment and functioning of regional councils. In addition to the powers conferred upon a regional council by Article 108 of the Namibian Constitution it shall, among other things, undertake planning functions and establish, manage and control settlement areas.…

This Act establishes the National Monuments Council as a body corporate. The object of the council shall be to preserve and protect the historical and cultural heritage, to encourage and to promote the preservation and protection of that heritage, and to co-ordinate all activities in connection…

This Act makes provision for the protection of soil from erosion. It also provides for the conservation, protection and improvement of the soil, the vegetation and the sources and resources of the water supplies of Namibia. The Minister may, either by notice in the Gazette or by written notice…

A new definition of “owner” in relation to land or registered right in or over land is given in article 1, so as now to include also the authorised representative of the owner in Namibia. A minor amendment is made to section 14 concerning acquisition of agricultural land by the Minister in the…

This Act amends the Agricultural (Commercial) Land Reform Act, 1995 by substitution for the definition of “alienate” a new definition and in relation to, among other things: regional resettlement committees; alienation of land by corporations; usufruct; other commercial dealings in agricultural…

This Act amends the Communal Land Reform Act so as to: insert a definition of 'community based organisation', 'lawful resident' and 'occupational land righ'; to place restrictions on the acquisition by foreigners of customary land right or right to leasehold; the…

The 81 sections of the Act are divided into 8 Parts: Land Reform Advisory Commission (I); Acquisition of Agricultural Land by State for Purposes of Land Reform (II); Preferential Right of State to Purchase Agricultural Land (III); Compulsory Acquisition of Agricultural Land (IV); Alienation of…

This Act amends the Communal Land Reform Act so as to: insert a definition of “local authority area”; to substitute the definitions of “Minister” and “Permanent Secretary”; and to modify a reference to specified land in Schedule 1. A “local authority area” means: (a) an area declared or deemed…

This Act makes provision for the establishment of the Namibian Council for Professional Land Surveyors, Technical Surveyors and Survey Technicians and for the registration of practitioners by the Registrar of the Council and regulates their qualification, professional conduct and practice. “…

This Act, among other things, amends the Administration of Estates Act, 1965 by inserting a new section which empowers the Minister to vest, after consultation with the Master and the Chief of lower courts, certain powers (any powers or functions vested in or assigned to the Master by the…