SOUTH AFRICAN PROPERTY OWNER’S ASSOCIATION

COMMENTS ON BILLS, LEGISLATION AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

 1^ST JANUARY 2001 TO 30^TH JUNE 2001

1.      New laws relating to the Council for the Built Enviroment and Related Professions.

2.      Establishment of Industrial Development Zones. 

3.      Lease of Immovable Property (Residential) 

4.      The Tobacco Products Control Act and the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act as it affects building owners. 

5.      Memorandum of Objects of the Draft Bill on Spatial Information. 

6.      Housing Act 1997 and the Housing Amendment Bill 2001. 

7.      The Rental Housing Act. 

8.      Expropriation of Land Rights. 

9.      Residential Landlord and Tenant Act Repeal Bill (Gauteng). 

10.  National Rental Housing Act and the Repeal of the Rent Control Act. 

11.  Capital Gains Tax – short summary. 

12.  Money Laundering as set out in the Prevention of Organised Crime Act and the Financial Intelligence Centre Bill. 

13.  Gauteng Development Planning Bill 

14.  Draft Municipal Integrated Development Planning Regulations. 

15.  Companies Amendment Bill and Close Corporations Amendment Bill. 

16.  Land Use Management Bill – first draft. 

17.  White Paper on Spatial Planning and Land Use Management.

• Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act

• Gauteng Types of Municipality Bill

• Trilogy of Heritage Legislation

• Local Government Municipal Structures Amendment Bill

• The Home Loan and Mortgage Disclosure Bill

SOUTH AFRICAN PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION  

LEGISLATION : 1999

• VOLUME 1

  • Gauteng Consumer Affairs (Harmful Bus. Practices) Act 1996  01/98

  • Regulations – Gauteng Res. Landlord And Tenant Act – Comments  01/98 

  • Green Paper on Local Government – Comments 12/97

  • Employment Equity Bill – Summary  02/98

  • Airports Co. Amendment Bill No comments – preparing for privatisation  02/98

  • Regional Industrial Development Amendment Bill No Comments – SMM   02/98 

  • Provision of Certain Land for Settlement Amendment  02/98 Bill and Amendments  04/98 

  • Gauteng Removal of Restrictions Amendment Act 02/98   

  • Attorneys Amendment Bill  02/98   

  • Gauteng Land Admin. Amendment Bill 02/98 

  • Attorneys Amendment Bill  02/98   

  • CATRA   03/98 

  • Extension of Security of Tenure Act 03/98

  • Prevention of Illegal Evictions from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Bill 03/98

  • White Paper on Local Government  03/98

  • Green paper : Creating an Enabling Environment For Reconstruction, Growth and Development in the Construction Industry. 03/98 

  • Gauteng Housing Bill  04/98

  • DFA Chapter 1 Principles 

  • Repeal of Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act  05/98

  • Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Bill  05/98

  • Essential Elements of a (framework) Environmental Management Policy Act 04/98

  • Gauteng Local Government Rating Ord. Amendment Bill 05/98

   

  GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 1998

  VOLUME 2

  • (a)Local Government : Demarcation Bill  06/98

  • (b)Local Government : Municipal Structures Bill 06/98

  • Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act 70/1970 – Repeal  05/98

  • National Strategy for Integrated Environmental Management     06/98

  • Alienation of land Amendment Bill – Cooling-off- comments     05/98

  • Land Affairs General Amendment Bill  07/98   

  • White Paper on Environmental Management Policy  07/98

  • Estate Agents Amendment Bill – Cooling-off  07/98

  • Draft National Environmental Management Bill  07/98

  • DFA Chapter 1 Principles – SAPOA’s view  08/98   

  • Municipal Structures Bill – second memo  08/98

  • NHBRC – new Bill  08/98   

  • Estate Agent’s Amendment Bill – New B Bill  09/98

  • Deeds Registries Amendment Bill  09/98 

  • Constitution of the Republic of SA Second and Third Amendment Bills  09/98   

  • Alienation of land Amendment Bill (cooling-off)  09/98   

  • Housing Rental Bill 10/98   

  • Land Affairs General Amendment Act 10/98
    Restitution of Land Rights  
    Land Reform (Labour Tenants Act)
    ESTA   

  • DFA Principles 10/98 

  • Coastal Policy Green paper  11/98

  • Property Rates Bill 11/98   

  • Western Cape Planning and Development Bill  11/98 

  • National Heritage Bill  12/98   

  • Katz Commission – Rural Land Tax  12/98

   

  GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND PROPERTY RELATED LEGISLATION AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS The following were investigated and comments and/or reports prepared :

  VOLUME 1

  • Gauteng Residential Landlord and Tenants Bill 01/97   

  • Withdrawal of Part of Regional Structure Plan – DFA  01/97 

  • Draft Interim Bill to Regulate Minibus Tax Services   01/97  

  • Assignment of Property Related Legislation Update in terms of new Constitution 02/97  

  • Green paper – an Environmental Policy for S.A. SAPOA Comments  01/97

  • Gauteng Consumer Affairs Act 1996 Comments on press articles   02/07   

  • National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Guidelines  02/97 

  • Extension of Security of Tenure Bill (First Report and comments)  03/97   

  • Local Government Transition Act – Second Amendment Act   03/97

  • Presidential proclamation R9 of 1997 Deeds Offices, Conveyancers, Sectional Title – Report   03/97   

  • Estate Agents Second Amendment Bill Cooling Off Period  03/97   

  • Sectional Titles Amendment Bill 1997 Comments   03/97   

  • Gauteng Rating Ordinance Amendment Bill  Report  03/97

  • Extension of Security of Tenure Bill (Second Report andcomments)  03/97   

  • FEDHASA Submission on Land Tax Reports and comments  03/97   

  • Assignment to provinces of certain sections of the Sectional Titles Act  Report  04/97

  • Katz Commission - 4^th report – info  04/97   

  • Katz Commission – 5^th Report (FM article)  04/97

  • Mine Health & Safety Act : Roads and Ribbons / Nat. Building Regulations Report  04/97

  • Gauteng Residential Landlord and Tenant Act Report  06/97   

  • Property Clause – Proposed Water Law Comments   06/97

  • Coastal Management Policy Programme    Project guide   06/97

  •   National Perspective on Structuring the S.A. Gaming Industry Discussion Paper  06/97   

  • Extension of Security of Tenure Bill  Third Bill Report  07/97   

  • Local Government Transition Act  
    §         Regulations regarding Determination and Utilisation of Equitable Contributions  
    §         Report   07/97   

  • Sale and leaseback Arrangements
    §         Section 23G of the Income Tax Act 1997 Report  07/97   

  • NHBRC Draft Bill    First Comments   07/97 

  • Katz Commission   Sixth Interim Report   07/97

  • Consumer Affairs (Harmful Business practices) Bill 1997  07/97   

  • NHBRC Bill  07/97 

   

  1997  08/97

• White Paper on Environmental Policy  08/97

• General Guildelines for Emerging Markets :Shopping Centres in Developing Areas   09/97   

• Regulations regarding Activities which may have Substantive Detrimental Effect on the Environment Section 21 Act 73 of 1989 Regulations  09/97   

• Prevention of Unlawful Occupation of Land Bill  09/97   

• Regulations in terms of the Environmental Conservation Act No. 73 of 1989 Guidelines  10/97 

• Consumer Code for Accommodation Establishment Schemes : HOST  10/97   

• Regulations in terms of the Environmental Conservation Act :  
  R1182, R1183, R1184  
  Comments to Director General  10/97 

• Disposal of State Property Assets : PWD 039   10/97

• Sectional Title Amendment Act 1997 Paper Delivered to Workshop by Hofmeyr  11/97

• Western Cape Planning and Development Bill Comments  11/97

• Green Paper on Local Government Comments   11/97   

• Gauteng Land Administration Act Comments   11/97

• Gauteng Removal of Restrictions Amendment Bill Comments  11/97   

• Public Works Towards 21^st Century   Green Paper   Comments   03/97   

LEGISLATION 1996

Action taken by SAPOALaw Commission discussion document on Insolvency Law
Prepared comments insofar as it effects SAPOA.