HOUSING (STATUTORY AND IMPROVEMENT AREAS) ACT

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any written law, the provisions of any such law, in so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall not apply to any land comprised in a Statutory Housing Area or in an Improvement Area.

3. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“certificate of title” or “council certificate of title” means certificate of title to land issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

“charge” means any charge created on land for the purpose of securing the payment of money and also the document by which the charge is created;

“chargee” means the person in whose favour the charge is created, and includes the person for the time being entitled to the benefit of such charge;

“council” means a Municipal Council, township council, rural council or any other council established under the Local Government Act;

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[“court” rep by s 2 of Act 42 of 2010.]

“dealing” means any transaction of whatever nature affecting land;

“document” means a document of lease or grant under which a council derives any leasehold interest in respect of land situated in a Statutory Housing Area or in an Improvement Area, and includes any other document referred to in this Act;

“dwelling” means any building or structure or part of any building or structure designed to operate or to be used as living accommodation, and includes any yard or garden appurtenant thereto or enjoyed therewith;

“grant” means a grant of land for a term of years certain made to a council for the purposes of this Act;

“improvement” includes a building or any other structure of whatever kind on land;

“Improvement Area” means any area of land declared as such in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

“land” means—

(a) in relation to Parts II to VII inclusive, land within a Statutory Housing Area;

(b) in relation to Part VIII, land within an Improvement Area; and

(c) where applicable, in relation to Part IX, land within a Statutory Housing Area or in an Improvement Area, as the case may be;

and in any such cases includes anything attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything which is attached to the earth, but does not include any mineral right in or under or in respect of any such land;

“Lands Tribunal” means the Tribunal provided for under section 3 of the Lands Tribunal Act, 2010;

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