To amend the Rural Areas Act (House of Representatives), 1987, so as to transfer certain powers of the State President with regard to the administration of estates to the Minister; to empower the Minister to appoint persons other than public servants to administer certain estates and to defray the costs of the administration of such estates from moneys appropriated by the House of Representatives for the purpose; to empower the Minister to transfer any trust land situate in an existing or incorporated area to the board of management concerned; to delete provisions in terms of which boards of management are obliged to repay portions of the cost of certain works to the State; and to discharge boards of management from liability in respect of certain debts; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
(Assented to 9 July 1993.
Substitution of section 5 of Act 9 of 1987 1.
If after consultation between the Minister and with the board of management concerned, the State President Minister is of the opinion that undesirable conditions exist or may arise in any existing area or incorporated area in consequence of delays in connection with the administration of estates involving estate erven, he may by proclamation notice in the Gazette declare the provisions of section 6 to be applicable to such area.
Minister by proclamation notice in the Gazette if he is of the opinion that it is no longer required.
Amendment of section 6 of Act 9 of 1987 2.
"(1) After the publication of any proclamation notice under section 5(1), the Minister shall subject to the laws governing the public service by notice in the Gazette appoint in respect of the area in question a person as administrator of the estates involving estate erven which according to a certificate of the Master of the Supreme Court concerned have not been reported to him or are not properly represented or are not being effectively administered."
"(9) The Minister may defray the costs of the administration of the estates referred to in subsection (1) from moneys appropriated by the House of Representatives for the purpose.".
Amendment of section 20 of Act 9 of 1987 3.
Section 20 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of paragraph (d) of subsection (2).
Insertion of section 20A in Act 9 of 1987 4.
20A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act the Minister may, subject to any conditions determined by him, at any time after consultation with the board of management concerned transfer to such board of management any land, situated in an existing or incorporated area, which is held in trust by him for the community concerned and he may carry out or order the carrying out of any act, including the surveying of land, which in his opinion is necessary to effect such transfer.
Amendment of section 42 of Act 9 of 1987 5.
"(b) out of moneys appropriated by the House of Representatives for the purpose undertake, administer, run and maintain such works as he may consider advisable for the development and improvement of a betterment area or for the promotion of community development or health or social conditions in such area.
by the deletion of subsections (4) and (5).
Amendment of section 49 of Act 9 of 1987 6.
Section 49 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of paragraph (g) of subsection (1).
A board of management which, immediately prior to the deletion of section 42(2) of the principal Act by section 5, owes money to the State or the Minister by virtue of a determination under the said section 42(2), is hereby discharged from all liability in respect of such money owing and the interest payable thereon.
This Act shall be called the Rural Areas Amendment Act (House of Representatives), 1993.