(c)
publish a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph
(b) once a week for two consecutive weeks,
commencing one week after the date on which
such notice was given in terms of that paragraph, in a
newspaper circulating within the locality of the
provisional clearance area concerned; and
(d) serve on every owner or right holder of land within the
provisional clearance area a copy of the notice referred
to in paragraph (b).
(4) Where a clearance notice has lapsed in terms of subsection (1) or (2), the authority shall—
(a) notify in writing—
(i) the Minister of such lapse; and
(ii) the Director of Physical Planning or the appropriate planning authority of every stand affected
by such lapse;
and
(b) give notice of such lapse in the Gazette; and
(c) publish a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph
(b) once a week for two consecutive weeks, commencing one week after the date on which notice was given
in terms of that paragraph, in a newspaper circulating
within the locality of the former provisional clearance
area concerned; and
(d) serve a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph (b)
on every owner or right holder of land within the former provisional clearance area concerned.
(5) Where a clearance notice has lapsed in terms of subsection (1) or (2), the authority shall pay compensation to
any owner or right holder of land within the former provisional clearance area who has suffered loss as a result of the
operation of such clearance notice and Parts V and VIII of
the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10] shall apply,
mutatis mutandis, to such payment as if—
(a) the authority were an acquiring authority; and
(b) the lapse of such clearance notice were the withdrawal
in terms of paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
5 of that Act of a preliminary notice;
referred to in that Act.
79 Impairment of land in provisional clearance area
an offence
Any person who, while a clearance notice remains in force,
demolishes, damages or in any other manner impairs any
land within the provisional clearance area or any right in
such land without the written permission of the authority,
otherwise than in the exercise of rights acquired in terms of
the Mines and Minerals Act [Chapter 21:05], shall be guilty
of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to
both such fine and such imprisonment.
80 Submission by board of report and summary of
representations and procedure for grant of
clearance warrant
(1) A board shall, within a period of six months from the
date of publication in the Gazette of the clearance notice
concerned, submit—
(a) its report and a summary of the representations made
to it to the Minister; and
(b) a copy of the report and summary referred to in
paragraph (a) to the authority:
Provided that the Minister may, on good cause shown by
the board, extend such period by—
(a) a further period not exceeding six months; or
(b) further periods not exceeding in aggregate six months.
(2) Within a period of three months from the date of
submission of the report and summary referred to in subsection (1), the authority shall, while the clearance notice
concerned remains in force—
(a) apply in writing to the Minister for a clearance
warrant and attach to such application its observations, if any, on such report and summary; or
(b) withdraw such clearance notice in terms of paragraph
(c) of subsection (2) of section seventy-eight:
Provided that the Minister may, on good cause shown by
the authority, extend such period by—
(a) a further period not exceeding three months; or
(b) further periods not exceeding in aggregate three
months.
(3) The Minister may, if the clearance notice concerned
remains in force—
(a) subject to such conditions, if any, as he may think fit
to impose, grant a clearance warrant authorizing the
authority to acquire such stands within the provisional
clearance area as may be specified in the clearance
warrant by agreement or, in default of agreement, by
expropriation; or
(b) refuse the application made in terms of paragraph (a)
of subsection (2);
and notify the authority in writing accordingly.
(4) Upon receiving notification in terms of subsection (3),
the authority shall—
(a) if the Minister has granted a clearance warrant,
publish a copy thereof—
(i) forthwith in the Gazette; and
(ii) once a week for two consecutive weeks, commencing one week after the date on which publication was made in terms of subparagraph (i),
in a newspaper circulating in the locality of the
clearance area;
or
(b) if the Minister has refused the application made in
terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (2), forthwith
withdraw the clearance notice concerned in terms of
paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section seventyeight.
(5) Parts III, V and VIII of the Land Acquisition Act
[Chapter 20:10] shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to an
authorization to acquire land by expropriation referred to in
paragraph (a) of subsection (3).
81 Cancellation of general plan representing public
places
(1) Notwithstanding sections 46 and 47 of the Land
Survey Act [Chapter 20:12] and subject to Part II of the
Roads Act [Chapter 13:12], the Minister may, after consultation with the Minister to whom the administration of the
first-mentioned Act has been assigned, direct the SurveyorGeneral to cancel a general plan or any portion thereof
representing public places included in a clearance area.
(2) In subsection (1)—
“public places” has the meaning given by section 2 of the
Land Survey Act [Chapter 20:12].
PART VII
GENERAL
82 Dangerous buildings
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, an
authority may, if it is satisfied that—
(a) any building is—
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