Land Acquisition Act (consolidated to 10-5-02) 3. In relation to grazing veld, compensation shall be payable for dams, dips, spray-races, fencing and other improvements enhancing its value for grazing purposes. 4. In relation to irrigated land, compensation shall be payable for dams, boreholes, canals, irrigation equipment embedded in the ground and other improvements enhancing its value for irrigation purposes. 5. In valuing perennial or plantation crops such as coffee, tea, fruit, timber and sugar-cane, regard shall be paid to the potential yield of such crops and their marketability, but only where the crops are maintained in a satisfactory condition and are well pruned, fertilised and sprayed. 6. In valuing tobacco curing facilities, the following principles shall be applied— (a) tobacco curing facilities such as tunnels, chongololos and Dawson systems shall be valued at a rate comparable to the values given to conventional tobacco barns of equivalent output; (b) bulk curers which are movable property shall not be acquired by the acquiring authority except by special agreement with the owner of the land. 7. In valuing fencing— (a) lower values shall be placed on fences that are not erected to standards prescribed in terms of the Fencing Act [Chapter 20:06] or with pressure-treated poles; (b) for boundary fences, only half the values shall be paid. 8. In relation to electrical installations, the costs of installing any mains electricity supply and connection points on the land shall be taken into account. 9. In addition to the improvements specifically mentioned in paragraphs 2 to 8, compensation shall be payable for any other improvements on or to the land which enhance its value for agricultural purposes, and, with the agreement of the owner, for movables used in connection with that land for agricultural purposes, including irrigation equipment not embedded in the ground, tractors, ploughs, disc harrows, tailers, combine harvesters, pumps not permanently attached to the land, sprinklers, risers and movable storage facilities. [Item substituted by s. 5 of Act 6/2002.] PART II PRINCIPLES REGARDING ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND REQUIRED FOR RESETTLEMENT PURPOSES 1. In general, compensation shall be assessed taking the piece of land concerned as a whole, consideration being given to— (a) its size; and (b) the age, nature and condition of the buildings and improvements on it; and (c) the agricultural and other activities that are or can be carried out on it. 2. In valuing buildings, the quality of their construction shall be assessed according to standards set by the Ministry responsible for housing standards for the types of building concerned. The age and condition of the buildings shall also be taken into account. 3. In valuing land, the following factors shall be taken into account— (a) the soil types to be found on the land; and (b) the extent of cultivation carried out on it; and (c) the use to which non-arable parts of the land are being or may be put. 4. For the classification of soil types, Agritex soil classification maps shall be used, and these soil types shall be linked to the natural regions as shown on the appropriate maps which are available for inspection at the offices of the Ministry responsible for lands. 5. In valuing cleared virgin land, consideration shall be given to the costs of clearing the land. 6. Grazing veld shall be valued according to its carrying capacity for livestock; the highest values may be given only to fully equipped pastures with good water supplies, dips and well-fenced paddocks. 7. The same amounts shall be payable for improved pastures as for grazing veld of the same carrying capacity. 8. Land may not be classified as irrigable for the purpose of valuation unless— (a) it is capable of being placed under full year-round irrigation; and (b) where it can be irrigated only in terms of rights granted under the Water Act [Chapter 20:24], such rights have, in fact, been granted. 9. In valuing land on which there are perennial or plantation crops such as coffee, tea, fruit, timber and sugar-cane, regard shall be paid to the potential yield of such crops and their marketability, but only where the crops are maintained in a satisfactory condition and are well pruned, fertilised and sprayed. 10. In valuing tobacco curing facilities, the following principles shall be applied— (a) tobacco curing facilities such as tunnels, chongololos and Dawson systems shall be valued at a rate comparable to the values given to conventional tobacco barns of equivalent output; (b) bulk curers which are movable property shall not be acquired by the acquiring authority except by special agreement with the owner of the land. 11. In valuing dip-tanks and spray-races, additional compensation may be paid where the handling facilities are good. 12. In valuing fencing— (a) lower values shall be placed on fences that are not erected to standards prescribed in terms of the Fencing Act [Chapter 20:06] or with pressure-treated poles (b) for boundary fences, only half the values shall be paid. - 18 -