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The constitutionality of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002
(North-West University, 2006)
The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA) is premised on the principle that minerals are part of the natural heritage of all South Africans. Section 3 of the MPRDA articulates the core of the ...
The concept "beneficial use" in South African water law reform
(North-West University, 2011)
The concept "beneficial use" plays a pivotal role in South African water law reform. It forms the foundation of the mechanism to make water use rights available for the reform of the allocation of water use entitlements. ...
The regulation of water in Namibia in the context of property rights : a comparison with South African water legislation
(2014)
The Water Resources Management Act 24 of 2004 will change the water regime in
Namibia dramatically. Section 4 of the Water Resources Management Act provides
for this change by excluding private ownership of water from ...
The effect of constitutional environmental protection on land ownership
(2015)
Communities sometimes hold private property rights in or adjacent to a protected area. Section 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996 (the Constitution) protects a person's private property in that ...
The development of a new expropriation framework for South Africa
(North-West University, 2009)
The word expropriation is used in South Africa to describe the process whereby a public authority or institution takes property from a private person for public purposes against payment of compensation.
The current Act ...
Protection of landowners' rights in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002
(North-West University, 2011)
Since the enactment of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA) a fundamental conflict arose between the rights of a holder of either a prospecting or a mining right, and that of a landowner. ...
Die nasionalisering van waterregte in Suid-Afrika : ontneming of onteiening?
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2003)
South Africa's water law dispensation has changed dramatically with the promulgation of the National Water Act 36 of 1998. The previous distinction between public and private water has been abolished and the Minister of ...