Mr Christiaan Frederik Beyers Smit

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Christiaan Frederik Beyers Smit

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication Films and Publications Bill [B37B-2015]: consideration of submissions
    5 Sep 2018

    Submissions had been received from the media, religious groups and affected persons.

    The concerns from the stakeholders included the definition of pornography. The submission was from a religious group which stated that the definition needs to be narrowed down to be aligned with the right to dignity.

    Another concern, submitted ...

  • NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill [B6B-2016]: final mandates
    22 Aug 2018

    The Committee considered the final mandates from the provincial legislatures on the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill. Eight provincial legislatures submitted their mandates, with all supporting the bill.

  • NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication Films and Publication Bill [B37B-2015]: briefing, with Deputy Minister
    15 Aug 2018

    The Select Committee convened for the presentation of the Films and Publications Amendment Bill by the Department of Communications, and to be briefed on the main issues that had been amended from the initial Act. The general intention of the amendments was to prevent exposure of children to child pornography, ...

  • NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy Communal Property Association Amendment Bill [B12B-2017]: briefing
    7 Aug 2018

    The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on the Communal Property Association Amendment Bill. Thereafter, the Committee discussed the legislative procedures to be followed.

    The intention of the Amendment to the Communal Property Associations Act, 1996, was to address the many challenges that ...

  • NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy Marine Spatial Planning Bill [B9D-2017]: briefing
    26 Jun 2018

    The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources was briefed by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on the details of the Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Bill.

    The background and context to the Bill were clarified. The purpose of the Bill was to take marine spatial planning from single-sector planning ...

  • NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication Protection, Promotion, Development & Management of Indigenous Knowledge Bill: Northern Cape negotiating mandate
    20 Jun 2018

    The Chairperson thanked Members and guests present. The agenda of the day was consideration of and voting on the final draft of the negotiating mandate from the Northern Cape provincial legislature and legal clarity and comments by the Department of Science and Technology on the Indigenous Knowledge Bill.

    The Department ...

  • NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy MPRDA Bill: legal opinion on NCOP amendments; Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill: adoption
    19 Jun 2018

    The Committee agreed to adopt the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill [B24B-2015] without amendments.

    On the MPRDA Bill, the Committee was informed that not all the amendments the provinces had proposed and agreed to could form part of the MPRDA Bill as Joint Rule 209(2) states that the ...

  • NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy Liquor Products Amendment Bill [B10B-2016]: briefing
    12 Jun 2018

    The Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources met to be briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the Liquor Products Amendment Bill [B10B-2016] and to rescind a vote taken on the Extension Of Security Of Tenure Amendment Bill. Initially the Committee caucused whether to even hear ...

  • NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill [B24B-2015]: finalisation
    5 Jun 2018

    The Committee approved the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill.

    Prior to that, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform briefed the Committee on the seven amendments proposed to the principal Act, which included the following:

    • A new definition for “family” to include the occupiers’ spouse (customary, registered ...
  • NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy Plant Improvement Bill & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill: final mandates; DAFF 2018/19 plans affecting provinces; with Deputy Minister
    22 May 2018

    The Committee approved the final mandates on the Plant Improvement Bill (B8B-2015) and Plant Breeders Bill (B15B-2015). The DA’s request for both bills to be debated in the House was rejected by the majority.

    The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan for ...