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Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill & Deeds Registries Amendment: finalisation
5 Dec 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee considered and adopted the A and B lists of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill. The A-list included the editorial amendments made in last week’s meeting on clauses 15 and 24. The Committee also considered and adopted the B-list of the Deeds Registries ...
Agriculture
Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill & Deeds Registries Amendment Bill: motion of desirability
1 Dec 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, discussed the Motion of Desirability and deliberated on the Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill [B14-2021] and the Deeds Registries Amendment Bill [B28-2022]. The Committee agreed to the motion of desirability for both Bills.
The Committee Content ...
Agriculture
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill: adoption; Chinese delegation
28 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee met in a physical meeting to consider and adopt the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land (PDAL) Bill with amendments. The Committee Report on the Bill was also adopted.
On the concern raised that the permitted seizure in clause 31(3)(g) is not constitutional, it was pointed out ...
Agriculture
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Bill: proposed amendments
23 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee considered and approved the Committee's proposed amendments or A-List of the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Bill.
The majority of these amendments in the A-List were approved. The Democratic Alliance objected the inclusion of clause 31 as it said that prior notice should be given to ...
Agriculture
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land (PDAL) Bill: NHTKL submission & deliberations; with Ministry
21 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development met on a virtual platform for a briefing from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) on its responses to submissions made by the National House of Traditional and Khoisan Leaders (NHTKL) and the Minister of ...
Agriculture
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Bill: deliberations (with Minister & Deputy Minister)
14 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development sat to deliberate on the draft A-List version of the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land (PDAL) Bill.
Whilst the majority of the Members supported the amendments contained in the A-List, the Democratic Alliance opposed the inclusion of clause ...
Agriculture
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Bill: Public Participation Report
7 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee met on the virtual platform to consider the public participation report on the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Bill [B8-2021].
An opposition party made its submission that it was unhappy with the proceedings of the 3 November 2023 meeting which were deliberations on the Preservation and ...
Agriculture
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Bill: deliberations
3 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (the Committee) met virtually to continue the clause-by-clause deliberations on the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill [B8 – 2021].
The Bill aims to provide the regulatory framework for the sustainable development of the agricultural sector and to ...
Agriculture
DALRRD and entities Q3 & 4 2022/23 Performance; Consideration of Animals Protection Amendment Bill; with Minister
13 Jun 2023
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The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development met on a virtual platform. The purpose of the meeting was to receive briefings from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and its entities on their performance in both the ...
Agriculture
Animals Protection Amendment Bill: engagement with DOH & DTIC; Committee deliberations on Ingonyama Trust matters; with Minister
6 Jun 2023
The Portfolio Committee convened on a virtual platform for presentations from the National Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) on the Animals Protection Amendment Bill. The Committee also discussed a presentation by the Minister of the Department of Land Reform and Rural ...