NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 1048
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [NO 14-2009]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 4 SEPTEMBER 2009
1048. Mrs A Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land
Reform:
(1) Whether beneficiaries on farms that were bought in terms of the Land
Reform Programmes are informed of the stipulations of the National
Veld and Forest Fire Act, Act 101 of 1998; if not, who will be held
responsible in case fire destroys neighbouring farmland; if so,
(2) whether these stipulations are adhered to; if not, why not; if so,
what measures are in place to ensure adherence to this?
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THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM
1) Yes.
2) Yes. Once land is transferred, the responsibility lies with the land
reform beneficiaries, and they are advised to work closely with the
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, to ensure adherence
to the stipulations of the National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 1998
(Act No 101 of 1998).