NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION 2946 23 SEPTEMBER 2011
2946. Mr P B Mnguni (Cope) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
Whether her department has completed (a) its review of the State Land
Disposal Act, Act 48 of 1961, and (b) the drafting of its Disposal
Policy with a view to embracing the social needs of the developmental
state in order to implement its Immovable Asset Vesting Master Plan so
as to rapidly achieve the social objectives of our country; if not,
why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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Reply
The State Land Disposal Act, 1961 is jointly administered by the
Department of Public Works and the Department of Rural Development &
Land Reform. The two Departments are collaborating on the review of
the Act.
The Department has developed an Immovable Asset Disposal Policy which
is currently under consideration. The objective of the Policy is to
provide a framework for the promotion of Governmentâs socio-economic
objectives through the effective and efficient disposal of state
immovable assets under the custodianship of the Department.