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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO.: 259
DATE OF QUESTION: 1 MARCH 2013
259. Mr J B Sibanyoni (ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and
Constitutional Development:
1) Whether, since the disbandment of cross-boundary municipalities in
2008, there are any (a) farms or portions thereof, (b) buildings and
(c) any other fixed assets that must still be transferred from one
municipality in a province to another municipality in another province
(details furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if
so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether the Office of the State Attorney has taken any steps to
transfer and register farm 610 J R Ekangala as part of the Tshwane
municipal area in Gauteng; if not, why not; if so, (a) to what extent
has the Office of the State Attorney taken steps in this regard and
(b) how long will it take to complete the process of transferring the
farm to Gauteng? NW313E
Reply:
I wish to inform the Honourable Member that, the State Attorney is
only responsible for the transfer of property upon instruction from
State Departments and not Municipalities. The function of vesting of
state owned fixed assets in line with the new municipalities, rests
with the Department of Public Works as provided for in the Land
Administration Act of 1995. In the case of the Department of Justice
and Constitutional Development, the Department has the responsibility
to align the magisterial jurisdiction in line with that of the new
municipal boundaries. This process does not require transfer of fixed
assets from one municipality or provinces to the other.
Yes, the office of State Attorney, has taken steps to transfer the
farm concerned,
and the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land
Administration
Mpumalanga Provincial Government has contacted the Office of the
State
Attorney: Pretoria to arrange a meeting in order to obtain
resolutions on the
way forward.
The transfer process of the property in question is currently held in
abeyance, pending further instructions from the client department.
Once all documents are received and processed, the transfer after
lodgement can take between 14-21 days for transfer to be effected.