Public Hearings on the Expropriation Bill

2023 Latest version of the Expropriation bill –

B23B-2020 (Expropriation) (003)

B23B-2020 Expropriation Bill (isiZulu) – VERSION

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE EXPROPRIATION BILL

Please be advised that the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature Portfolio Committee on Public Works will be holding Public Hearings on the Expropriation Bill. The purpose of the Public Hearings is to provide all relevant stakeholders and other interested persons an opportunity to make verbal as well as written representations on the Bill to the Public Works Portfolio Committee

 

The Bill seeks to provide for the expropriation of the property for a public purpose or in the public interest; to regulate the procedure for the expropriation of property for a public purpose or in the public interest, including payment of compensation; to identify certain instances where the provision of nil compensation may be just and equitable for expropriation in the public interest; to repeal the Expropriation Act, 1975 (Act No. 63 of 1975),  and to provide for matters connected therewith.

 

In accordance with section 118(1)(a) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and the Standing Rules of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature, the Legislature must facilitate public involvement in the legislative process.

 

Stakeholders may attend the scheduled public hearings either virtually or physically as indicated below:

Details FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS:

No	Date of Public Hearing	District/Cluster	Venue for Public Hearing	TIME
1.	Tuesday, 25 July 2023	Umkhanyakude District	Mbazwana Multipurpose Centre	10H00
2.	Wednesday, 26 July 2023	Zululand District	Ulundi Old Legislature Chamber	10H00
3.	Wednesday, 02 August 2023	Ethekwini and Umgungundlovu Districts	Umgungundlovu City Hall	10H00
4.	Friday, 11 August 2023	King Cetshwayo and Ilembe Districts	Sibusisiwe Community Hall, Mandeni Local Municipality	10H00
5.	Saturday, 12 August 2023	Uthukela, Amajuba and Umzinyathi Districts	Utility Hall at The Indoor Sports Centre in Ladysmith	10H00
6.	Friday, 25 August 2023	Ugu District	Mkholombe Community Hall in Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality	10H00

 

VIRTUAL LINK: Microsoft Teams meeting

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Meeting ID: 395 107 874 342
Passcode: LykrVx

 

All proceedings of the Public Hearings will be streamed live on the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature’s Facebook and YouTube pages.

All interested parties are hereby invited to submit written comments on the Expropriation Bill [B32B-202] to the Public Works Portfolio Committee using one of the following methods listed below:

 

Written submissions must be submitted no later than 25 August 2023 and be:

Emailed to: phakathit@kznleg.gov.za.

 

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Please provide Kwanalu with a copy of your submission. Email info@kwanalu.co.za

 

Kwanalu will make further submission on the bill.