Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act 1991

Summary

This legal document, the Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act, 1991, published in the Government Gazette of the Republic of South Africa, outlines a legislative framework for converting various land occupation rights into full ownership. It details the procedures and conditions for this conversion, differentiating between types of land tenure rights listed in Schedule 1 (leaseholds, deeds of grant, and quitrents) and Schedule 2 (other occupation rights). The Act also addresses the formalisation of townships, including surveying and the compilation of land rights registers, and establishes a process for tribes to gain full ownership of their tribal land. Furthermore, it defines legal presumptions related to tribal resolutions and land right holders, and includes provisions for the transfer of certain offices to the Department of Public Works and Land Affairs.