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Swartland
South Africa
South Africa
Transfer of Municipal Capital Assets By-law, 2015
- Published in Western Cape Provincial Gazette no. 7394 on 22 May 2015
- Commenced on 22 May 2015
- [This is the version of this document from 22 May 2015 and includes any amendments published up to 28 April 2023.]
1. Definitions
In this by-law, unless inconsistent with the context—"alienate" means to part with ownership of a capital asset in favour of another person with the intention of transferring the ownership of the capital asset to the procurer thereof;"capital asset" means(a)any immovable asset such as land, property or buildings; or(b)any movable asset that can be used continuously or repeatedly for more than one year in the production or supply of goods or services, for rental to others or for administrative purposes, and from which future economic or social benefit can be derived, such as plant, machinery and equipment;"close" in relation to a public street or public place, means to close for all purposes or to vehicular or pedestrian traffic only;"immovable asset" includes, but is not limited to—(a)immovable property or any share therein registered in the name of a person or entity, including, in the case of a sectional title scheme, a sectional title unit registered in the name of a person or entity;(b)a right to an exclusive use area held in terms of a notarial deed or cession;(c)a real right registered against immovable property in the name of a person or entity, excluding a mortgage bond registered against the property;(d)any share in a share block company as defined in section 1 of the Share Blocks Control Act, 1980 (Act 59 of 1980);(e)a public place or public street as defined in this by-law;(f)immovable property as defined in section 107 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act 47 of 1937);(g)property consisting of land, buildings, or other improvements or structures attached to the land;"MATR" means the Municipal Asset Transfer Regulations promulgated in terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act 56. of 2003) (GG 31346 of 22 August 2008);"MFMA" means the Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 (Act 56. of 2003) and any regulations promulgated in terms thereof;"municipality" means the Municipality of Swartland established in terms of section 12 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998. (Act 117 of 1998), and includes any political structure, political office bearer, councillor, duly authorised agent thereof or any employee thereof acting in connection with this by-law by virtue of a power vested in the municipality and delegated or sub delegated to such political structure, political office bearer, councillor, agent or employee;"municipal area" means the area under the jurisdiction and control of the municipality;"public place" means any land or portion thereof indicated on an approved plan, diagram or map as a public place and of which ownership as such vests in the municipality, and"public street" means(a)any street which has at any time been—(i)used without interruption by the public for a period of at least thirty years;(ii)declared or rendered such by the municipality or other competent authority;(iii)constructed by the municipality, or(iv)constructed by someone other than the municipality and which vests in the municipality;(b)any land, with or without buildings or structures thereon, which is shown as a street on—(i)any plan of subdivision or diagram approved by the municipality or other competent authority and acted upon, or(ii)any plan or diagram as defined in section 15 of the Land Survey Act, 1997 (Act 8 of 1997), registered or filed in the office of the Registrar of Deeds or the Surveyor-General’s office, unless such land is on such plan or diagram described as a private street.2. Purpose and objectives
Chapter 1
OWNERSHIP OF PUBLIC PLACES AND PUBLIC STREETS
3. Ownership of public places and public streets
The ownership of all public places and public streets and the land comprised in such places and streets vests in the municipality.Chapter 2
GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MANAGEMENT, ACQUISITION, ALIENATION AND LETTING OF CAPITAL ASSETS
4. Powers of municipality
The municipality may, in achieving its operational needs and strategic objectives—5. Alienation and letting of capital assets
The alienation or letting of capital assets of the municipality shall be dealt with in terms of section 14 of the MFMA and the MATR as well as the provisions of the municipality’s Municipal Asset Transfer Policy.6. Out of hand selling and letting of capital assets
7. Subsidised prices and rentals
In terms of the general principle as set out in section 2(2), the municipality may determine subsidised selling prices and rentals in respect of certain classes of capital assets to be sold or let to approved categories of applicants with the view to promote the municipality’s functions and objectives as set out in the Constitution.8. Servitudes
The municipality may grant servitudes over or under municipal immovable property at a tariff determined by the municipality and on such terms and conditions as it may prescribe.9. Encroachments
10. Closure of public places and public streets
Subject to the provisions of the By-law relating to Roads and Streets, the municipality may close any public street or public place or portion thereof.11. Prescriptive claims
The municipality may, upon written proof that a person has—12. Exclusion
This by-law does not apply to the sale of erven serviced as part of the National Housing Programme.13. Repeal of by-laws
The By-law Relating to the Management and Administration of Immovable Property published by Swartland Municipality in Provincial Gazettte 6067 of 19 September 2003 is hereby repealed.14. Short title and commencement
This by-law shall be known as the By-law relating to Transfer of Municipal Capital Assets and shall come into operation on the date of publication thereof in the Provincial Gazette.History of this By-law
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22 May 2015 this version
Published in Western Cape Provincial Gazette no. 7394By-law commences.
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