Town and Regional Planners Amendment Act

This section amends the Act by replacing the definition of “Minister” so that it means the Minister of [Regional and] Land Affairs.

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Jurisdiction: South Africa
Instrument: Act or statute
Citation: Act 3 of 1995
Version: Undated source snapshot
Language: en
Updated: 6 Apr 1995
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This section amends the Act by replacing the definition of “Minister” so that it means the Minister of [Regional and] Land Affairs. This provision amends Section 3 of the principal Act and replaces part of the wording about how town and regional planners are selected. This section amends section 15 of the principal Act by replacing paragraph (b) of subsection (1). This provision amends the principal Act by deleting one paragraph and replacing one subparagraph, and by deleting another paragraph in section 21A. Registered professional land surveyors may use the title “township planner” and do certain work if the Council authorizes it and the work is not reserved to other planning categories.

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Section 1 of the Town and Regional Planners Act, 1984 (h,ereinafter referred 5
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends the Act by replacing the definition of “Minister” so that it means the Minister of [Regional and] Land Affairs.

1. Section 1 of the Town and Regional Planners Act, 1984 (h,ereinafter referred 5 to as the principal Act), is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition · · of "Minister" of the following definition: · "'Minister' means the Minister of [Regional and) Land Affairs;". · Amendment of section 3 of Act 19 of 1984; as amended by section 2 or' Act 28 of 1993 10 paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of the following paragraph:
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Section 3 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends Section 3 of the principal Act and replaces part of the wording about how town and regional planners are selected.

2. Section 3 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for ' "(a) eight town and regional planners selected by the Minister, from a list of the names of at least 10 town and regional planners nominated by town and regional planners' institutes, with due 15 regard to the number of members of every such institute [so that there is at least one member of the coun<;il resident in every province . of the Republic] and to the geographical distribution of town and · regional planners in the Republic;". - Amendment of section 15 of Act 19 of 1984, as amended by section 7 of Act 28 of 20 1993
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Section 15 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the s~bstitution for
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AI-assisted research summary: This section amends section 15 of the principal Act by replacing paragraph (b) of subsection (1).

3. Section 15 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the s~bstitution for paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of the following paragraph: 4 No. 16353 GOVERNMENT GAZETfE, 6 APRIL 1995 Act No. 3, 1995 TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNERS AMENDMENT ACT, 1995 "(b) two persons nominated by the Minister of [National] Education;". Amendment of section 20 of Act 19 of 1984, as amended by section 3 of Act 20 of 1988, section 1 of Act 37 of 1990 and section 9 of Act 28 of 1993 .
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Section 20 of the principal Act is hereby amended-
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision amends the principal Act by deleting one paragraph and replacing one subparagraph, and by deleting another paragraph in section 21A.

4. Section 20 of the principal Act is hereby amended- ( a) by the deletion of paragraph (d) of subsection (2); and (b) by the substitution for subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subsection 5 (3) of the following subparagraph: "(i) a professional land surveyor in terms of the Professional [Land Surveyors'] and Technical Surveyors' Act, 1984 (Act No. 40 of 1984);". . lO Amendment of section 21A of Act 19,of 1984, as inserted by section 10 of Act 28 of . 1993 5~ Section· 21A of the principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of paragraph (d) of subsection (2). · ' · Amendment of section 23 of Act 19 of 1984, as amended by section 4 of Act 20 of 15 1988 and section 12 of Act 28 of 1993 · · .
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Section 23 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for
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AI-assisted research summary: Registered professional land surveyors may use the title “township planner” and do certain work if the Council authorizes it and the work is not reserved to other planning categories.

6. Section 23 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (3) of the following subsection: "(3) Nothing in this Act contained shall be construed as prohibiting any professional land surveyor registeredas such interms of the Professional 20 [Land Surveyors'] and Technical Surveyors'· Act, 1984 (Act No. 40 of 1984)- (a) from using the title 'township planner', on condition that the South African Council for Professional [Land Surveyors] and Technical Surveyors established by section 2 of the said Act authorizes him to use 25 that title; and . o,_ • • . . · .. (b) from performing the kind of work which he in the opinion of the South African Council for Professional [Land Surveyors] and Technical · Surveyors. is by virtue of his educational qualifications, training and experience competent to perform and which the sa~d Council authorizes 30 him to perform: Provided that such work has not been reserved for town and regional planners, town and regional planners in training or town and regional planning technicians in terms of section 10(1) of this. Act.". '> j ' ' Amendment of section 28 of Act 19 of.1984, as amended by section 3 of Act 48 of 1987 and section 16 of Act 28 of 1993 35
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Section 28 of the principal Act is hereby amended-
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AI-assisted research summary: Amends section 28 of the principal Act, including a Gazette-notice duty for the council and revised fee wording for town and regional planners or technicians.

7. Section 28 of the principal Act is hereby amended- ( a)· by the substitution for paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of the following . "(g) prescribing [subject to the provisions of subsection. (2)] the paragraph: . .. recommended tariff of· fees to which a town ·and regional 40 planner or town and regional planning technician shall be entitled for services rendered by him in that capacity, in the absence of an agreement between such town· and regional planner. or town ··and regional planning technician and a particular client in terms of which he shall be entitled in respect 45 of such services to fees according to any other tariff;"; (b) by the deletion of subsection (2); and (c) by the substitution for subsection (3) of the following subsection: "(3) The council shall [cause any rules made under. this section to be published] give notice in the Gazette of any rules made or 50 amended under this section.". · . · 6 No. 16353 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6 APRIL 1995 Act No. 3, 1995 TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNERS AMENDMENT ACf, 1995 Substitution of section 34 ot Act 19 ofl984, as substituted by section 18 of Act 28 of1993
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The following section is hereby substituted for section 34 of the principal
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AI-assisted research summary: This section says the Act applies throughout the national territory of the Republic.

8. The following section is hereby substituted for section 34 of the principal Aet: · "Application of Act 34~ This Act shall apply throughout the national territory of the Republic:". Short title
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This Act shall be called the Town and Regional Planners Amendment Act,
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AI-assisted research summary: This section gives the Act its short title: the Town and Regional Planners Amendment Act, 1995.

9. This Act shall be called the Town and Regional Planners Amendment Act, 1995. 5 10

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