Communal Land Rights Act, 2004 (Act No. 11 of 2004)

Chapter 7 : Land Administration Committee

22. Composition

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1)A land administration committee must consist of a total number of members as determined by the applicable community rules and must comply with this section.

 

2)Subject to section 21(2), the members of a land administration committee must be persons not holding any traditional leadership position and must be elected by the community in the prescribed manner.

 

3)At least one third of the total membership of a land administration committee must be women.

 

4)One member of a land administration committee must represent the interests of vulnerable community members, including women, children and the youth, the elderly and the disabled.

 

5)Each of-
a)the Minister, in respect of the Department;
b)the chairperson of the relevant Land Rights Board;
c)the relevant provincial Member of the Executive Council responsible for agriculture;
d)the relevant provincial Member of the Executive Council responsible for local government matters: and
e)every municipality in whose area of jurisdiction a land administration committee functions,

may designate a person to be a non-voting member of a land administration committee.