Expropriation Act, 1975 (Act No. 63 of 1975)3. Expropriation of immovable property by Minister on behalf of certain juristic persons or bodies |
| 1) | If a juristic person or body mentioned in subsection (2) satisfies the Minister charged with the administration of the law mentioned in connection therewith that it reasonably requires any particular immovable property for the attainment of its objects and that it is unable to acquire it on reasonable terms, the Minister may, at the request of the first-mentioned Minister, and subject to the provisions of subsections (4) and (5), expropriate such immovable property on behalf of that juristic person or body as if it were required for public purposes. |
| 2) | The juristic persons or bodies contemplated in subsection (1) are- |
| a) | a university as defined in section 1 of the Universities Act, 1955 (Act 61 of 1955); |
| b) | a university college as defined in section 1 of the Extension of University Education Act, 1959 (Act 45 of 1959); |
| c) | a technikon mentioned in section 1 of the Technikons (National Education) Act, 1967 (Act 40 of 1967), or section 1 of the Technikons Act, 1967 (Act 40 of 1967); |
| d) | a governing body as defined in section 1 of the Educational Services Act, 1967 (Act 41 of 1967); |
| e) | the Atomic Energy Board mentioned in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act, 1967 (Act 90 of 1967); |
| f) | a college as defined in section 1 of the Indians Advanced Technical Education Act, 1968 (Act 12 of 1968); |
| g) | the Council mentioned in section 1 of the National Monuments Act, 1969 (Act 28 of 1969); and |
| h) | any juristic person, other than a juristic person mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (e), (f) or (g), established by or under any law for the promotion of any matter of public importance. |
| 3) | If the Minister expropriates any immovable property on behalf of a juristic person or body in terms of subsection (1), such juristic person or body shall become the owner thereof on the date of expropriation in question. |
| 4) | There shall be payable in respect of the expropriation of any immovable property in terms of subsection (1) the fees, duties and other charges which would have been payable by the juristic person or body concerned in terms of any law if it had purchased that property. |
| 5) | All costs incurred by the said Minister in the performance of his functions in terms of subsection (1) shall be refunded to him by the juristic person or body concerned. |