Interim Protection of Informal Land Rights Act, 1996 (Act No. 31 of 1996)5. Application and duration of Act |
| (1) | This Act binds all persons, including the State. |
| (2) | The provisions of this Act shall lapse on 31 December 1997: Provided that the Minister may from time to time by notice in the Gazette extend the application of such provisions for a period of not more than 12 months at a time: Provided further that any such notice shall be laid upon the Table of Parliament, and if Parliament by resolution disapproves of such notice, such notice shall cease to be of force and effect, but without prejudice to the validity of anything done in terms of such notice before it so ceased to be of force and effect. |
[Section 5 amended by section 7 of Act No. 61 of 1998 - Provisions of the Act extended for a further period of 12 months ending 31 December 2017 by Notice No. 1488 of 2016]]