National Forests Act, 1998 (Act No. 84 of 1998)Chapter 6 : Administration of ActPart 1 : General powers and duties of Minister49. Expropriation of property |
| (1) | The Minister may purchase or expropriate any property and reserve it for forestry or any other purpose in terms of this Act, if— |
| (a) | that purpose is a public purpose or is in the public interest; and |
| (b) | the Minister of Public Works agrees. |
| (2) | Land purchased or expropriated for forestry under subsection(1) may include land which is not treed or which will not be afforested if that land will be managed as part of the forest management unit or units in question. |
| (3) | The Expropriation Act, 1975 (Act No. 63 of 1975), applies to all expropriations under this Act and any reference to the Minister of Public Works in that Act must be read as a reference to the Minister for purposes of such expropriations. |