Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (Act No. 16 of 2013)Chapter 6 : Land Development ManagementPart B : Establishment of Municipal Planning Tribunals35. Establishment of Municipal Planning Tribunals |
| (1) | A municipality must, in order to determine land use and development applications within its municipal area, establish a Municipal Planning Tribunal. |
| (2) | Despite subsection (1), a municipality may authorise that certain land use and land development applications may be considered and determined by an official in the employ of the municipality. |
| (3) | A municipality must, in order to determine land use and land development applications within its municipal area, categorise development applications to be considered by an official and those to be referred to the Municipal Planning Tribunal. |
| (4) | Subject to subsection (3), where a municipal official is authorised in terms of subsection (2) to consider and determine a land use and land development application, the provisions of sections 40(4), (5), (6), (7) and (9), 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 51 apply to such an official as if the reference to a Municipal Planning Tribunal in such provisions refer to such official. |