• Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (Act No. 16 of 2013)
    • Notice No. 559 of 2013
    • Act
    • Preamble
    • Chapter 1 : Introductory Provisions
      • 1. Definitions
      • 2. Application of Act
      • 3. Objects of Act
      • 4. Spatial planning system
      • 5. Categories of spatial planning
    • Chapter 2 : Development Principles and Norms and Standards
      • 6. Application of development principles
      • 7. Development principles
      • 8. Norms and standards
    • Chapter 3 : Intergovernmental Support
      • 9. National support and monitoring
      • 10. Provincial support and monitoring
      • 11. Municipal differentiation
    • Chapter 4 : Spatial Development Frameworks
      • Part A : Preparation of spatial development frameworks
        • 12. Preparation of spatial development frameworks
      • Part B : Preparation and content of national spatial development framework
        • 13. National spatial development framework
        • 14. Content of national spatial development framework
      • Part C : Preparation, content and legal effect of provincial spatial development framework
        • 15. Provincial spatial development framework
        • 16. Content of provincial spatial development framework
        • 17. Legal effect of provincial spatial development framework
      • Part D : Preparation and content of regional spatial development frameworks
        • 18. Regional spatial development framework
        • 19. Content of regional spatial development framework
      • Part E : Preparation and content of municipal spatial development framework
        • 20. Preparation of municipal spatial framework
        • 21. Content of municipal spatial development framework
      • Part F : Status of spatial development frameworks
        • 22. Status of spatial development frameworks
    • Chapter 5 : Land Use Management
      • 23. Role of executive authority
      • 24. Land use scheme
      • 25. Purpose and content of land use scheme
      • 26. Legal effect of land use scheme
      • 27. Review and monitoring of land use scheme
      • 28. Amendment of land use scheme and rezoning
      • 29. Consultation with other land development authorities
      • 30. Alignment of authorisations
      • 31. Record of amendments to land use scheme
      • 32. Enforcement of land use scheme
    • Chapter 6 : Land Development Management
      • Part A : Municipal land use planning
        • 33. Municipal land use planning
        • 34. Municipal cooperation
      • Part B : Establishment of Municipal Planning Tribunals
        • 35. Establishment of Municipal Planning Tribunals
        • 36. Composition of Municipal Planning Tribunals
        • 37. Term of office of members of Municipal Planning Tribunals
        • 38. Disqualification from membership of Municipal Planning Tribunals
        • 39. Technical and other advisers
      • Part C : Processes of Municipal Planning Tribunals
        • 40. Determination of matters before Municipal Planning Tribunals
        • 41. Change with approval of Municipal Planning Tribunal
        • 42. Deciding an application
        • 43. Conditional approval of application
        • 44. Timeframes for applications
        • 45. Parties to land development applications
        • 46. Notification to Surveyor-General and Registrar of Deeds
        • 47. Restrictive conditions
        • 48. Investigations authorised by Municipal Planning Tribunal
        • 49. Provision of engineering services
        • 50. Land for parks, open space and other uses
      • Part D : Related Land Development Matters
        • 51. Internal appeals
        • 52. Development application affecting national interest
    • Chapter 7 : General Provisions
      • 53. Commencement of registration of ownership
      • 54. Regulations
      • 55. Exemptions
      • 56. Delegation
      • 57. Non-impediment of function
      • 58. Offences and penalties
      • 59. Repeal of laws
      • 60. Transitional provisions
      • 61. Short title and commencement
    • Schedules
      • Schedule 1 : Matters to be addressed in Provincial Legislation
      • Schedule 2 : Scheduled land use purposes
        • 1. List of land use purposes
        • 2. Definitions
      • Schedule 3 : Repeal of laws
  • Regulations
    • Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Regulations: Land Use Management and General Matters, 2015
      • Notice No. R. 239 of 2015
      • Chapter 1 : Introductory Provisions
        • 1. Definitions
      • Chapter 2 : Municipal Planning Tribunals
        • Part A : Municipal Assessment
          • 2. Municipal assessment prior to establishment of Municipal Planning Tribunal
        • Part B : Municipal Planning Tribunal for Municipal Area
          • 3. Institutional requirements for establishment of Municipal Planning Tribunal for municipal area
        • Part C : Joint Municipal Planning Tribunal
          • 4. Agreement to establish joint Municipal Planning Tribunal
          • 5. Monitoring of joint Municipal Planning Tribunal
          • 6. Withdrawal from or termination of joint Municipal Planning Tribunal
        • Part D : Municipal Planning Tribunal for District Municipal Area
          • 7. Agreement to establish Municipal Planning Tribunal for District Municipal Area
          • 8. Monitoring and implementing decision of Municipal Planning Tribunal for district municipal area
          • 9. Termination of Municipal Planning Tribunal for district municipal area
        • Part E : Adjustment of the Division of Functions and Powers of Local Municipality
          • 10. Allocation of municipal planning function 
        • Part F : General Matters
          • 11. Technical and other advisers to Municipal Planning Tribunal
          • 12. Proceedings of Municipal Planning Tribunal
          • 13. Legal indemnification
      • Chapter 3 : Land Development and Land Use Applications
        • 14. Submission of land development and land use applications
        • 15. Categories of land development and land use applications
        • 16. Timeframes for land development and land use applications
        • 17. Alignment of authorisations
        • 18. Application where no town planning scheme or land use scheme applies
        • 19. Areas under traditional leadership
      • Chapter 4 : Appeals
        • 20. Determination of appeal procedures
        • 21. Contents of appeal procedures
        • 22. Jurisdiction of appeal authority
        • 23. Hearing by appeal authority
        • 24. Representation before appeal authority
        • 25. Opportunity to make submissions and inspect documents
        • 26. Decision of appeal authority
        • 27. Body or institution outside of the municipality assumes obligations of appeal authority
        • 28. Body or institution of the municipality assumes obligations of appeal authority in the manner determined by provincial legislation
        • 29. Delegated authority to assume the obligations of appeal authority
        • 30. Timeframe for submission of appeal to appeal authority
      • Chapter 5 : Intervener Status
        • 31. Petition to be granted intervener status
      • Chapter 6 : Exemptions
        • 32. Request for exemption in writing
        • 33. Deciding of request for exemption
        • 34. Procedures related to withdrawal of exemption
      • Chapter 7 : General
        • 35. Electronic submissions
        • 36. National support and monitoring
        • 37. Short title and date of commencement
      • Schedules
        • Schedule 1 : Norms and standards for the terms and conditions of service of members of Municipal Planning Tribunal
        • Schedule 2 : Standard Call for Nominations for Persons to be Appointed as Members to the Municipal Planning Tribunal
        • Schedule 3 : Code of conduct for Members of the Municipal Planning Tribunal
        • Schedule 4 : Standard Agreement for the Establishment of a joint Municipal Planning Tribunal
        • Schedule 5 : Standard Categories of Land Development and Land Use Applications
  • Notices
    • Commencement of Regulations
      • Notice No. 1126 of 2015
    • Cancellation of Agreement for the Establishment of a Joint Municipal Planning Tribunal entered into by and between Umdoni, Vulamehlo and Umzumbe Local Municipalities
      • Notice No. 879 of 2020
    • Notice in terms of Section 18 of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (Act No. 16 of 2013)
      • Notice No. 1094 of 2022
      • Schedule 1
        • 1. Delineation of the Region
    • Notice of approved National Spatial Development Framework in terms of Section 13(5) of the Spacial Planning and Land Use Management Act (Act No. 16 of 2013) (SPLUMA)
      • Notice No. 1581 of 2023