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National Forests Act, 1998 (Act No. 84 of 1998)

Chapter 4 : Use of Forests

Part 2 : Vesting and granting of rights to use State forests

26. Servitudes in State forests

 

(1) The Minister may grant a servitude in a State forest if—
(a) in the case of State forests other than trust forests, the Minister of Public Works agrees; or
(b) in the case of trust forests on land held in trust by the Ingonyama referred to in the KwaZulu Ingonyama Trust Act, 1994 (KwaZulu Act No. 3 of 1994), the authority with the necessary power in terms of that Act agrees; or
(c) in the case of trust forests other than those referred to in paragraph (b), the Minister of Land Affairs agrees; and
(d) it does not conflict with an existing right; and
(e) it does not materially affect the ecology and the useful extent of the State forest; and
(f) there is compliance with section 10(2) where it is a protected area.

 

(2) Any agreement entered into with the Minister creating the servitude may include such provisions as he or she considers appropriate, including payment for the rights granted under the servitude.

 

(3) A community or members of a community who are granted a servitude of right of way in order to walk to or from their homes are exempt from payment for such rights.

 

(4) The Minister must keep a register of all servitudes granted under subsection (1).

 

(5) The Minister must license any activity which is permitted under a servitude.

 

(6) No servitude or other right of any nature in a State forest may be acquired by prescription.