Legislation: Lake Areas Development Act No. 39 of 1975




	Lake Areas Development Act No. 39 of 1975 1. Definitions
Related "Applications" links	2. Establishment of lake areas Any land comprising or adjoining a tidal lagoon, a tidal river, or any other land comprising or adjoining a natural lake or a river, which is within the immediate vicinity of a tidal lagoon or a tidal river must be declared a lake area. 3. Establishment of Lake Areas Development Board 4. Constitution of board 5. Chairman and vice-chairman of board 6. Tenure of office and vacation of office by members of board 7. Vacancies on board 8. Meetings and decisions of board 9. Committees of board 10. Conditions of service of members of board 11. Objects and powers of board 12. Staff of board 13. Insurance 14. Funds of board 14A. Accounting officer 14B. Recovery of losses and damages
Related "Applications" links	15. Opening and closing of the mouth of a tidal lagoon or a tidal river and the construction of a water work within a lake In consultation with and subjects to the directions of the Minister of Water Affairs, the mouth of a tidal lagoon or a tidal river must be opened or closed, and a water work, as defined in section 1 of the Water Act (54 of 1956), must be constructed by the board within any lake area.
	16. Acquisition of private land in a lake area The Minister must by the exchange of State land situated within or outside any lake area, acquire any private land situated within any lake area. If the Minister is unable to acquire the land by purchase, the land must at the request of the board be expropriated. The land acquired must be transferred to and registered in the name of the Republic of South Africa. 17. Making available of State land to board 18. Disposal of funds of board 19. Accounts and auditing 20. Reports 21. Delegation of powers 22. Exemption from licence duties and fees
	23. Regulations The Minister may make regulations: (a) providing for the regulation of and the control over such state land within any lake area as the board must from time to time set aside for streets, open sites or other public purposes or works constructed by it or under its authority; (b) with regard to the sitting, construction, erection and maintenance of and control over buildings and other improvements within any lake area; (c) regulating the use of the sea-shore and the sea within any lake area; (d) providing for the control, generally, of the sea-shore and of the sea and of any lake or river within any lake area; (e) in consultation with the minister of finance, prescribing fees payable for doing of any act upon or in or in relation to the sea-shore, the sea, lake or river within any lake area; (f) regulating the use of facilities provided for visitors to any lake area. 24. Short title