Aquila Steel SA (Pty) Ltd v South African Steel Company (Pty) Ltd (14612/2013)
Aquila Steel SA (Pty) Ltd v South African Steel Company (Pty) Ltd (14612/2013) [2014] ZAGPPHC 365 (30 May 2014)
The court held that the properties in question fall outside any town planning or zoning scheme under the Town Planning and Townships Ordinance (Tvl), 15 of 1986, and therefore no land use approval from the municipality is required for the exercise of prospecting rights. The Ordinance was considered a relevant law, but its provisions do not impose zoning requirements on these properties. The court found that the National Heritage Act prohibits certain activities at burial sites but does not prevent the holder of a prospecting right from accessing the property for prospecting outside such sites…
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- Prospecting Rights
- Zoning Requirements
- Town Planning Ordinance
- Municipal Land Use
- National Heritage Act