Communal Property Associations Act, 1996 (No. 28 of 1998).

The provisions of this Act shall apply to a community- (a) which by order of the Land Claims Court is entitled to restitution under the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994, where that Court has ordered restitution on condition that an association be formed in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (b) entitled to or receiving property or other assistance from the State in terms of an agreement or in terms of any law, on condition that an association be formed in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (c) approved by the Minister in terms of subsection (2), and to which any property has been donated, sold or otherwise disposed of by any other person on condition that an association be formed in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (d) approved by the Minister in terms of subsection (2), and which is a group acquiring land or acquiring rights to land and which wishes to form an association in accordance with the provisions of this Act. A community may apply to the Director-General for the registration of a provisional communal property association. A community wishing to procure the registration of an association under this Act may apply to the Director-General for assistance in the preparation of a draft constitution. The constitution of an association shall be consistent with the general principles set out in section 9. An association or provisional association registered under this Act shall, at the prescribed times, furnish prescribed documents and information to the Director-General in order to enable him or her to monitor compliance with the provisions of the relevant constitution and this Act. (Schedule: matters to be addressed in the constitution of a communal property associations)