South Africa - 1998 - Democracy and Governance

Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 1998

Ministry of Human Settlements,Ministry of Water and Sanitation, South Africa

This is an Act to provide for the prohibition of unlawful eviction, to provide for procedures for the eviction of unlawful occupiers and to repeal the Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act, 1951, and other obsolete laws and to provide for related matters.

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January 2022

This is an Act to provide for the prohibition of unlawful eviction, to provide for procedures for the eviction of unlawful occupiers and to repeal the Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act, 1951, and other obsolete laws and to provide for related matters.

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