Development Facilitation Act, 1995 (No. 67 of 1995).

This Act concerns implementation of reconstruction and development programmes and projects in relation to land. Section 3 sets out general principles that apply to all land development: (a) policy, administrative practice and laws should provide for urban and rural land development and should facilitate the development of formal and informal, existing and new settlements; (b) policy, administrative practices and laws should discourage the illegal occupation of land, with due recognition of informal land development processes; (c) policy, administrative practice and laws should promote efficient and integrated land development in that they- promote stated objectives, etc. These principles apply throughout the Republic, shall also apply to the actions of the State and a local government body and serve to guide the administration of any physical plan, transport plan, guide plan, structure plan, zoning scheme or any like plan or scheme administered by any competent authority in terms of any law. Section 4 contains general principles for decision-making and conflict resolution. There is established a legal person to be known as the Development and Planning Commission under section 5. A tribunal is hereby established for each province in each case to be known as the development tribunal of the province concerned (sect. 15). Such tribunal shall deal with matters arising from this Act. A Premier may establish a development appeal tribunal for each province under section 24. Land development objectives may be set by the authorities outlined in section 27 and in accordance with section 28. Section 48 and following sections provide for land development procedures including procedures relating to the development of small-scale farming. (69 sections divided into 8 Chapters and completed by one Schedule)

Implemented by: Development Facilitation Regulations (G.N. R. No. 1 of 2000). (2000-03-07)
Implemented by: Gauteng Land Development Objectives Regulations (General Notice No. 3004 of 1996). (1997-11-14)
Implemented by: Free State Land Development Objectives Regulations (PN No. 426 of 1997). (1998-07-24)
Implemented by: Northern Cape Land Development Objectives Regulations (ON No. 24 of 1998). (1999-04-02)
Implemented by: Northern Province Land Development Objectives Regulations (General Notice No. 81 of 1999). (1997-06-25)
Implemented by: Regulation relating to Land Development Objectives (North West Province) (ON No. 3 of 1997). (1997-08-15)
Repealed by: Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (No. 16 of 2013). (2013-08-02)