South Africa: Draft Regulation of Agricultural Landholdings Bill

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On March 17, 2017, the Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform published the Regulation of Agricultural Land Holdings Bill inviting public comments. The deadline for submitting public comments was set as May 17, 2017. If the Bill is passed, it will set up a commission to register agricultural land, restrict foreign land ownership and place limits on the size of individual agricultural land holdings in South Africa. Post encourages United States stakeholders who own land or are planning to purchase or sell land in South Africa to review the Bill and submit their comments and concerns by no later than May 17, 2017.

South Africa: Draft Regulation of Agricultural Landholdings Bill

Regulations & Requirements
Africa (Sub-Sahara), South Africa

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