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Crown Lands Act 1949 (No. 9 of 1949)

Made 1949 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Act
Organisation
African Union (AU)
Country
Eswatini
Subjects
Land and soil
Keywords
public land, right of use, vested rights, land tenure, property rights

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  1. LA1'<O' ACT 9/1945 ss.i-z THE CROWN LANDS ACT Short tute. I. This Act may he cited as the Crown Lands Act. NO.9 of 1949 Lam! to be grown lond. 2. The "rcOos of land in Swaziland und dcscri\:;<;d in thc 'ccond column 01" (he S"h"du!c to this Act shall, from the respective dates set out in the rhud column thereof, be Clown lands, and shall be registered and known as numbered in the said Schedule: Provided that the proclamation of the said areas as Crown lands shall not affect any concession, lease, servitude or other right subsisting in respect of the said areas at the date set out in the third column and not vested in the Crown. <:;rl-leDUlC Act No. (I) 9 of 1949 10 of 1949 51 of 1949. Area of land (2) Lol No. 297, Hhohho Districf,- Portion "b" of Pcrtion'<B"] of Land Concession No. 9IL, in extent 1477 6)73 ha. a will appear from Diagram S,G, No, S. 18/40, Lot No. 198, Hhohho District.s-: Portion "a" of Portion "B": of Land Concession No. 92L, in extent 492,5-1.53 ha., as wil! appear from Diagram S. No. 1/40. Lot No. 299. nnonno tnsmcr.s-. The Remaining Extent of PcrtionvB" of Land Concession No. 92L, in extent 2439,5996; ha., as will appearfrom Diagram S.G. No. S. 32/19. ' Lot No. 196. Montini District.:-: Portion NO.2 of Portion "A" of Land Concession No. l31l. in extent 1479,7914 ha.,' as will appear from Diagram S.G. No. S. 4/45. Lot No. 300, Monzint District, - Portion C of Perpetual; Land Concession No. 22P, in extent .1119,4S~O ha .. ax will appear from Diagram S.G. No. S. 20(37. Date Ol 25th ivlarch, 1949. 25th March, 1949, 23rd December, 1949 Note.- Numerous Proclamations prior to 1949 proclaimed areas as Crown lands.bur were not printed in the 1952 Revision. STATUTE5 0:' SW,\ZILA:,<D Act 1-';0. (I) Area of Land (2) narc (3\ I of 1951. 35 of 1951. 2 of 1~52. ]2. of 1952. 40 of 1953. Lot No. 301, ,H,7Ir;i:."i Di.l:'·,'::'. :,,:~"';r::j~: -ortion of unalloucrl br:c! Wlt'l;n :·::;,'-:0;1 ;)L Ccu : -',1 Co,;,). c::::..., i;l extent 307-~, 91..;9 Ii::" r.: -; .c-vn ' ,~. ';'.~~.~ -:::::. ~~o. S, ~;:- i') approved Gyt',::: S,:;"::'r:'- ---..>-", c' 1"":' ; ':.-:.~:':' ":~;' t:~~~' "'.:~'; rctterco c L h a ,,~:': " , ~·.I "2~ " I.. ro: .. .: ".. mid Lan.vcccnc ('"I 2:';:: ,.1i,,; C"~.t: .cl! .':;~:' :;~ ,. "~'I,\,L.:' u mid ~;;;,Ii, C' ::1 ".' ;:' C' J::' -,' ' :,; ' .....,\);..1'-.:: .. :j,,~: M mid r0:JrJ i'J mid .c-d G L,1IC: ro-d :' c. Lot No. 3D], Ht.ol-ho [::;ii·i~'r. - Pe-non i':o.: of !.. r; nc Concession ;-;(1, I,:;". :11.;",i~:l' 1,1]," ,:;S "::c. .. ''''~ ';;:~0\·.-n en Diagram S.C. 1"0. S. : -:;) G:: ,:;..: :;,~,!",~ 'cncrco ACB' r.-i-! Mkomozana f',i'>c\' C"~':-!\, ;:::.~l,'.::':::'.~ '." '- ',',:t:·:cs f;; h j r,.'. kIm n 0 Lot No. ]0-1. Ht.oht.o n;:·/,·ic:. - Portion No. 3 of Lcnd Concession No. 17::L, in extent 2,C";"':3 ill, and sho-vn Oil Diagram S.G. ":0. S.G9:'~9, 8j' d-o nJ'-"~~ k:,:~~'ed ,.. flC."O. Lot :\'0. 3·')5, Hho/;lw DiJ;,-icl. - Portion :--io,';' of Land Concession No. 172L, in CX,C!"l\ O,":C~,f) 11::1. (-lC-lO sq.m.), <lnu I shown on Diagram S.C. ;--:0, S. iO/:C9 by rhc Ij'l~il'e lettered ABCDE. LOf No. ]06. Sldselll'(-'!!i District Pomon F OJ LunJ Concessioc i\:u. 165:"', rnex.em ;;0~, SJj3 ha. as will appear from Diagram S.C. No. S. 44/ I5. Lor No. 307, Shiselweni District Portion A of the farm Nildesperundurn No. lOlA of Land Concession No, JP, in extent 571, 7178 ha., ns wi;1 appear from Diagram S.G. No. S. 2/17. Lor No. 308, Hhohho Distric!.- Portion B of Land Con­ cession No. liP, situate in the Mbabane District otSwnatnnd. measuring 3157, 9828 ba., as wiil more fully appear fro ill Dia­ urn rn S,C No, S. 70/111. La! No. 309, Hll01ll10 District, - The remaining extent of Land Concession No. liP, situate in the Mbabane District of Swaziland, measuring as such 1495, 3857 ha., :15 shown on Di"'S:Cilffi [J.G. No. S. 141/10 uy !In; {i!oOUIC tiJUQV\\"XY atUll~ the footpath to H. lfit'~l Fccru.uv, 1931. I-th June 1951. 10th ,)..'.lril, 11)52. 19th Septe.'111~el·, 1952. 17th July, 1953. Act No. (1 ) 44 of; 1953. I I I I Area of Land (2) Lor No. 310. Lubombo District. - Certain Portion of Land Concession No, 15P, situate in the Siteki District of Swaziland, measuring 570, 8299 ha., 2S will more fully appear from Diagram 5.0. No. S. 129/11. LAND ACT: 9/1949 Dale (3) 14th August, 1953. 40 of 1957. LOl No. J 1/, Hhohho District. - Port ton of land being the 28th June, 1957. remaining extent of Portion "82" of Unallocated Land Con cession No. 31 L in extent 79, 2163 ha., as shown on the Dia-l gram S.O. No. S.31/16 uporovcd by the Surveyor-General on ~ 7th December, 1916, by the figu~e S, C, D, c, b, a, along the ; road to e'. e, d, c, b, b', mid-spruit to B. ' , Lot So. J f 2, Lubombo DiSfricr.- Portion of land being certain Portion 1 of Portion "B" of Land Concession No. 3P situate in t he diatr icc of Sitc" i ill Swazitanu, j n extent 18, 8009 ha ; as shown on the Diagram S.O. No. S. !2/36, approved by the I Surveyor-General on 30th October, 1956, by the (igure A, B, e along the Palata River and Nunzi Spruit to d, D, E, F. G, A. 19 Or Lot ,Vu. sts. Hhottho Vi;'lricl,- Portion of land being the lSrh May, 1'J5fl. 1953. remaining extent of Portion A of Portion of Land Concession No. IUL, measuring as such 12.3126 ha., as will more fully I appear from Diagram S.G. No. S. 7f24, approved by the Surveyor-General on the 20th March, 1924. Lot No, 314, llhohho District.:« Portion of land being the remaining extent of Portion nof Portion of Land Concession No. lOL, measuring as such 12, 7638 hu., as wil! more fully anpear l'rnrn f1iagram S r; No S. g,!::!d, appr-cved OJ" the> I Surveyor-General on the 20lh March, 1924. . The Governmenl Printer, Mbabao& 3

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