NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 95
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INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 01-2014]
DATE OF PUBLICATION:  13 February 2014
95. Mr M M Swathe (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land
Reform:
Whether he has used or will use researched information contained in the
regulatory impact assessment commissioned with regard to the draft land
restitution policy compiled in 2013; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details? NW96E
THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:
Yes. The Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) Report was considered in the
drafting of the restitution policy which subsequently informed the
Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill. The RIA Report was tabled before
the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform during
deliberations on the Bill.