NCOP approves recommendation to amend Section 25 of Constitution
5 December 2018
The National Council of Provinces has agreed that section 25 of the Constitution be amended to make expropriation of land without compensation more explicit.
This follows the National Assembly doing so yesterday. This means the matter is now a duly adopted resolution of Parliament.
The committee, which is a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament, was mandated by the resolutions of both Houses to investigate the possible review of section 25 of the Constitution and other clauses, where necessary, to make it possible for the state to expropriate land in the public interest without compensation.
Adoption of the committee’s report by both the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces means that a Bill may be introduced, according to the procedures in Section 74 of the Constitution and the Rules of Parliament.