Section 8: Challenge of legality of acquisition
consolidated text (as at 1992). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
8. Challenge of legality of acquisition
(1) Any interested person who wishes to challenge the legality of the
compulsory acquisition of any property may appeal to the Supreme Court
within 21 days and in such manner as may be provided by rules made by the
Supreme Court for the purpose.
(2) No appeal under subsection (1) nor any other judicial proceedings in
respect of any compulsory acquisition under this Act shall affect the operation of section 7.
(3) Where any interested person has successfully challenged the legality
of any compulsory acquisition of property, the Supreme Court may, without
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prejudice to any other power it may have, award to that person such damages
as it thinks fit in addition to any compensation to which he may be entitled.
[S. 8 amended by Act 29 of 1992.]