DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
NO. 2289
15 July 2022
l, Mooketsa Ramasodi, Director-General of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, in terms of Section 8 of the Land Survey Act, No 8 of 1997, hereby prescribe the fees set out in the Annexures. as the fees which shall be charged for products and services provided by the offices of the Chief Surveyor-General, Surveyors-General and Chief Directorate: National Geospatial Information. The fees shall be payable from a date 30 days after the publication of this Notice and shall replace the scales of fees promulgated by Government Notice No 1541 of 2019 in Government Gazette No. 42861, dated 29 November 2019, which are hereby repealed as from that date.
SCALE OF FEES TO BE CHARGED IN BRANCH NATIONAL GEOMATICS MANAGEMENT SERVICE
| A. | OFFICES OF THE CHIEF SURVEYOR-GENERAL AND THE SURVEYORS-GENERAL FOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED IN TERMS OF SECTIONS 3 AND 6 OF THE LAND SURVEY ACT, NO 8 OF 1997, AND IN TERMS OF SECTION 7 OF THE SECTIONAL TITLES ACT, NO 95 OF 1986 | |
| STANDARD PRODUCT AND SERVICES | ||
| Note that the prescribed fees do not include packaging and postage. The fee for packaging and delivery services will be in line with SA Postal services | ||
| 1.1 | SUBMISSIONS | |
| The fees below cover the supply, by the Surveyor-General in the prescribed circumstances, of the registration copies of approved documents, as well as all survey-related services in connection with or incidental to such registration which are not specified else-where in this scale of fees. It however excludes the costs involved in the printing of any document submitted as required by the Acts or Regulations in support of lodgements referred to in paragraphs 1.1.1 — 1.1.4 and necessary for record, examination, or archival purposes. Such exclusions are addressed under paragraph 1.1.5. | ||
| For the total processing of lodgements: – | ||
| 1.1.1 | Diagram | R425 |
| Provided that in the case of a servitude diagram, depicting servitude(s) over two or more pieces of land, an additional fee is payable for each additional piece of land in excess of one (1) | ||
| 1.1.2 | General Plan (Basic fee + additional amount per piece of land depicted on such plan) | |
| a) | 2 to 50 pieces: | R1330 / R80 |
| b) | 51 to 300 pieces: | R1765/ R75 |
| c) | 301 to 500 pieces | R4670 / R70 |
| d) | 501 and upwards: | R6370 / R90 |
| 1.1.3 | Sectional Plan (Basic fee) (Including a plan of cession of real rights) | R480 |
| Additional fee for each Section, Exclusive Use Area, newly created Servitude or Real Right shown or recorded on such plan | R70 | |
| 1.1.4 | Administration fee for re-submission | R85 |
| In addition for each: — | ||
| a) | Reframed Diagram | R210 |
| Provided that in the case of a servitude diagram, depicting a servitude(s) over bN0 or more pieces of land, an additional fee is payable for each additional piece of land in excess of one (1) | R32 | |
| b) | Reframed General Plan (per sheet and for each erf appearing on the reframed sheet) | R640 / R43 |
| c) | Reframed Sectional Title Plan (per sheet) | R225 |
| Additional fee for each Section. Exclusive Use Area. newly created Servitude or Real Right shown or recorded on such reframed sheet | R32 | |
| 1.1.5 | Multimedia I Digital Submissions The printing of any document submitted as required by the Acts or Regulations in support of lodgements referred to in paragraphs 1 , 1.1 — 1.1.4 and necessary for record, examination, or archival purposes, including the preparation of offce copies of diagrams, general plans or sectional plans on any media, shall be consistent with the cost of the specific hardcopy as specified in paragraph 1.7 in addition to the examination fees. | |
| 1.2 | AMENDMENTS OR ENDORSEMENTS | |
| For each amendment or endorsement of a diagram, general plan or sectional plan, in terms of any law. | R180 | |
| Provided that If in fre opinion of a Surveyor-Generat, the necessary work is of a complicated nature, the fee prescribed In paragraph 2.2 shall apply. | ||
| Provided further that this fee shall not cover the certification and supply by a Surveyor-General of copies of such diagrams general plan or sectional plan necessary for registration or any other purposes | ||
| 1.3 | WITHDRAWALS | |
| Withdrawing a diagram, general plan or sectional plan, per document. | R180 | |
| Provided that, where a large number of documents are to be withdrawn simultaneous work relating to such withdrawals can be done with the consent of the Surveyor-General on a time charge as prescribed in paragraph 2.2 |
| 1.4 | CERTIFICATION | |
| Certification of diagrams, general plans or sectional plans, per document Plus the cost of the required number of prints as prescribed in paragraph 1.7. | R48 | |
| 1.5 | PREPARATION OF CERTIFICATES, REPORTS TO COURT, AFFIDAVITS AND ALPHABETICAL LISTS | |
| a) | Each hour or portion thereof spent on the preparation of a: | |
| (i) Certificate. | R275 | |
| (ii) Report to Court or Affidavit. | R380 | |
| b) | A hard copy of an alphabetical list containing the names of townships, agricultural holdings, farms or sectional title schemes, per list. | R180 |
| Provided that an additional fee per A4-size page shall be charged for each page of an alphabetical list in excess of 100 A4-size pages. | R11 | |
| 1.6 | ACCESS TO INFORMATION | |
| In terms of section 15(1) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act and the Spatial Data Infrastructure Act – Policy on the Pricing of Spatial Information Products, these standard products and services are available free of charge and only the direct costs of copy and supply, such as transfer medium, printing, paper, ink, postage and packaging are recovered. | ||
| 1.7 | SUPPLY OF SCANNED CADASTRAL DOCUMENTS | |
| 1.7.1 | Paper prints | |
| i. A4 size. | R11 | |
| ii. A3 size. | R16 | |
| iii. A2 size. | R21 | |
| iv. A1 size. | R32 | |
| v. AO size. | R42,50 | |
| 1.7.2 | Film prints | |
| i. A2 size. (or portion thereof) | R32 | |
| ii. Al size. | R64 | |
| iii.AO size. | R106 |
| 1.7.3 | Client self-downloads from URL: http//csg.dla.gov.za | R0 |
| 1.7.4 | Auto Emailer use | R0 |
| 1.7.5 | Email supply of scanned cadastre! documents (excluding bulk extraction addressed in paragraph 2.1) | R0 |
| Provided that the supply, nature, scale and material used for any print will be at the discretion of the Chief Surveyor-General or a Surveyor-General as the case may be | ||
| 1.8 | DIGITAL CADASTRAL AND RELATED INFORMATION | |
| 1.8.1 | Digital cadastral spatial database (where available as a standard product) | |
| i) Copy of national cadastral spatial database supplied In shape file format only | R0.00 | |
| ii) Copy of any provincial cadastral spatial database supplied in shape file format only | R0.00 | |
| 2. | NON-STANDARD PRODUCTS | |
| Note that the prescribed fees do not include packaging and postage. The fee for packaging and delivery services will be in line with SA Postal services | ||
| 2.1 | BULK EXTRACTIONS FROM THE DATABASES, DATA MANIPULATION OR PROCESSING | |
| 2.1.1 | For each half-hour or portion thereof spent on the extraction of R185 the information and/or data manipulation (Computer processing time will not be considered) | R185 |
| 2.1.2 | Prints of cadastral spatial data (Al and larger paper sizes) | |
| a) | Per print. Printing fee prescribed in paragraph 1.7 plus extraction and/or manipulation fee prescribed in paragraph 2.1.1 for each half-hour or portion thereof spent | |
| The above fee will apply to prepare the digital information in a format other than the format in which information is captured, provided that the required format Is supported by the software in use and subject to the discretion of the Chief Surveyor-General or Surveyor-General, as the case may be. | ||
| 2.1.3 | Compact disk (if not supplied by clients) | R24,50 |
| 2.2 | MISCELLANEOUS | |
| The charge per hour or portion thereof for any work or services not specified elsewhere in this scale of fees. | R370 |
| 2.3 | PACKAGING AND POSTAGE | |
| The fee for packaging and services will be in line with the SA Postal Services fees. No Packaging and delivery fee if the required digital information is dispatched via e-mail. | ||
| B. | THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF DIRECTOR: NATIONAL GEO-SPATIAL INFORMATION | |
| Note that fees prescribed do not include packaging and postage. The fee for packaging and postage Is reviewed from time to time in line with the SA Postal Services fees and published on the Chief Directorate; National Geo-spatial Information website: http://www.ngi.gov.za for easy reference. | ||
| 3. | STANDARD PRODUCTS AND SERVICES | |
| 3.1 | MAPS OF THE NATIONAL SERIES | |
| 3.1.1 | Maps of the 1:10 000 Orthophoto: | |
| a) | Paper print | R23 per map |
| b) | Black and white orthophotos HP coated paper | R26 per map |
| 3.1.2 | 1:50 000 topographical, South Africa | R25,50 per map |
| 3.1.3 | 1:250 000 topo-cadastral, South Africa | R25,50 per map |
| 3.1.4 | 1:500 000 topo-admin edition | R25,50 per map |
| 3.2 | OTHER MAPS | |
| 3.2.1 | Aeronautical edition (ICAO symbols) | R25,50 per map |
| 3.2.2 | 1:1 000 000 world aeronautical chart (ICAO) | R25,50 per map |
| 32.3 | 1:1 100 000 South Africa | R98 per map |
| 3.2.4 | 1: 2 000 000 South Africa (2015 edition) | R28 per map |
| 3.2.5 | 1 :250 000 topographical (Southern Africa) | R28 per map |
| 32.6 | Provincial Map (various scales), South Africa | R25,50 per map |
| 32.7 | Maps of the Regional Series (various scales) | R25,50 per map |
| 3.3 | AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY – AND IMAGERY RELATED PRODUCTS Availability is subject to the following condition: Research and/or preparation requirements for aerial photography products or imagery will be free for the first hour, thereafter an hourly rate in terms of paragraph 35 will apply to research and preparation of the information. | |
| 3.3.1 | Prints produced from Aerial Imagery products: |
| Prints on HP coated satin photo paper not exceeding: | ||
| a) | 125mmx 250 mm per sheet | R12 |
| b) | 250mm x 250mm per sheet | R17 |
| c) | 450mm x 500mm per sheet | R36 |
| d) | 700mm.x 900mm per sheet | R87 |
| e) | 900mm x 1000mm per sheet | R115 |
| 3.3.2 | Flight Plans | |
| a) | Paper copy | R23 |
| 3.4 | PRODUCTS OF THE NATIONAL CONTROL SURVEY SYSTEM | |
| 3.4.1 | Coordinates and/or heights of trigonometrical stations, town survey marks and benchmarks: | |
| a) | Output in digital format, also available on internet, per point | R0 |
| b) | Plans of the national control survey network per paper print for every half square metre or portion thereof: | |
| i) Trigonometrical stations, town survey marks or benchmarks | R22 | |
| ii) Reconnaissance reports or locality reports | R9 | |
| Note 1: The Chief Director: National Geo-spatial Information cannot guarantee that any trigonometrical station. town survey mark or benchmark for which data have been supplied has not been disturbed or removed. Note 2: Coordinates based on the Cape Datum (Modified Clarke 1880) are no longer kept up to date and may not represent tie current position of trigonometrical beacons and town survey marks. | ||
| 3.4.2 | TrigNet (GPS) Data | |
| a) | Post Processing only | |
| i) Standard suit of products available for download directly via http or ftp server (internet). | R0.00 | |
| ii) Non-standard products Charged at the standard hourly rate for preparation and dispatch (Refer to paragraph 4.5.a) | ||
| b) | Real time differential and kinematic GNSS services (Disseminated as live data streams via Networked Transport of RTCM via Internet Protocol (NTRIP)) | R0.00 |
| 3.5 | DIGITAL SPATIAL INFORMATION | |
| Digital data is available, only cost to be paid is the medium onto which the data is written. | ||
| 3.5.1 | topographical and related information | |
| a) | Off-the-shelf products (listed digital spatial information available as a standard product) Only cost to be paid is the medium onto which the data is written. | |
| i) High resolution elevation data available as a 25 metre grid in tort’ and shapefile format | R0.00 | |
| High resolution topographic information, all features, supplied as provincial file-geodatabases or GML. | R0.00 | |
| ill) 1:50 000 map series and 1:250 000 map series, supplied in jpeg format | R0.00 | |
| iv) Contours, where available, supplied in shape file format only. | R0.00 | |
| v) Ortho-rectified image, panchromatic or colour, per image, where available | R0.00 | |
| vi) Low resolution aerial photographic imagery, panchromatic or colour where available supplied in jpeg format. | ||
| b) | Digital information not contained in the off-the-shelf and/or required in any other format Charged at the standard hourly rate for preparation and dispatch (Refer to paragraph 4.5.a)) | R0.00 |
| 4 | NON-STANDARD PRODUCTS AND SERVICES | |
| 4.1 | NON-STANDARD PRODUCTS | |
| 4.1.1 | Prints on paper, per sheet: | |
| a) | A4 size | R11 |
| b) | A3 size | R16 |
| 4.1.2 | Colour grid index guide (includes 1 000 and 1:250 000 map series) | |
| a) | Paper copy | R21 |
| b) | Digital (Jpeg file format) Only cost to be paid is the medium onto which the data Is written. | R0 |
| 4.1.3 | Previous edition maps | |
| a) | Paper copies | R25,50 |
| b) | Digital copies (Jpeg file format) Only cost to be paid is the medium onto which the data is written. | R0 |
| Provided that the supply, nature, scale and material used for any print shall be at the discretion of the Chief Director: National Geospatial Information. | ||
| 4.2 | MOSAICS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY (DIGITAL PROCESS) | |
| In addition to the cost of the output medium. which shall be according to fees under Standard Producb paragraph 3.3. the cost of producing each mosaic from | ||
| a) | 2 unrectified aerial photographs/images | R370 |
| b) | Thereafter for each additional aerial photograph/image, add | R16 |
| Provided that the supply and nature of mosaics shall be at the discretion of the Chief Director: National Geo-spatial Information. | ||
| 4.3 | SCANNING OF HISTORICAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY | |
| 4.3.1 | 1-20 scans at 1200 dots per inch | R0.00 |
| 4.3.2 | Prioritisation of scans at a rate of 4 per hour | R370 |
| 4.4 | LAMINATION SERVICES | |
| 4.4.1 | At 75 micron thickness, per square metre or portion thereof | R32 |
| 4.5 | SPECIALISED SERVICES | |
| For any work or service not specified elsewhere In this scale of fees, the charge shall be on a time basis per hour or portion thereof, provided that searches in the office shall be made subject to such conditions as the Chief Director: National Geo-spatial Information may from time to time determine. Requests for customized products or services shall be dealt with on a quotation basis, including but not limited to MapAware workshops and the production of specialized ma as follows: | ||
| a) Customised mapping services. professional advisory services: per hour or portion thereof | R370 | |
| 4.6 | DIGITAL DATA IN NON-SPECIFIED FORMATS | |
| 4.6.1 | For each hour or portion thereof spent on the extraction of digital products into non-specified formats. which are indicated below | R370 |
| Provided that the Chief Director: National Geospatial Information is able to support the exchange format, the digital information could be supplied in one of the following file formats: Topographical Vector data: Map Infor (.mif), Microstation (.dgn), Autocad (.dwg) and (.dxO, Topographical Raster data: TIFF. |
| 4.6.2 | RSA Geographical Names | R0.00 |
| Both gazette and non-gaætte names are available from the Integrated topographical information system (iTlS). Queries may be to the South African Geographical Names Committee (SAGNC) @ http://sagna.dac.gov.za | ||
| 4.6.3 | Software | |
| Note: Software is prepacked on server, only cost to be recovered is medium onto which data is written. | ||
| a) | Transformation software WGSTRN ver 2.12 plus Transformation parameters covering RSA i) Transform between Cape Datum and Hartebeesthoek94 or vice versa ii) Transformation parameters covering RSA | R53 |
| b) | Conversion GEOTRAN98 i) To convert Y X coordinates to geographical coordinates (phi)(Lamba) and vice versa To convert LITM to geographical coordinates | R53 |
| c) | Geoid Interpolation software To interpolate geoidal heights from SA Geoid models. | R53 |
| 4.6.4 | Digital coastline high resolution of RSA | R53 |
| Note: Digital data is prepacked on server, cost to be recovered is medium onto which data is written, | ||
| 4.7 | PACKAGING, POSTAGE AND COST OF TRANSFER MEDIA | |
| 4.7.1 | Courier to collect from Chief Directorate: National Geospatial Information counter, other than SA Postal Services To be arranged and paid for by the client | |
| 4.7.2 | PACKAGING | |
| a) | Packaging tube | R17 |
| b) | Packaging box | R17 |
| 4.7.3 | TRANSFER MEDIA | |
| a) | CD | R24,50 |
| b) | DVD | R24,50 |
MR M RAMASODI
DIRECTOR-GENERAL: AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DATE: 2022-04-25
