(1) Subject to this section, an authority which has acquired land in terms of this Actor under the provisions of the repealed Act shall use that land— (a) for the purpose for which it was acquired; or
(b) if the land was acquired in terms of section forty-seven or section 45 of the repealed Act, for its existing use or for any other use which is permissible in terms of the operative master plan or local plan or the approved scheme.
(2) An authority which has acquired land in terms of this Act or under the repealedAct may, with the consent of the Minister, dispose of the land to such person in such manner and subject to such conditions as may appear to it to be expedient for the purpose of ensuring—
(a) the best use of the land concerned or of any other land or any buildings or works existing or to be erected on the land; or
(b) the erection on the land concerned of such buildings or works as appear to it to be needed; for the proper use of the land for the purposes for which it was acquired.
(3) Notwithstanding an operative master plan or local plan or an approved scheme or the terms of any permit or any approval issued in terms of Part III, IV or V of the repealed Act, the Minister may authorize the use of any reserved land for a purpose other than that for which it was so reserved:
Provided that the Minister shall not authorize any use in terms of this subsection until—
(a) he has served notice thereof on the local planning authority, the owner of the land concerned and every owner of property adjacent to the reserved land and afforded them an opportunity of lodging objections or representations; and
(b) if any objections have been lodged in terms of paragraph (a), they have been referred to the Administrative Court for determination or to a local inquiry for investigation and the order of the Administrative Court or the report of the investigator has been received.
(4) Notwithstanding an operative master plan or local plan or an approved scheme or the terms of any permit or any approval issued in terms of Part III, IV or V of the repealed Act, land which has been acquired by an authority for public purposes in terms of this Act or the repealed Act may, with the consent of the Minister, be transferred free from any restriction limiting the use of the land to public purposes: Provided that the Minister shall not consent to any transfer in terms of this subsection until—
(a) he has given public notice of his intention to consent to such transfer, inviting objections and representations; and
(b) he has afforded the authority concerned an opportunity to respond in writing to any objections or representations lodged in terms of paragraph (a). (4a) If the Minister has received any objections or representations in response to a public notice referred to in paragraph (a) of the proviso to subsection (4), he may refer them to an advisory board before deciding whether or not to consent to the transfer concerned.
(5) The disposal of any land in terms of this section shall be subject to any other enactment regulating the alienation of land owned by the authority concerned.
(6) If any land which has been acquired by an appropriate authority as defined in subsection (8) of section forty-one in terms of a condition referred to in that section or the corresponding provision of the repealed Act is subsequently sold by that authority, the moneys received by that authority from the sale of that land shall, after deducting any expenses incurred in connection with the sale, be paid into the development account of that authority.