Castle Management Act, 1993 (Act No. 207 of 1993)

WHEREAS the land occupied by the Castle of the Cape of Good Hope, the outworks and certain land beyond the same, together with all and whatever buildings and fortifications are erected thereon (“the Castle”), was granted, in freehold, unto the respective officers of the Ordinance of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, by Deed of Grant dated 23 March 1840, given under the hand of George Thomas Napier, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, and the Public Seal of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope;

WHEREAS the Castle is by section 1 of the Defence Endowment Property and Account Act, 1922 (Act No. 33 of 1922), deemed to have been transferred to the Government of the Union of South Africa with effect from 1 December 1921, for use exclusively for the benefit of the defence force organizations and establishments and land defences of the Union of South Africa or to conserve the value thereof for the benefit of the said organizations, establishments and defences, in accordance with that Act, and has since remained the property of the Republic of South Africa for use exclusively for the benefit of, or to conserve its value for the benefit of, the South African Defence Force or any part thereof, and is, furthermore, under the provisions of the National Monuments Act, 1969 (Act No. 28 of 1969), deemed to be a national monument;

AND WHEREAS it is desirable to make further provision to preserve and protect the military and cultural heritage of the Castle, to optimize the tourism potential of the Castle and to maximize the accessibility of the Castle to the public:

BE IT ENACTED by the State President and the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:—