GOVERNMENT GAZETTE OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA N$9.60 WINDHOEK - 30 September 2016 No. 6135 CONTENTS Page GOVERNMENT NOTICES No. 232 Commencement of Biosafety Act, 2006 and Biosafety Regulations ..................................................... 2 No. 233 Invitation to certain instituitions and organisations to nominate persons for appointment to National Council for Higher Education (NCHE): Higher Education Act, 2003 .................................................. 2 No. 234 Designation of associations or bodies involved in agricultural affairs: Agricultural (Commercial) Land Reform Act, 1995 ................................................................................................................................... 3 No. 235 Declaration of Katwitwi as a settlement area: Kavango West Regional Council .................................. 3 No. 236 Declaration of Nkurenkuru Extension 3 to be an approved township: Townships and Division of Land Ordinance, 1963 ..................................................................................................................................... 4 No. 237 Amendment of regulations relating to investigation of alleged unprofessional conduct by registered person, and instituting and conducting of professional conduct inquiry: Pharmacy Act, 2004 ............ 5 No. 238 Calling for representations in opposition to applications made to the Minerals Ancillary Rights Commission ........................................................................................................................................... 5 No. 239 Application that a road be declared a proclaimed farm road (Number 1242): District pf Rehoboth .... 8 No. 240 Proclamation of district road (Number 4169): District of Outapi ......................................................... 9 No. 241 Closing of district roads 1905 and 1911: District of Swakopmund ....................................................... 9 No. 242 Proclamation of a portion of district road (Number 3626): District of Outapi ...................................... 10 No. 243 Closing of district road 1210: District of Rehoboth .............................................................................. 10 No. 244 Proclamation of district roads: District of Outapi .................................................................................. 11 No. 245 Prohibition of use of certain mark and words: Oniipa Town Council: Merchandise Marks Act, 1941 . 13 GENERAL NOTICES No. 385 Aranos Town Council: General valuation of ratable properties situated within the Aranos Local Authority Area ....................................................................................................................................... 14 2 Government Gazette 30 September 2016 6135 No. 386 General valuation of rateable properties situated within the Gobabis Local Authority Area ................ 14 No. 387 Permanent closure of Portion A of the remainder of Portion 4 of the Farm Finkenstein No. 526, as street ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 No. 388 Permanent closure of Erf 545, Lüderitz as public open space (Erf is 2350m2 in extent and will be rezoned to `Residential III’ and sold to Adv. Barnard Knoetze to be used for residential purposes) .... 15 No. 389 Bank of Namibia: Statement of assets and liabilities as at close of business on 31 August 2016 ......... 16 ________________ Government Notices MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TRAINING AND INNOVATION No. 232 2016 COMMENCEMENT OF BIOSAFETY ACT, 2006 AND BIOSAFETY REGULATIONS Under section 53 of the Biosafety Act, 2006 (Act No. 7 of 2006), read with section 49 of that Act, I determine that - (a) that Act; and (b) the Biosafety Regulations published under Government Notice No. 210 of 1 September 2016, come into operation on 1 November 2016. I. KANDJII-MURANGI MINISTER OF HIGHER Education, TRAINING AND Innovation Windhoek, 15 September 2016 ________________ MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TRAINING AND INNOVATION No. 233 2016 INVITATION TO CERTAIN INSTITUITIONS AND ORGANISATIONS TO NOMINATE PERSONS FOR APPOINTMENT TO NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (NCHE): HIGHER EDUCATION ACT, 2003 (a) In terms of subsection (2)(b) of section 7 of the Higher Education Act, 2003 (Act No. 26 of 2003) read with section 8 of that Act, I invite - (i) higher education institutions other than the University of Namibia and the Namibia University of Science and Technology, and (ii) organisations representing - (aa) students; (bb) academic employees; (cc) non- academic employees; 6135 Government Gazette 30 September 2016 3 (dd) person living with disabilities; (ee) churches; (ff) organized business; and (gg) organized labour; to each nominate three persons, of whom at least one must be a female for purposes of the appointment of the members to the NCHE referred to in subsection (1)(d)(iv) of the said section 7 and the alternates of such members. (b) Any higher education institution or organization referred to in paragraph (a) that wishes to submit nominations as contemplated in that paragraph is requested to submit such nominations, within the period extending from 25 July 2016 to 25 August 2016, inclusive, to my office for consideration. I. KANDJII-MURANGI MINISTER OF HIGHER Education, TRAINING AND Innovation Windhoek, 6 September 2016 ________________ MINISTRY OF LAND REFORM No. 234 2016 DESIGNATION OF ASSOCIATIONS OR BODIES INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS: AGRICULTURAL (COMMERCIAL) LAND REFORM ACT, 1995 Under paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 4 of the Agricultural (Commercial) Land Reform Act, 1995 (Act No. 6 of 1995), I designate the - (a) Namibia Agricultural Union; (b) Namibia Farm Workers’ Union; and (c) Namibia National Farmers’ Union, as associations or bodies which are involved in agricultural affairs for the purposes of that paragraph. U. NUJOMA MINISTER OF LAND REFORM Windhoek, 5 September 2016 ________________ No. 235 2016 DECLARATION OF KATWITWI AS A SETTLEMENT AREA: KAVANGO WEST REGIONAL COUNCIL In terms of section 31(1) of the Regional Councils Act, 1992 (Act No. 22 of 1992), the Regional Council of Kavango West declares a portion of land, Kavango Region, Registration Division B, the boundary which are represented by the approved Cadastral Diagram S/G No. A 315/2011, to be a Settlement Area, and assigns to that area the name Katwitwi. 4 Government Gazette 30 September 2016 6135 S. AUSIKU GOVERNOR BY ORDER OF THE KAVANGO WEST REGIONAL COUNCIL Nkurenkuru, 2 September 2016 ________________ MINISTRY OF URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT No. 236 2016 DECLARATION OF NKURENKURU EXTENSION 3 TO BE AN APPROVED TOWNSHIP: TOWNSHIPS AND DIVISION OF LAND ORDINANCE, 1963 In terms of Section 13 of the Townships and Division of Land Ordinance, 1963 (Ordinance No. 11 of 1963), I - (a) declare the area situated on Portion 5 of the farm Nkurenkuru Townlands No. 1346, Registration Division “B” and represented by General Plan B 236 to be an approved township. (b) Set forth in the Schedule the conditions subject to which the application for permission to establish the township concerned has been granted. S. Shaningwa MINISTER OF URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Windhoek, 12 September 2016 SCHEDULE 1. Name of township: The township shall be called Nkurenkuru Extension 3. 2. Composition of township: The township comprises 339 erven numbered 1069 to 1407 and the remainder streets as indicated on General Plan B 326. 3. Reservation of erven: The following erven are reserved for the Local Authority: - for Cemetery purposes: Erf 1332 - for Public Open Space purposes: 1386 to 1407 4. Conditions of title: The following conditions shall be registered in favour of the Local Authority against the title deeds of all erven, except the erven referred to in paragraph 3: The erf must be used or occupied for purposes which are in accordance with, and the use or occupation of the erf shall at all times be subject to, the provisions of the Nkurenkuru Town Planning Scheme prepared and approved in terms of the Town Planning Ordinance, 1954 (Ordinance 18 of 1954). 6135 Government Gazette 30 September 2016 5 The building value of the main building, excluding the outbuilding to be erected on the erf shall be at least four times the prevailing valuation of the erf. ________________ MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES No. 237 2016 AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS RELATING TO INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY REGISTERRED PERSON, AND INSTITUTING AND CONDUCTING OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT INQUIRY: PHARMACY ACT, 2004 Under section 66 of the Pharmacy Act, 2004 (Act No. 9 of 2004), on the recommendation of the Pharmacy Council of Namibia, I have amended the regulations set out in the Schedule. B. HAUFIKU MINISTER OF Health AND SOCIAL Services SCHEDULE Definitions 1. In these regulations “the Regulations” means the Regulations Relating to Investigation of Alleged Unprofessional Conduct by Registered Person, and Instituting and Conducting of Professional Conduct Inquiry, published under Government Notice No. 289 of 7 December 2015. Substitution of enabling formula of Regulations 2. The Regulations are amended by the substitution for the enabling formula of the following enabling formula: “Under section 66(1)(s) of the Pharmacy Act, 2004 (Act No. 9 of 2004), on the recommendation of the Pharmacy Council of Namibia, I have made the regulations set out in the Schedule.”. ________________ MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY No. 238 2016 CALLING FOR REPRESENTATIONS