Ff Plus Invites Parties For Litigation Against New Expropriation Act

The FF Plus has confirmed that it has invited eight political parties represented in Parliament to apply for litigation against the new Expropriation Act . The party is among other political parties in the National Assembly that are opposed to the Act.

FF Plus leader Dr Pieter Groenewald says he has circulated written letters to parties that were in the sixth Parliament as well as the new parties in the 7th Parliament regarding the matter.

Dr. Groenewald says his party wants to test the constitutionality of the legislation at the highest court in the land.

I can confirm that yesterday I sent letters to eight political party leaders in the national assembly requesting their support that we can refer the expropriation act in terms of Section 80 of the Constitution to the Constitutional Court to validate its constitutionality. Eight parties are the parties who voted against the Expropriation Bill when it was in the process in the National Assembly. Some new parties after the election became part of the National Assembly, but their leaders were part of those parties who voted against.

According to Groenewald, the Constitution allows members of the National Assembly, to challenge any law that they deem unconstitutional, in the apex court.