Law & Regulation
Infrastructure Development Act 23 of 2014
Establishes the institutional architecture for coordinating strategically significant infrastructure delivery: the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC) and its structures, and the designation and coordinated implementation of Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs). A coordination and facilitation instrument — it does not itself grant any regulatory approval or replace the authorities that grant them, and does not overstate itself as a procurement statute, PPP legislation, construction contract law, environmental approval legislation or investment law.
Legal Significance
What This Instrument Does
Sections 3–6 establish the PICC's structures and composition, the functions of its Council and Management Committee, and a provision addressing identification of state land or expropriation needs connected with a designated project — this does not create a freestanding expropriation power or displace the Expropriation Act framework (ZA-L-026/027), which remains the substantive expropriation code. Sections 7–8 govern the requirements for, and designation and implementation of, Strategic Integrated Projects. Sections 9–16 establish implementing structures and approval procedures. Sections 17–18 address implementation processes, including coordination of environmental assessment processes for a designated SIP — this coordinating function does not itself constitute or replace the substantive NEMA/EIA framework (ZA-L-029/030). Instrument boundary: not a general procurement statute, PPP legislation, construction contract law, environmental approval legislation or investment law — a project's actual procurement route, contracting structure, environmental authorisation and land acquisition remain governed by the already-covered dedicated frameworks.
Key Provisions
- Sections 3–6 — PICC structures, functions and land/expropriation-needs identification
Establishes the PICC's structures, Council and Management Committee functions, and addresses identification of state land or expropriation needs for a designated project. Practical consequence: this does not create a freestanding expropriation power — the Expropriation Act remains the substantive code.
- Sections 7–8 — Strategic Integrated Project requirements, designation and implementation
Governs the requirements for, and designation and implementation of, Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs).
- Sections 9–16 — Implementing structures and approval procedures
Establishes implementing structures, including a Secretariat and steering committees, and approval procedures.
- Sections 17–18 — Implementation processes and environmental-assessment coordination
Addresses implementation processes, including coordination of environmental assessment processes for a designated SIP. Practical consequence: this coordinating function does not itself constitute or replace the substantive NEMA/EIA environmental-authorisation framework.
Legal Framework Position
- ConstructionSupporting / Related Instrument
Instrument Overview
- Official Citation
- 23 of 2014
- Instrument Type
- Law / Act
- Source Language
- English
- Last Verified
- 6 September 2026