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Sectional Titles Amendment Act

common propertydefinitionsland acquisitionlegislative draftingproperty registrationsectional titlesectional titles

Jurisdiction: South Africa
Structure: 6 provisions
Citation: Act 6 of 2006
Dates: Record updated 25 Jul 2006

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“This provision amends section 1 of the Sectional Titles Act by updating several definitions.”

This provision amends section 1 of the Sectional Titles Act by updating several definitions. Joint owners and certain joint holders may apply to the registrar for a certificate, and registration of certain transfers, cessions, hypothecations, or leases is barred unless the certificate is produced. A body corporate may buy or acquire land to extend the common property if all members authorize it in writing. Section 36 of the principal Act is amended in relation to subsection (2). This section amends the principal Act by replacing one cited Act name with another wherever that old wording appears.

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Section 1 of the Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986) (hereinafter

This provision amends section 1 of the Sectional Titles Act by updating several definitions.

Section 1

Section 15B of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for

Joint owners and certain joint holders may apply to the registrar for a certificate, and registration of certain transfers, cessions, hypothecations, or leases is barred unless the certificate is produced.

Section 2

Section 36 of the principal

Section 36 of the principal Act is amended in relation to subsection (2).

Section 4

The principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for the expressioii “Land

This section amends the principal Act by replacing one cited Act name with another wherever that old wording appears.

Section 5

This Act is called the Sectional Titles Amendment Act, 2006.

This section gives the Act’s short title: the Sectional Titles Amendment Act, 2006.

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§ 1Section 1 of the Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986) (hereinafterSubstitution

This provision amends section 1 of the Sectional Titles Act by updating several definitions.

1. Section 1 of the Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby amended- fa) by the substitution in subsection (1) for the definition of “Chief Surveyor- General” of the following definition: “ ‘Chief Surveyor-General’ means the Chief Surveyor-General ap- 10 pointed in terms of section [l] 2 of the Land Survey Act, [1927 (Act No. 9 of 19291 1997 (Act No. 8 0719972;”; fb) by the substitution in subsection (1) for the definition of “sectional mortgage .~ bond” of the following definition: “ ‘sectional mortgage bond’ means a mortgage bond hypothecating- 15 (a) a unit or an [undivided share in a unit or] exclusive use area, land or an undivided share in such unit, area or land held under a separate sectional title deed; or f b ) a registered lease or sub-lease of any such unit, exclusive use area or - land or gundivided share in [a] &I unit, when it was entered into, was for a period of not less than 10 years or for the natural life of the lessee or any other person mentioned in the lease, or which is renewable from time to time at the will of the lessee indefinitely or for periods which together with the first period amount in all to not less than 10 years; or or land[; or], which 20 25 4 No.29066 GOVERNMENT GAZE?TE, 25 JULY 2 W Act No. 6, 2006 SECTIONAL TITLES AMENDMENT ACT, 2006 fc) any other registered real right in or over any such unit or undivided share in a unit or common property or the rights referred to in sections 25 and 27;”; and (c) by the substitution in subsection (1) for the definition of “Surveyor-General” of the following definition: “ ‘Surveyor-General’ means a Surveyor-General appointed in terms of section [4] 5 of the Land Survey Act, [1927 (Act No. 9 of 1 9 2 7 ) I m (Act No. 8 of 1997);”. 5 Amendment of section 15B of Act 95 of 1986, as inserted by section 10 of Act 63 of 1991 and amended by section 10 of Act 44 of 1997 10 *

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§ 2Section 15B of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution forSubstitution

2. Section 15B of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection ( 5 ) of the following subsection: “ ( 5 ) fa) Any person who is- (i) the joint owner of a unit; or (ii) the joint holder of a right to an exclusive use area; or (iii) the joint holder of a right referred to in section 25( l), held by such person and one or more other persons under one sectional title deed, certificate of real right or notarial deed of cession, as the case may be, may, upon application to the registrar in the prescribed manner, obtain a certificate of registered sectional title or a certificate of real right in the prescribed form in respect of his or her undivided share in such unit, right to an exclusive use area or right referred to in section 2 3 1). fb) No transfer or cession of a fraction of an undivided share- 1 s 20 (i) in a unit; or (ii) right to an exclusive use area; or (iii) right referred to in section 25(1), and no hypothecation or lease of the whole or fraction of such undivided share shall be registered in a deeds registry unless a certificate of registered sectional title or certificate of real right in respect of such undivided share is produced to the registrar.”. 2s 30 Amendment of section 26 of Act 95 of 1986, as amended by section 16 of Act 63 of 1991, section 19 of Act 44 of 1997 and section 7 of Act 29 of 2003

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§ 3Section 26 of the principal Act is hereby amended-Substitution

A body corporate may buy or acquire land to extend the common property if all members authorize it in writing.

3. Section 26 of the principal Act is hereby amended- (a) by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection: “(1) A body corporate, authorized thereto in writing by all of its members, may purchase or otherwise acquire land to extend the common property and such land must be registered in the name of the body corporate in terms of this Act and the Deeds Registries Act.”; and f b ) by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection: “(2) Land purchased or otherwise acquired by and registered in the name of [by] a body corporate in terms of subsection (1) shall be deemed to be owned by the owners of the sections in the building concerned in the same proportion as their participation quota as reflected on the relevant sectional plan .” . 35 40 Amendment of section 36 of Act 95 of 1986, as amended by section 9 of Act 7 of 1992 and section 4 of Act 7 of 2005

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§ 4Section 36 of the principalSubstitution

Section 36 of the principal Act is amended in relation to subsection (2).

4. Section 36 of the principal Act is hereby amended subsection (2). the deletion 6 No.29066 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 25 JULY 3,006 Act No. 6, 2006 SECTIONAL TITLES AMENDMENT ACT. 2006 Substitution of expression

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§ 5The principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for the expressioii “LandShort title

This section amends the principal Act by replacing one cited Act name with another wherever that old wording appears.

5. The principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for the expressioii “Land Survey Act, 1927 (Act No. 9 of 1927)”, wherever it occurs, of the expression “Land Survey Act, 1997 (Act No. 8 of 1997)”. Short title

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§ 6This Act is called the Sectional Titles Amendment Act, 2006.Short title

This section gives the Act’s short title: the Sectional Titles Amendment Act, 2006.

6. This Act is called the Sectional Titles Amendment Act, 2006.

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