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Deeds Registries Amendment Act, 2003

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Jurisdiction: South Africa
Structure: 4 provisions
Citation: Act 9 of 2003
Dates: updated 30 Apr 2003

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“If certain deeds are registered in a person’s name, the registrar must endorse the change in status or make a note, once the person applies in writing and submits the deed and proof of the facts.”

If certain deeds are registered in a person’s name, the registrar must endorse the change in status or make a note, once the person applies in writing and submits the deed and proof of the facts. The registrar must make the endorsement or note when the relevant deed and court order are submitted, and no written application is needed. For registering immovable trust property, “person” includes a trust. This section says the Act is called the Deeds Registries Amendment Act, 2003.

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Section 17 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937, is hereby amended by the substitution

If certain deeds are registered in a person’s name, the registrar must endorse the change in status or make a note, once the person applies in writing and submits the deed and proof of the facts.

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No. 24818

The registrar must make the endorsement or note when the relevant deed and court order are submitted, and no written application is needed.

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Section 102 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937, is hereby amended by the insertion 10

For registering immovable trust property, “person” includes a trust.

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This Act is called the Deeds

This section says the Act is called the Deeds Registries Amendment Act, 2003.

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Substitution 2Short titleAmendment

§ 1Section 17 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937, is hereby amended by the substitutionSubstitution

If certain deeds are registered in a person’s name, the registrar must endorse the change in status or make a note, once the person applies in writing and submits the deed and proof of the facts.

1. Section 17 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937, is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (4) of the following subsection: “(4) Where immovable property, a real right in immovable property, a bond or a notarial bond- 10 is registered in the name of a person who has married since the registration took place; [or] is registered in the name of a person who on the date of the registration was married out of community of property or whose marriage was on that date governed by the law of another country, and whose marriage was quently dissolved by death or divorce; [or] forms an asset in a joint estate and was registered [prior to 1 November 19841 in the name of the husband only; or - _ (d) is registered in the name of a person who on the date of the registration was a subse- 15 party to a marriage governed by the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 20 1998 (Act No. 120 of 1998), the registrar shall on the written application by the person concerned and on the submission of the deed in question and of proof of the relevant facts, endorse the change in status or make a note to the effect that the said person is a party to a marriage in community of property, as the case may be: Provided that where there 25 are two or more mutually dependent deeds, all such deeds must be submitted for endorsement: Provided further that in the case of an order of court envisaged in section 7(9) of the Recognition of Customary Mamages Act, I998 (Act No. 120 of ’

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§ 4No. 24818Substitution

The registrar must make the endorsement or note when the relevant deed and court order are submitted, and no written application is needed.

4 No. 24818 GOVERNMENT G A Z E R E , 30 APRIL 2003 Act No. 9,2003 DEEDS REGISTRIES AMENDMENT ACT, 2003 1998), the registrar shall, on submission of the relevant deed and court order and without the necessity for a written application, make the endorsement or note.”. Amendment of section 102 of Act 47 of 1937, as amended by section 12 of Act 3 of 1972, substituted by section 22 of Act 27 of 1982, section 4 of Act 75 of 1987, amended by section 9 of Act 62 of 1984, substituted by section 7 of Act 3 of 1988, inserted by section 22 of Act 113 of 1991, substituted by section 9 of Act 11 of 1993, amended by section 22 of Act 14 of 1993, substituted by section 68 of Act 67 of 1995, amended by sections 9 and 10 of Act 11 of 1996, substituted by Proclamation R. 9 of 31 January 1997, section 6 of Act 24 of 1998 and section 10 of Act 93 of 1998 5

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§ 2Section 102 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937, is hereby amended by the insertion 10Short title

For registering immovable trust property, “person” includes a trust.

2. Section 102 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937, is hereby amended by the insertion 10 after the definition of “owner” of the following definition: ‘Person’, for the purpose of the registration of immovable trust property only, includes a trust:’’ Short title

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§ 3This Act is called the DeedsAmendment

This section says the Act is called the Deeds Registries Amendment Act, 2003.

3. This Act is called the Deeds Registries Amendment Act, 2003. 15

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