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KANTOOR VAN DIE STAATSPRESIDENT
30 September 1987
No.2173.
30 September 1987
It is hereby notified that the State President has i Hierby word bekend gemaak dat die Staatspresident sy assented to the following Act which is hereby published goedkeuring geheg het aan die onderstaande Wet wat for general information: hierby ter algemene inligting gepubliseer word:
No. 75 of 1987: Deeds Registries 1987.
Amendment
Act,
No. 75 van 1987: Wysigingswet op Registrasie van Ak tes, 1987.
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GOVERNMENT GAZEITE, 30 SEPTEMBER 1987 DEEDS REGISTRIES AMENDMENT ACT, 1987
Act No. 75, 1987
GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE: [
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Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from existing enactments. Words underlined with solid line indicate insertions in existing enactments.
ACT To amend the Deeds Registries Act, 1937, so as to provide that certain acts of transfer, cession or registration with regard to property or rights which form part of a joint estate shall not be deemed to be certain acts of division or increase of undi vided shares; to provide that women who are married in terms of marriages the legal consequences of which are gov erned by the law of any other country, be assisted by their spouses in the execution of certain deeds and documents; to further regulate the endorsements on deeds where marriages are dissolved by divorce, or joint estates are divided; to regu late the issuing of certificates of real rights in cases where rights pertaining to claim and stand licence moneys are re served; and to amend the definitions of "owner" and "Min ister"; and to provide for incidental matters.
(English text signed by the State President.) (Assented to 22 September 1987.)
BE IT ENACTED by the State President and the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows: Amendment of section 17 of Act 47 of 1937, as substituted by section 29 0 f Act 88 of 1984.
1. Section 17 of the Deeds Registries Act, ] 937 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby amended (a) by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection: "(1) From the commencement of the [Matrimonial Property Act, 1984] Deeds Registries Amendment Act, 1987, immovable property, real rights in immovable property and notarial [deeds] bonds which would upon transfer, cession or registratio~reof form part of a joint estate shall be registered in the name of the hus band and the wife, [excluding agricultural land as defined in the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act, 1970 (Act No. 70 of 1970),] unless that transfer, cession or registration takes place only in the name of a part nership, and the husband or wife is involved therein only in the capacity of partner in that partnership."; (b) by the substitution for subsection (5) of the following subsection: "(5) A transfer, cession or registration referred to in subsection (1) in the name of a husband and wife, shall not be deemed (a) in a case where agricultural land referred to in sec tion 3 of the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act, 1970 (Act No. 70 of 1970), is concerned, to consti
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ALGEMENE VERDUIDELlKENDE NOT A: [
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Woorde in vet druk tussen vierkantige hake dui skr£lppings uit besta£lnde verordenings £lan. Woorde met 'n vo!streep daaronder. dui invoegings in be staande verordenings aan.
WET Tot wysiging van die Registrasie van Aktes Wet, 1937, ten einde
te bepaal dat sekere handelinge van transport, oordrag of re
gistrasie met betrekking tot goed of regte wat deel uitmaak
van 'n gemeenskaplike boedel nie geag word sekere hande
linge van verdeling of vermeerdering van onverdeelde aan
dele te wees nie; voorsiening te maak dat vroue wat getroud
is ingevolge huwelike waarvan die regsgevolge deur die reg
van 'n ander land bepaal word, deur hul gades bygestaan
word by die ondertekening van sekere aktes en dokumente;
die aantekening op aktes verder te reel waar huwelike deur
egskeiding ontbind word, of gemeenskaplike boedels verdeel
word; die uitreiking van sertifikate van saaklike regte te reel
in gevalle waar regte met betrekking tot kleim- en stand
plaaslisensiegelde voorbehou is; en die omskrywings van
"eienaar" en "Minister" te wysig; en om voorsiening te
maak vir bykomstige aangeleenthede.
(Engelse leks deur die Staatspresident geteken.) (Goedgekeurop 22 September 1987.) DAAR WORD BEPAAL deur die Staatspresident en die Par
lement van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika, soos volg: 1. Artikel 17 van die Registrasie van Aktes Wet, 1937 (hier Wysiging van artikel17 van onder die Hoofwet genoem), word hierby gewysigWet 47 van 1937, 5 (a) deur subartikel (1) deur die volgende subartikel te ver soos vervanl! dcur yang: artikcl 2'1 v;ln "(1) Vanaf die inwerkingtreding van die [Wet op lIu Wet 88 van 1'184. weliksgoedere, 1984] Wysigingswet op Registrasie van Aktes, 1987. word onroerende goed, saakiike regte oor 10 onroerende goed en notariele verbande wat by die transport, oordrag of registrasie daarvan deel van 'n ge meenskaplike boedel sou uitmaak, [uitgesonderd land bougrond soos omskryf in die Wet op die Onderverde ling van Landbougrond, 1970 (Wet No. 70 van 1970),] 15 op naam van die man en die vrou geregistreer tensy die transport, oordrag of registrasie slegs op naam van 'n vennootskap geskied, en die man of vrou slegs in die hoedanigheid van vennoot in daardie vennootskap daarby betrokke is. "; 20 (b) deur subartikel (5) deur die volgende subartikel te ver yang: "(5) 'n Transport, oordrag of registrasie in.subartikel (1) be oe op naam van 'n man en vrou, word nie geag 25 (a) in'n geval wa£lr landbougrond bedoel in artikel 3. van die Wet op die Onderverdeling van Landbou grond, 1970 (Wet No. 70 van 1970), betrokke is. 'n
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tute an act to which a provision of the said section 3 is applicable; and (b) in a case where a right to any mineral or minerals with regard to land referred to in section 2 (1) of the Mineral Laws Supplementary Act, 1975 (Act 5 1'\0, to of 1975). is concerned. to constitute an act to which a provision of the said section 2 (1) is ap plicable,"; and (c)
SlIostillltion of ,cclion 451>i" of Act 47 of 1937, ab inscrled hv section 21 o{ Act 43 of 1957 and amended bv scelion 20 of . Act 43 of 1'162.
by the substitution for subsection (6) of the following subsection: 10 "(6) A woman married oul of community of proper ty. or married in terms of a marriage the legal conse quences of which are governed by the law of any other country, shall be assisted by her husband in executing any deed or other document required or permitted to 15 be registered in any deeds registry or required or per mitted to be produced in connection with any such deed or document. unless the marital power has been excluded or unless the assistance of the husband is in terms of this Act or on other grounds deemed by the 20 registrar to be unnecessary,".
2. The following section is hereby substituted for section 45bis of the principal Act: "Endorse 45bis. (1) If immovable property or a lease under ment of any law relating to land settlement or a bond is regis- 25 deeds on divorce, divi tered in a deeds registry in the name of one of two sion of joint spouses or in the name of both such spouses who- estate. or . d . ., b h change of (a) were marne III commumty of property ut ave matrimonial been divorced, and the person in whose name such property, lease or bond is registered 2,!;.;. 30 f;~)l~~ty where such property, lease or bond is registered in the name of both spouses, one of them has lawfully acquired the share of his former spouse in the property. lease or bond;.ill:, (b) are or were married in eommunity of property, 35 and a court has made an order. or has made an order and given an authorization, under section 20 or 21 (1) of the Matrimonial Property Act. 1984 (Act No. 88 of 1984), as the case may be, in terms of which the property. lease or bond is 40 awarded to the person in whose name it is regis tered or, where the property. lease or bond is registered in the name of both spouses, to one 0 them, the registrar may, on written application by that per- 45 son, accompanied by such documents as the registrar deems necessarv, endorse on the title deeds of the property or on the lease or the bond that such person is entitled to deal with such property. lease or bond. and thereupon such person shall be entitled to deal 50 therewith as if he had taken formal transfer or ces sion into his name of the share of the former spouse or his spouse, as the case may be. in the property. lease or bond, (2) If immovable property referred to in subsection 55 (1) is hypothecated under a registered mortgage bond, the provisions of subsections (2). (3) and (4) of section 45 shall mutatis mutandis apply. (3) The reference in subsection (2) to a bond shall include a charge in favour of the Land and Agricul 60 tural Bank of South Africa or any Department of State,",
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handeling te behels waarop 'n bepaling van ge noemde artikel3 van toepassing is nie; en (b) in'n geval waar '0 reg op enige mineraal of mine rale ten opsigte van grond bedoel in artikel 2 (1) van die Aanvullende Wet op die Mineraalwette, 1975 (Wet No. 10 van 1975), betrokke is, 'n han deling te behels waarop 'n bepating van genoemde artikel2 (1) van toepassing is nie. "; en (c) deur subartIkel (6) deur die volgende subartikel te ver vang: "(6) 'n Vrou wat buite gemeenskap van goed getroud is, of getroud is ingevolge 'n huwelik waarvan die regs gevolge deur die reg van in ander land be aaf word, moet eur aar man ygestaan word by die onderte kening van enige akte of ander dokument wat in 'n re gistrasiekantoor geregistreer moet of kan word of wat vertoon moet of kan word in verband met so 'n akte of dokument, tensy die maritale mag uitgesluit is of tensy die registrateur ingevolge die bepatings van hierdie Wet of om ander redes die bystand van die man onnodig ag.".
2. Artikel 45bis van die Hoofwet word hierby deur die vol gende artikel vervang: "Aanteke45bis. (1) lndien onroerende go~d of 'n huurkon 25 ning aktes trak ingevolge 'n wet op nedersetting of 'n verband ~rn~g~ee:de_ in 'n registrasiekantoor geregistreer staan op naam ling ~an van een van twee eggenote of OF naam van beide !\cmeenskap- efJenote wat like bocdcI. ofverande- (a 10 gemeenskap van goedere getroud was maar 30 ring v,:n - geskei is, en die persoon op wie se naam die huwehksgoe- goed huurkontrak of verband gereoistreer is ....:. of dcreb e d e - ' 0" ling. waar sodanige goed, huurkontrak of verband op naam van belde eggenote gereglstreer IS, een van hulle wettiglik die aandeel van sy voorma Jige eggenoot in die [eiendom] goed, huurkon 35 trak of verband verkry het;.2! (b) in gemeenskap van goed getroud is of was, en 'n o n asgew10g Ultgerel et, 0 n asgew10g uitgereik en 'n magtiging verleen het, kragtens artikel 20 of 21 (1) van die Wet op Huweliksgoe 40 dere, 1984 (Wet No. 88 van 1984), na gelang van die geval, ingevolge waarvan die goed, huurkon trak of verband aan die persoon op wie se naam dit geregistreer is of, waar die goed, huurkon trak of verband op naam van beide eggenote ge 45 re 'streer is, aan een van hulle toe eken is, kan ie registrateur op skriftelike aansoek deur daar die persoon vergesel van die dokumente wat die registrateur nodig ag, op die titelbewys van die [eien. dom] goe of op die huurkontrak of die verbandakte 50 aanteken at daardie persoon geregtig is om oor bedoe Ide [eiendom] goed, huurkontrak of verband te beskik, en daaropJs""d'aardie persoon geregtig om daaroor te beskik asof hy form eel transport of 'n ses 55 sie op sy naam van die voormalige eggenoot ~ eggenoot, na gelang van die geval, se aandeel lndIe [eiendom] goed, huurkontrak of verb and verkry het. (2) Indieii'Onroerende goed in subartikel (1) be doel met 'n geregistreerde verband beswaar is, is die bepalings van subartikels (2), (3) en (4) van artikel 60 45 mutatis mutandis van toepassing. (3) Die verwysing in subartikel (2) na 'n verband sluit 'n las ten gunste van die Land- en Landboubank van Suid-Afrika of 'n Staatsdepartement in.".
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Act No. 75, 1987 Amendment of section 64 of Act 47 of 1937, as amended by
section 25 of Act 87 of 1965.
Amendment of section 102 of Act 47 of 1937, as amended by
section j 2 of Act 3 of 1972, section 22 of Act 27 of 1982 and section 9 of Act 62 of 1984.
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3. Section 64 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the in sertion after subsection (2)bis ofthe following subsection: "(2)ter (aJ If any person who is the holder of, or who is entitled to. the right to receive the claim and stand li
cence moneys or rents. or any part thereof. accrumg under any law relating to mining to the owner of land referred to in subsection (2)bis, and which was reserved before the commencement of this Act in respect of such land on which a township or settlement has before or after the commencement of this Act been estab lished, applies therefor to the registrar in writing. the registrar may. notwithstanding the provisions of subsec tion (1), issue to such person a certificate of real rights in the prescribed form in respect of such rights without the production of the title deed of each erf or other piece of land in any such township or settlement which is subject to the reservation of such real rights. (b) Upon the issue of such certificate the registrar shall cause an appropriate note to be made in the relevant township or settlement registers, and thereupon each erf or other piece of land which is subject to the orig inal reservation of real rights, shall be deemed to be subject to such certificate.".
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4. Section 102 of the principal Act is hereby amended(a) by the substitution for the definition of "Minister" of 25 the following definition: "'Minister' means the Minister of [Community Devel
opment) Public Works;"; and (b) by the substitution for the definition of "owner" of the 30 following definition: "'owner' means, in relation to [immovable property, means} (a) immovable property, subject to [paragraph) para graphs (b) and (e), the person registered as the owner or holder thereof and includes the trustee in 35 an insolvent estate, a liquidator or trustee elected or appointed under the Agricultural Credit Act, 1966 (Act No. 28 of 1966), the liquidator of a com pany which is an owner and the representative rec ognized by law of any owner who has died or who 40 is a minor or of unsound mind or is otherwise under disability, provided such trustee, liquidator or legal representative is acting within the auth ority conferred on him by law; [and) (b) immovable property, where a right of leasehold in 45 respect of such property has been granted to any person and registered in his name, such person and, where such a right of leasehold has been registered in the name of both spouses in a mar nage III commumty of property, the husband; and 50 (e) immovable property, real rights in immovable property and notarial bonds (i) which are registered under section 17 (1) in the name of both spouses in a marriage in community of property entered into before 1 55 November 1984 and to which the provisions 0 Chapter III of the Matrimonial Property Act, 1984 (Act No. 88 of 1984), are not applicable, the husband; (ii) which are registered under section 17 (1) in 60 the name of both spouses in a marriage i community of property entered into after 31 October 1984, or in such a marriage entere into before 1 November 1984 and in respect 0 which Chapter III of the Matrimonial Prop 65 erty Act. 1984, applies, either one of th
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3. Artikel 64 van die Hoofwet word hierby gewysig deur na subartikel (2)bis die volgende subartikel in te voeg: "(2)ler (aJ As iemand wat die besitter is van, of geregtig is op, die reg am kleim- en stan p aaslisensiegelde of -huur, of deel daarvan, wat kragtens 'n wet betreffende 5 mynbou toeval aan die eienaar van grond bedoel in subartikel (2)bis, te ontvang, en wat voor die inwer kingtreding van hierdie Wet voorbehou is ten opsigte van sodanige grand waarop 'n dorp of nedersetting voor of na die inwerkingtreding van hierdie Wet gestig 10 is, skriftelik daarom by die registrateur aansoek doen. kan die registrateur, ondanks die bepalings van subarti kel (1), aan so 'n persoon 'n sertifikaat van saaklike regte in die voorgeskrewe vorm uitreik ten opsigte van 15 bedoelde regte sonder voorlegging van die titelbewys van elke erf of ander stuk grand in so 'n dorp of neder setting wat aan die voorbehoud van sodanige saaklike regte onderworpe is. (b) By die uitreiking van so 'n sertifikaat laat die registra teur 'n paslike aantekening aanbring in die betrokke 20 dorp- of nedersettingsregister, en daarna word elke erf of ander stuk grond wat aan die oorspronklike voorbe houd van saaklike regte onderworpe is, geag aan daar die sertifikaat onderworpe te wees. ". 25
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WclH van 1')37. 500:-. gcwv~ig
dcur artikc1 25 V'~11 Wet il7 van 1965.
\Vyslging van artikd 1112 van
Wet 47 van 1'!37. ,oos gC\\ y,ig dcur artikcl 12 van
Wet 3 van 1')72. artikel12 van Wet 27 van I')il2 en artikel ') van
Wet 62 van I,)X4.
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spouses acting with the written consent, at tested by two competent witnesses, of the other spouse; and (iii) which are registered in the name of only one spouse and which form part of the joint estate 5 of both spouses in a marriage in community of property entered into after 31 October 1984, or in such a marriage entered into before 1 November 1984 and in respect of which Chap ter III of the Matrimonial Property Act, 1984, 10 applies, either one of the spouses acting with the written consent, attested by two compe tent witnesses, of the other spouse.". Short title.
5. This Act shall be called the Deeds Registries Amendment Act. 1987. 15
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van die gades handelende met die skriftelike toestemming, deur twee bevoegde getuies geattesteer, van die ander gade: en (iii) wat geregistreer is op die naam van slegs een gade en wat deel uitmaak van die gemeen skaplike boedel van beide gades in 'n huwelik in gemeenskap van goed wat gesluit is na 31 Oktober 1984, of in so 'n huwelik wat voor 1 November 1984 gesluit is en ten opsigte waar van die bepalings van Hoofstuk III van die Wet op Huweliksgoedere, 1984, geld, enigeen van die gades handelende met die skriftelike toestemming, deur twee bevoegde getuies geattesteer, van die ander gade.".
15 5. Hierdie Wet heet die Wysigingswet op Registrasie van Ak tes, 1987.
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