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 Deeds Registries Act, No. 47 of 1937

Long title

To consolidate and amend i:he laws in force in the Union relating to the registration of deeds.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE

CHAPTER I. ADMINISTRATION
1. Deeds registries
2. Appointment of registrar and assistant registrar of deeds
3. Duties of registrar
4. Powers of registrar
5. Transactions affecting land in areas served by different deeds registries
6. Registered deeds not to be cancelled except upon an order of Court
7. Inspection of records and supply of information
8. Appointment of Chief Registrar of Deeds
9. Regulations Board
10. Regulations
CHAPTER II. REGISTRATION
Registers
11. Prescribed registers
12. Temporary continuation of existing registers
General Provisions
13. When registration takes place
14. Deeds to follow sequence of their relative causes
15. Preparation of deeds by conveyancer
16. How real rights shall be transferred
17. Special provisions relating to women
CHAPTER III. REGISTRATION OF LAND
Transfer of land
18. Manner of dealing with Crown land
19. Reference to Crown rights under Cradock proclamation in future deeds
20. Form and manner of execution of deeds of transfer
21. Transfer from joint estate
22. Transfer of two or more pieces of land by one deed
23. Transfer of undivided shares in land by one deed
24. Special provisions relating to transfer of undivided shares
25. Transfer to unascertained children
26. Deeds of partition transfer
27. Requisites where share in land partitoined is mortgaged
28. Requisites where share in land partitioned is subject to other rights
29. Effect of compliance with sections 27 and 28
30. partition of land subject to fidei commissum
31. Transfer of expropriated land or land vested by statute
32. Registration of expropriated servitudes or servitudes vested by statute 
33. Registration of title by other than the ordinary procedure
Substituted Title Deeds
34. Certificate of registered title of undivided share
35. Certificate of registered title of aggregated share
36. Certificate of registered title of one or more properties held under on deed
37. Conditions governing the issue of certificates of registered title
38. Certificate of registered title taking place of lost or destroyed deed
39. Certificate of regisered title to correct error in registration
40. Certificae of consolidated or amended title of two or more pieces of land
41. Certificate of amended title of one piece of land
42. Certificate of uniform title
43. Certificate of registered title of portion of a piece of land
Change of title by endorsement
44. Rectification of title by endorsement
45. Transfer or cession bt means of endorsement
CHAPTER IV. [sic - no title]
Townships and settlements
46. Requirements in the case of subdivision of land into lots or erven
47. Trasnfer of township or portion thereof
48. Special provisions affecting mortgaged land in Rand townshps registration area
49. Special provisions regarding townships in the Transvaal
CHAPTER V. BONDS
General Provisions
50. Execution of bonds
51. Requirements in case of bonds intended to secure future debts
52. Cession of bond securing future debts
53. Exclusion of general clause in mortgage bonds
54. No bond to be passed in favour of an agent
55. Requirements in case of bonds passed by or in favour or two or more persins
Rights of Mortgages
56. Transfer of hypothecated immovable property
57. Substitution of debtor in respect of a bond
58. Returns by master in connection with insolvent estates and further provisions relative ot insolvent estates
59. Endorsement of bond after sale in execution
60. Consent of bondholder to registration of merger of rights of mortgager
Notarial Bonds
61. Registration of notarial bonds
62. Where notarial bond is to be registered
CHAPTER IV. RIGHTS IN IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
General Provisions
63. Restriction on registration of rights in immovable property
64. Certificates of registered real rights
Personal Servitudes
65. Registration of notarial deed creating personal servitude
66. Restructoin on registration of personal servitudes
67. Reservation of personal servitudes
68. Registration of lapse of personal servitude
69. Transfer of mortgage of land with personal servitude thereon
Rights to Minerals
70. Separation from ownersihp of rights to minerals
71. Certificates of reservation of rights to minerals
72. Certificate of rights to minerals reserved by Crown
73. Exclusion of rights of minerals from partition of land
74. Undivided share to rights to minerals
Praedial Servitudes
75. Creation of praedial servitude by notarial deed
76. Conditoins of registration of praedial servitudes
Leases
77. Registration of leases and sub0leases
78. Termination of registered lease
79. Where lease to be registered
80. Cession of leases and sub-leases
81. Hypothecation of leases and sub-leases
82. Notarial bonds hypothecating leases or sub-leases
83. Hypothecation of land settlement lease after exercise of option to purchase
Prospecting Contracts
84. Registration of prospecting contracts
85. Cancellation of registration on expiry of prospecting contract or failure to renew
CHAPTER VII. ANTENUPTIAL CONTRACTS
86. Antenuptial contracts to be registered
87. Manner and time of registration of antenuptial contracts
88. Postnuptial execution of antenuptial agreement
89. ...  [... repealed by Act 1956_050_015_19560622 - was entitled "Registration of postnuptial contracts in Natal"] 
CHAPTER VIII. MISCELLANEOUS
90. Cancellation of registration on lapse of certain registered rights
91. Transfer and cession not to be passed as security
92. Taxes and transfer duty to be paid before transfer of land
93. Registration of change of name
94. Women witnesses of deeds
95. Attestation of powers of attorney executed in the Union
96. Execution of deeds by prospective owners
97. Notice to registrar of application to court
98. Substituted copy of lost deed supercedes original which must be surrendered on recovery
99. Exemption from liability for acts or omissions in deeds registry
100. Formal defects
101Special provisions relating to Vryburg deeds registry
102Definitions
103Repeal of laws
104Short title and commencement of Act
FIRST SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED [s1 s103]
SECOND SCHEDULE. [sic - no title] [s1]

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