Registrar's conference resolutions

Among the resolutions taken on sections of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937 were the following:

• Section 3(1)(v) - endorsement of deeds where a divorced or widowed woman desires to revert back to her maiden name or former surname.
• Section 14(1)(b)(iii) - parties to redistribution agreements - lack of locus standi - bringing the conveyancers attention thereto.
• Section 14(1)(b)(iv) - reservation and creation of a real right in a redistribution agreement in terms of s 67 without the need of a notarial deed.
• Section 22(1) - non applicability of this section to notarial leases.
• Section 35 - this section cannot be extended to include rights to minerals or other real rights in land.


Resolutions were also taken on regulations promulgated under the Deeds Registries Act.


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