Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937.pdf

This comprehensive legal text outlines the Deeds Registries Act of 1937 for the Union of

South Africa, consolidating and amending prior laws concerning property and deed

registration. It establishes deeds registries in various cities, detailing the appointment

and duties of registrars, including the power to examine and reject documents, register

various deeds like transfers, mortgage bonds, and servitudes, and maintain public

records. The Act further specifies procedures for substituting lost or erroneous title

deeds, provisions for township and settlement land, regulations for notarial bonds, and

rules governing rights to minerals, leases, and prospecting contracts. Additionally, it

addresses the registration of antenuptial and postnuptial contracts, sets out conditions

for changing names on deeds, and lists previous laws repealed by this Act.