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All About Property | Securing land tenure: An overview of the key provisions of the Deeds Registries Amendment Bill

SECURING LAND TENURE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE KEY PROVISIONS OF THE DEEDS REGISTRIES AMENDMENT BILL

By Samantha Smith

The Deeds Registries Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) is currently awaiting presidential assent. The Bill, which was first tabled before Parliament in late 2022, is expected to be signed into law shortly. Designed to advance the realisation of secure land tenure under section 25(6) of the Constitution, the Bill introduces numerous amendments to the Deeds Registries Act (‘the Act’), which governs the registration of deeds in South Africa.

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