Communal Land Rights Act, 2004 (Act No. 11 of 2004)

Chapter 2 : Juristic Personality and Legal Security of Tenure

3. Juristic personality of community
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Upon the registration of its rules in terms of section 19(1), a community acquires juristic personality with perpetual succession regardless of changes in its membership and it may, subject to such rules, this Act and any other law, in its own name-

a)acquire and hold rights and incur obligations; and
b)own, encumber by mortgage, servitude or otherwise and dispose of movable and immovable property and otherwise deal with such property subject to any title or other conditions.