Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937)

Deeds of transfer shall be prepared in the forms prescribed by law or by regulation, and, save as in this Act or any other law provided or as ordered by the court, including a court with the necessary jurisdiction established in terms of the Magistrates' Courts Acts, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944), in respect of deeds of transfer executed by the registrar, shall be executed in the presence of the registrar by the owner of the land described therein, or by a conveyancer authorised by power of attorney to act on behalf of the owner, and shall be attested by the registrar.

[Section 20 substituted by section 9 of Act No. 27 of 1982]