Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937)Chapter III : Registration of LandChange of Title by Endorsement44. Rectification of title by endorsement |
| (1) | If rectification of title is required in respect of any one piece of land in consequence of a survey or re-survey of such land or of the correction of any error in the diagram thereof under the Land Survey Act, 1927, the registrar may, on written application by the owner of the land accompanied by the title deed and the new or the corrected diagram thereof, any bond thereon and any registered deed of lease or other registered deed whereby any real right therein is held by any other person and the written consent of the holder of such bond, lease or right, endorse on the aforesaid deed a description of the land according to the new or corrected diagram, which description shall supersede the description already appearing in the aforesaid deeds. |
[Section 44(1) substituted by section 5 of Act No. 92 of 1978]
| (2) | If a new diagram is produced the registrar shall in making the said endorsement substitute the new diagram for the old one. |
[Section 44(2) substituted by section 5 of Act No. 92 of 1978]
| (3) | [Section 44(3) repealed by section 53 of Act No. 24 of 2003] |