Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937)Chapter VI : Rights in Immovable PropertyPraedial Servitudes76. Conditions of registration of praedial servitudes |
| (1) | A praedial servitude in perpetuity or for a limited period may be created in a transfer of land only if the servitude is imposed on the land transferred in favour of other land registered in the name of the transferor, or is imposed in favour of the land transferred on other land registered in the name of the transferor: Provided that if— |
| (a) | the land to be transferred is admitted by the person seeking to pass transfer thereof to be subject to unregistered rights of servitude in favour of land registered in a third person's name; and |
| (b) | the person to whom the transfer is to be passed consents in writing to such servitude being embodied in the transfer; and |
[Section 76(1)(b) substituted by section 28 of Act No. 87 of 1965]
| (c) | such third person appears either in person or by duly authorized agent before the registrar at the time of execution of the transfer and accepts the servitude in favour of his land, |
the servitude may be embodied in such transfer. The appearance of such third person as aforesaid and his acceptance of the servitude shall be recited in the deed of transfer and the title deed of the dominant tenement shall be produced for endorsement thereon of the items of the servitude.
| (1)bis | If a praedial servitude for a limited period has lapsed, the registrar shall on written application by or on behalf of any owner of the land affected thereby, and on production of the title deeds of the dominant and servient properties, and the title deed, if any, of the servitude (which title deeds the holder of the servitude and the owners of the dominant and servient tenements shall on demand produce), note on the title deeds of the land and the servitude that the servitude has lapsed. |
[Section 76(1)bis inserted by section 33 of Act No. 43 of 1962]
| (2) | If the servitude is imposed on other land in favour of the land to be transferred, and that other land is mortgaged or is subject to any other registered real right with which the servitude may conflict, the consent in writing of the legal holder of the bond or of such other right, to the registration of the servitude shall be produced, together with the bond or other deed evidencing such other right and the title deed of the servient tenement. |
| (3) | In registering the deed of transfer in which the servitude is embodied the registrar shall endorse the terms of the servitude and the number and date of the transfer on the title deed of the other tenement and if a bond or other deed is produced, as aforesaid, also thereon. |
| (4) | In the subdivision of land which is entitled to a servitude over other land, it shall be competent for the owner when transferring such subdivision to stipulate in his power of attorney that the exercise of the rights is restricted to the land still held by him, and in that event the transfer of the portion in question shall make no reference to the servitude, nor shall it be necessary to record on the title of the servient tenement that the rights are so restricted. |
[Section 76(4) inserted by section 35 of Act No. 43 of 1957]
| (5) | [Section 76(5) deleted by section 28(b) of Act No. 87 of 1965] |