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

Chapter VII : Antenuptial Contracts

89. Registration of postnuptial contracts
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(1)The provisions of sections 86 and 87 shall mutatis mutandis apply in respect of—
(a)an order under section 20 of the Matrimonial Property Act, 1984, as if that order were a notarial deed; and
(b)a contract in terms of section 21 of the Matrimonial Property Act, 1984.

[Section 89(1)(b) substituted by section 8 of Act No. 11 of 1996]

 

(2)Where a contract in terms of section 21 of the Matrimonial Property Act, 1984, replaces an existing antenuptial contract, the contract to be registered shall be accompanied by the existing contract or a certified copy thereof.

[Section 89(2) substituted by section  8 of Act No. 11 of 1996]

 

(3)Upon the registration of a contract contemplated in section 21 of the Matrimonial Property Act, 1984, the existing antenuptial contract, if any, shall be cancelled or endorsed appropriately, as the case may be, and for that purpose the registrar shall notify the registrar of the registry where the existing contract is registered and every registrar in whose registry a copy thereof is filed in terms of section 87(3).

[Section 89(3) substituted by section  8 of Act No. 11 of 1996]

 

[Section 89 substituted by section 6 of Act No. 3 of 1988]