Mining Titles Registration Act, 1967 (Act No. 16 of 1967)Chapter X : Miscellaneous59. Registration of change of name |
| (1) | If the name of any person whose name appears in any registered deed or other document has changed, the Director-General shall, upon written application and written proof of the change by that person, endorse on the said deed or document such change if he or she is satisfied that no change of person in law is implied and where the old name stated in the application appears in another deed or other document registered in the Mineral and Petroleum Titles Registration Office, that deed or other document shall be endorsed, and in either case corresponding entries shall be made in the registers. |
[Section 59(1) substituted by section 43(a) of Act No. 24 of 2003]
| (2) | Except in the case of a person whose name has been changed in accordance with the provisions of any law, the Director-General shall refuse to make any endorsement in terms of subsection (1) except upon an order of court. |
[Section 59(2) substituted by section 43(b) of Act No. 24 of 2003]