Kimberley Leasehold Conversion to Freehold Amendment Act 10 of 1966

Kimberley Leasehold Conversion to Freehold Amendment Act, 1966 (No. 10 of 1966)

Act

to amend the Kimberley Leasehold Conversion to Freehold Act, 1961, so as:

• to extend the period of two years referred to in sections S (1) and 19 (2) to five years; and
• to repeal section 16.

(Afrikaans text signed by the State President.)
(Assented to 12th February, 1966.)

Be it enacted by the State President, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:-

Amendment of section 5 of Act 40 of 1961.

1. Section 5 of the Kimberley Leasehold Conversion to Freehold Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:

"(1) After the publication of the notice in the Gazette in terms of section 4 (3), any owner of an erf who is of the opinion that he is in terms of any agreement construed with due regard to the provisions of this Act entitled to the transfer to him of such erf, may at any time within a period of five years . from the date of such publication, but not thereafter; apply in the manner prescribed to the town clerk for such transfer.".

Repeal of section 16 of Act 40 of 1961, and saving.

2. Section 16 of the principal Act is hereby repealed:  Provided that such repeal shall not affect any application which was made not later than two years from the date of publication of the notice referred to in section 5 (1) of the principal Act for the transfer of any erf or the registration of.any deed of obligation or mortgage bond or the amendment of any deed under the provisions of that Act and which bas not been disposed of at the commencement-of this section.

Amendment of section 19 of Act 40 of 1961.

3. Section 19 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) of the followinng subsection:
"(2) The said section 6 is hereby repealed with effect from a date to be fixed by the State President by proclamation in the Gazette, such date not to be earlier than the day next succeeding the day on which the period of five years referred to in section 5 (l) expires.".

Short title

4. This Act shall be called the Kimberley Leasehold Conversion to Freehold Amendment Act, 1966.

Commencement

21 February 1966