Sectional Titles Amendment Bill

The Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy invites interested people and stakeholders to submit written comments on the Sectional Titles Amendment Bill [B 31B - 2020] (s76)

Comments and enquiries can be directed to Mr Asgar A Bawa at [email protected]

The closing date for submissions is Friday, 22 July 2022.

The Bill seeks to amend the Sectional Titles Act, 1986, so as to amend certain definitions; to provide for the developer to answer questions put to the developer by the agents of the lessees; to further provide for the amendment of sectional plans in respect of exclusive use areas; to further provide for the amendment and cancellation of a sectional plan upon an order of the court; to provide for the noting of a title deed in respect of the lapsing of a reservation in terms of section 25; to provide for a lease of part of the common property with the consent of the holders of registered real rights; to amend the provisions relating to the alienation of common property; to further provide for the cancellation of a mortgaged section and mortgaged exclusive use area; to also provide for a developer to submit a plan for subdivision or consolidation to the Surveyor-General for approval to subdivide, consolidate and to extend a section; to extend the registration of subdivision of a section, the consolidation of sections, and the extension of sections to a developer; to provide for the filing of replacement documentation in respect of lost or destroyed documentation; to amend the provisions relating to the extension of a scheme; to amend the provisions relating to participation quotas of sections; to regulate the membership of the sectional titles regulations board; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Issued by Ms TC Modise, MP, Chairperson of the Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy

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