ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 2 2025
UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 18 AUGUST 2025
, Conveyancing
QUESTION 1
Draft the vesting clauses for the transferees listed below as required by the
Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937 and regulations issued thereunder.
(a) Partnership where at least one of the partners is married in community of property
(4)
Vesting Clause
"ABC Traders, a partnership duly constituted in terms of the laws of the Republic
of South Africa, comprising Peter Smith, married in community of property to
Mary Smith, and John Brown, unmarried, with chosen domicilium citandi et
executandi at 15 Main Street, Johannesburg, Gauteng Province."
Explanation:
The Deeds Registries Act requires that where one of the partners is married in
community of property, both spouses are considered to have an interest in the
assets of the marriage and their marital status must be disclosed.
Partnerships are not juristic persons in property law; hence, all partners’ full
names, marital status, and identity numbers (if available) must be included.
(b) A person who does not have a valid identity document (3)
Vesting Clause
"Michael James, full age, married out of community of property to Sarah James,
presently residing at 22 Oak Avenue, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, who is
unable to produce an identity document, whose identity has been established to