LPL4804
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2025
(Answer Guide) -
DUE 18 August 2025
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED AND
CERTIFIED ANSWERS.
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LPL4804 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2025 (Answer Guide) - DUE 18 August 2025
VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN
GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER
PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in your academics.
UNISA, 2025
Contents
Question 1 – Vesting Clauses............................................................................................................... 1
(a) A partnership where at least one of the partners is married in community of property ......... 1
(b) A person who does not have a valid identity document ............................................................. 2
(c) A trust ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Question 2 – Power of Attorney to Pass Transfer ........................................................................... 4
2.1 ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Question 1 – Vesting Clauses
In the context of South African property law, vesting clauses clearly identify the
transferee and their legal capacity so that ownership is properly recorded in the Deeds
Registry. Section 16 of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937 stipulates that transfer of
land must be effected by registration in a deeds registry, and Regulation 18 sets
requirements for the proper description of transferees (including natural persons, legal
persons, partnerships, and trusts).
Below are examples of vesting clauses for the three specified scenarios:
(a) A partnership where at least one of the partners is married in community of
property
When a property is transferred to a partnership, all partners must be named, and the
marital status of each individual must be stated. If a partner is married in community of
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2025
(Answer Guide) -
DUE 18 August 2025
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED AND
CERTIFIED ANSWERS.
, 1|Page
LPL4804 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2025 (Answer Guide) - DUE 18 August 2025
VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN
GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER
PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in your academics.
UNISA, 2025
Contents
Question 1 – Vesting Clauses............................................................................................................... 1
(a) A partnership where at least one of the partners is married in community of property ......... 1
(b) A person who does not have a valid identity document ............................................................. 2
(c) A trust ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Question 2 – Power of Attorney to Pass Transfer ........................................................................... 4
2.1 ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Question 1 – Vesting Clauses
In the context of South African property law, vesting clauses clearly identify the
transferee and their legal capacity so that ownership is properly recorded in the Deeds
Registry. Section 16 of the Deeds Registries Act 47 of 1937 stipulates that transfer of
land must be effected by registration in a deeds registry, and Regulation 18 sets
requirements for the proper description of transferees (including natural persons, legal
persons, partnerships, and trusts).
Below are examples of vesting clauses for the three specified scenarios:
(a) A partnership where at least one of the partners is married in community of
property
When a property is transferred to a partnership, all partners must be named, and the
marital status of each individual must be stated. If a partner is married in community of
