Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and
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Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)Chapter 11 : Legal Matters118. Restraint on transfer of property |
| (1) | A registrar of deeds or other registration officer of immovable property may not register the transfer of property except on production to that registration officer of a prescribed certificate— |
| (a) | issued by the municipality in which that property is situated; and |
| (b) | which certifies that all amounts due in connection with that property for municipal service fees, surcharges on fees, property rates and other municipal taxes, levies and duties during the two years preceding the date of application for the certificate have been fully paid. |
| (2) | In the case of the transfer of immovable property by a trustee of an insolvent estate, the provisions of this section are subject to section 89 of the Insolvency Act, 1936 (Act No. 24 of 1936). |
| (3) | An amount due for municipal service fees, surcharges on fees, property rates and other municipal taxes, levies and duties is a charge upon the property in connection with which the amount is owing and enjoys preference over any mortgage bond registered against the property. |
