To provide for the division of buildings into sections and common property and for the acquisition of separate ownership in sections coupled with joint ownership in common property; the control of certain incidents attaching to separate ownership in sections and joint ownership in common property; the transfer of ownership of sections and the registration of sectional mortgage bonds over, and real rights in, sections; the conferring and registration of rights in, and the disposal of, common property; and the establishment of a sectional titles regulation board; and to provide for incidental matters.

Latest Developments:

The Sectional Titles Amendment Act, 2022 (Act No. 13 of 2022) has updated and made Amendments to the Sectional Titles Act 1986, as per Notice No. 1545 of GG47830, dated 5 January 2023 - effective 5 January 2023.

The Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986) has been updated by Amendment of Regulations under R.664 of 8 April 1988: Sectional Titles Amendment Regulations, 2021 – Effective 11 July 2021, as per Notice No. R.497 of GG44700 dated 11 June 2021.

The Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986) has been updated by Regulations, as per Notice No. R883 of GG43614 dated 14 August 2020.

The Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986) has been updated by Regulations, as per Notice No. R774 of GG41798 dated 27 July 2018.

The Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986) has been updated by Amended Regulations as per GG 40842, Notice No. R.427 dated 12 May 2017.

The Sectional Titles, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986), has been amended by Government Gazette 38923, Notice No. R. 548, Amendment of Regulations, dated 30 June 2015.

The Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986) has been amended by Government Gazette 37172, Notice No. 1021, Sectional Titles Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 33 of 2013), dated 18 December 2013.

The Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986) has been amended by the Sectional Titles Act, 1986: Amendment of Regulations, Government Gazette 36241, Notice No. R. 196, dated 14 March 2013.

This Act has been updated by:GG 34367, 16 Jun 2011(Schedule of Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act) and GG 34300, 16 May 2011 (Rural Development and Land Reform General Amend Act).

The Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986) has been amended by the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act, 2011 (Act No. 8 of 2011), Government Gazette 34367, Notice No. 518, dated 14 June 2011.

This Act has been updated by the Rural Development and Land Reform General Amendment Act, 2011 in Government Gazette No. 34300 dated 16 May 2011.

This Act has been amended by Sectional Titles Amendment Act, 2010 in Government Gazette No. 33849 dated 7 December 2010, as well as an amendment to the Regulations in Government Gazette No. 33111 dated 16 April 2010.

The Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986) has been amended by Notice No. R. 196, dated 14 March 2013. Amendment of Regulations, to amend the Regulations promulgated by Government Notice No. R. 664 of 8 April 1988.

The Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986) has been amended by Notice No. R. 820, dated 28 September 2011. Amendment of Regulations, to amend the Regulations promulgated by Government notice No. R. 664 of 8 April 1988.

The Sectional Titles Amendment Act, 2006 (Act No. 6 of 2006) published in Government Gazette No. 29066 dated 25 July 2006.

The Sectional Titles Amendment Act, 2005 (Act No. 7 of 2005), as published in Government Gazette No. 27783 dated 13 July 2005;

Amendment to Regulations in Notice no. R. 1109 in Government Gazette No. 28217 dated 18 November 2005; and

The Act has been amended by the Sectional Titles Amendment Act, 2003 (Act 29 of 2003) as gazetted in GG 25719 dated 14 November 2003.

The Sectional Titles Act, 1986 has been added to the site on 3 September and is completely up to date.The last update being the Sectional Titles Amendment Act, 1997.

The Sectional Titles Regulations have been added to the Act as published in Gazette 11245 and dated 8 April 1988.