Deeds Registries (Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 34 of 2013). Country/Territory South Africa Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette No. 37137 of 18 December 2013. Long titleAn Act to amend the Deeds Registries Act, 1937, so as to provide discretion in respect of the rectification of errors in the name of a person or the description of property mentioned in deeds and other documents; to provide for the issuing of certificates of registered title taking the place of deeds that have become incomplete or unserviceable; to substitute an obsolete reference; to substitute an outdated heading; to delete reference to the repealed Agricultural Credit Act, 1966; to further regulate the updating of deeds in respect of the change of names of companies, close corporations and the surnames of women; to amend a definition; and to provide for matters connected therewith. Subject Land & soil Keyword Cadastre/land registration Common property Certification Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This Act amends the Deeds Registries Act 1937 in provisions concerning, among other things: the definition of " deeds registry"; the issuing of a certificate of title to replace a lost or destroyed deed; and change of deeds. Full text English Website www.info.gov.za References - Legislation Amends Deeds Registries Act. Legislation | South Africa | 1937 (2000) Keyword: Institution, Cadastre/land registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX