Definitions from the Alienation of Land Act

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What does 'agricultural land' mean according to the Alienation of Land Act?

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Any land used or intended to be used mainly for commercial farming operations.

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What does 'alienate' mean in relation to land?

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To sell, exchange or donate, irrespective of whether such sale, exchange or donation is subject to a suspensive or resolutive condition.

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What is 'consideration' in relation to a sale of land?

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The purchase price and interest thereon, excluding rent or occupational interest constituting reasonable compensation for the use and enjoyment of the land by the purchaser.

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What is a 'contract' as defined in the Alienation of Land Act?

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A deed of alienation under which land is sold against payment by the purchaser in more than two instalments over a period exceeding one year.

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What does 'deed of alienation' refer to?

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A document or documents under which land is alienated.

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What is the 'Deeds Registries Act'?

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The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act 47 of 1937).

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What is meant by 'deeds registry'?

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means—

(a)     when used in relation to immovable property, the deeds registry which serves the area in which that property is situate;

(b)     when used in relation to any deed or other document, any deeds registry in the Republic wherein that deed or other document is registered or registrable; or

(c)      when used in relation to a registrar, the deeds registry of which he or she is in charge;

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What is an 'erf'?

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means every piece of land registered as an erf, lot, plot or stand in a deeds registry, and includes every defined portion, not intended to be a public place, of a piece of land laid out as a township, whether or not it has been formally recognised, approved or proclaimed as such;

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What does 'estate agent' mean?

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An estate agent as defined in section 1 of the Estate Agents Act, 1976 (Act 112 of 1976).

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Who is considered 'insolvent'?

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means—

(a) any person whose estate is under sequestration in terms of the Insolvency Act, 1936 (Act 24 of 1936);

(b) any insolvent deceased estate which is dealt with in terms of the provisions of section 34 (5) of the Administration of Estates Act, 1965 (Act 66 of 1965);

(c) any juristic person in liquidation which is unable to pay its debts;

(d) any person whose estate is dealt with in terms of section 28 (5) of the Agricultural Credit Act, 1966 (Act 28 of 1966);