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2016
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Insights
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2016
Environmental and Mining
Draft Revision of Mining Charter 2016
After publication of the Draft, the Minister remarked, "We knew there would be strong reaction and the reason we published it was to generate robust debate….20
May
2016
Property
The Registerability of Contingent Usufructs and Related Matters
Strictly, according to the above section, a contingent usufruct is not capable of being registered. However, practice does allow for the registration of such contingent right.20
May
2016
Property
Massing and Adiation vis-à-vis Massing and Election
Meaning of massing Massing occurs when two or more persons, with testamentary capacity, combine or consolidate (mass) their separate estates (or their undivided half‑shares of their joint estate where they are married in community of property) into a single massed estate, prescribing in the will what must be done with this massed estate on the occurrence of a specific event, usually the death of the first dying testator.20
May
2016
Property
INTERPRETATION OF INCREASED JURISDICTION
The amount, for purposes of Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987, has been increased from R125 000 to R250 000, in respect of estates where the deceased passed away on or after 24 November 2014; and The amounts for purposes of sections 18(3), 80 and 90 of the Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965, has been increased to R250 000.20
May
2016
Property
Creation of Positive and Negative Personal Servitudes
In the case of a positive personal servitude, the owner of the land burdened by the servitude must allow the holder of the servitude to exercise some right or benefit on the land in question (the servient tenement).17
May
2016
Property
Cooper Offer to Purchase
SAFLII Note: Certain personal/private details of parties or witnesses have been redacted from this document in compliance with the law and SAFLII Policy.16
May
2016
Environmental and Mining
EnviroMac April 2016
Legal updates and commentary from our Environmental and Mining Law team for April 2016.16
May
2016
Environmental and Mining
AMENDMENT: WATER SERVICES BY-LAW
The Municipality of Mossel Bay has published amendments to the Mossel Bay Municipality Water Services By-Law as promulgated in the Provincial Gazette 7037 dated 28 September 2012.16
May
2016
Environmental and Mining