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Registration Of Title Act (No. 21 of 1998) - Sect 31

Conversion of Title to one of First Class Title of Absolute Ownership

31.
(1) A person registered with a Second Class Title of Ownership or a person claiming title through him shall at the end of a period of ten years from such registration, and if there has been no action under section 29 against such registration during the intervening period, be eligible for the conversion of his registration to one of First Class Title of Absolute Ownership.
(2) At the end of the period referred to in subsection (1), the Commissioner of Title Settlement shall prepare a Schedule of Title in terms of the provisions of this Act, certifying such person as being eligible for registration with a First Class Title of Absolute Ownership and shall despatch such Schedule of Title to the appropriate Registrar of Title and to the Surveyor-General.
(3) The Registrar of Title shall, on receipt of a Schedule of Title under subsection (2) cause such person to be registered with a First Class Title of Absolute Ownership to the land referred to in such Schedule of Title, and shall inform the Commissioner of Title Settlement and the Surveyor- General accordingly.


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