54. Registration of wills, and instruments executed in terms thereof
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Where a registered owner dies testate, grant of probate of the will and any instrument executed in terms of the will shall be forwarded to the Registrar of Title in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
owner
“owner” means— (a) inrelation toa land parcel the person named in the Title Register as the owner thereof, and; (b) in relation to an interest in a land parcel, the person named in the register as the person in whose favour the interest is registered;
Any provision of a will that makes a person owner of an undivided share or of a divided share smaller in extent than the prescribed minimum extent of a land parcel that may be registered under this Act shall have no legal effect.
Land parcel
“Land parcel” means an area of land separately delineated on the cadastral map;
A Court in which an application is filed or proved in respect of a provision of a will referred to in sub-section (2)
shall order a sale of such land parce! among the contending claimants.
land
“land” includes land covered with water, and any benefit arising out of any land, ail things attached to the earth or permanently fastened thereto;
The provisions of sections 29 and 30 shall be applicable to Court proceedings in case of testate succession.