Matrimonial Property Act, 1984/1997-04-01

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as amended by

Matrimonial Property Amendment Act, No. 91 of 1986 Intestate Succession Act, No. 81 of 1987 Marriage and Matrimonial Property Law Amendment Act, No. 3 of 1988 Insolvency Amendment Act, No. 122 of 1993 General Law Fourth Amendment Act, No. 132 of 1993 Guardianship Act, No. 192 of 1993 Justice Laws Rationalisation Act, No. 18 of 1996

E IT ENACTED by the State President and the House of Assembly of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:―

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—

“banking institution” means a banking institution as defined in section 1 of the Banks Act, 1965 (Act No. 23 of 1965);

“building society” means a building society as defined in section 1 of the Building Societies Act, 1965 (Act No. 24 of 1965);

“court” means a provincial or local division of the Supreme Court of South Africa or a divorce court instituted under section 10 of the Black Administration Act, 1927, Amendment Act, 1929 (Act No. 9 of 1929), and includes, for the purposes of section 16, a judge in chambers, and, for the purposes of section 16 (1), a magistrate's court which has jurisdiction in the matter concerned;

“financial institution” means a financial institution as defined in section 1 of the Financial Institutions (Investment of Funds) Act, 1984 (Act No. 39 of 1984);

“joint estate” means the joint estate of a husband and a wife married in community of property;

“listed securities” means listed securities as defined in section 1 of the Stock Exchanges Control Act, 1985 (Act No. 1 of 1985);

“separate property” means property which does not form part of a joint estate.