Succession Law: Wills Act 7 of 1953; Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987; Estate Duty Act 45 of 1955; Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965; Administration of Estates Laws Interim Rationalisation Act 20 of 2001; Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act 27 of 1990; Reform of Customary Law of Succession and Regulation of Related Matters Act 11 of 2009; Trust Property Control Act 57 of 1988 & Regulations

Further Legislative Developments

• Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965, Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987 and Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act 27 of 1990 amended by the Judicial Matters Amendment Act 15 of 2023, with effect from 3 April 2024  

• Trust Property Control Act 57 of 1988: Regulations amended (GN R4510 in GG 50296 of 15 March 2023 (p14), and amended with effect from 1 April 2023 (GN R3232 in GG 48343 of 31 March 2023 (p3), withdrawn and replaced by GN R3240 in GG 48351 of 31 March 2023 (p3))

Proposed Future Developments

• Marriage Bill, 2023 [B43-2023] [lapsed] [revived] 

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