Matrimonial Property Act, 1984 (Act No. 88 of 1984)

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

[Definition amended by section 4 of Act No. 18 of 1996]

“separate property”

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