Section 6, The Non-citizens (Interests in Land) Act, 1966

(1) The Registrar-General shall not register any such instrument relating to freehold land or reserved leaseholds other than an assent in favour of persons entitled under a will or on an intestacy until he is satisfied either— (*a*) that a licence covering the transaction sought to be registered has been obtained under section 4, or (*b*) that the person to whom the freehold land or reserved leaseholds are being transferred or granted is not a non-citizen. (2) Where registration of any instrument is delayed on account of enquiries into the citizenship of an applicant, the registration shall be deemed to have been effective for all purposes as from the date the application was first received by the Registrar-General. 8 No. 30 *Non-Citizens (Interests in Land)* 1966 (3) The Registrar-General shall keep a separate register of all such pending applications arranged alphabetically according to the surname of the owners of the properties and shall permit the same to be searched by any member of the public for a fee of twenty-five cents. [Margin: Mortgage prior to Act No. 61 of 1962.]