Married Person�s Act to pass into law
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Section 8 of the new Act provides for couples married under Common Law, to change their property, loss and profit regime from one type to another (either in community or out of) up to a maximum of two times. It allows the same for married couples subject to customary law, who have exempted their property from being administered under customary law.
Speaking yesterday at a workshop to unpack the new law to stakeholders, Ofentse Sebego, Principal Assistant Registrar of Deeds, said the old Act, which was first implemented in 1971, was inflexible and gave too short a period for the validation of property regimes.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...