3.2 Develop Generic Process to Procure SPLUMA Certificate

The final step to Satisfy all conditions arising from SPLUMA and NEMA RoDs

Careful scrutiny of any existing or new town planning order is required (it is recommended that the project land surveyor and conveyancer be included to give input on this process).

The above will then clarify which conditions of establishment of the new or existing town planning order are required to be fulfilled/complied with before the Designated Officer of the Municipality’s town planning department will issue a Section 53 (SPLUMA) certificate.

The Section 53 (SPLUMA) certificate is the certificate, issued by the Municipality, which confirms that the conditions of establishment have been fulfilled and that registration of individual transfers can thereafter proceed in the applicable Deeds Office.

The Section 53 (SPLUMA) certificate is required by the Deeds Office for lodgement of transfers (or even the opening of the township register) and hence this is a critical step.

Often, the Section 53 (SPLUMA) certificate will only be issued once the Municipality’s designated officer is supplied with the appropriate “B certificates” which, in turn, confirm that services (ie: roads, water, electricity, stormwater, sanitation) have been properly installed. This will therefore also involve the project engineer.

Conditions of establishment differ with respect to conditions required to be fulfilled before a section 53 certificate is issued, hence, careful scrutiny and guidance by the project land surveyor, town planner, conveyancer and engineer is of critical importance.