Van der Linde, Anton2025-02-202025-02-202025-042024-11*A2025http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101076Mini Dissertation (LLM (Private Law) Estate Law))--University of Pretoria, 2024.The General Laws Amendment Act was promulgated as a result of efforts by South Africa to meet the recommendations by FATF and thereby to avoid being grey listed. The General Laws Amendment Act however introduced concepts (English concepts) which were foreign to the South African trust law principles. The aim of this study is to appraise the amendments introduced in the TPCA by the General Laws Amendment Act and to determine whether they are theoretically sound, practical and finally whether they achieve the aims and objectives of the Act. This study further undertook a comparative analysis with regards the concept of “beneficial owner” as applied in Namibia and Botswana and other provisions in their trust law legislation.en© 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.UCTDSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Beneficial ownershipGeneral Laws Amendment ActTrust Property Control ActFATF Recommendation 25Implications and effect of General LawsMini Dissertationu26276683Disclaimer letter