What each notice type means

The Government Gazette uses a long list of code names for the different kinds of legal notice it publishes — J193, Form 4, "Section 34", and so on. This page explains what each one is in plain English and what you can learn from it.

• J193 — Deceased estate — notice to creditors

  Published when someone dies, telling anyone who is owed money by the deceased to come forward within 30 days.

• J187 — Deceased estate — final account is open for inspection

  The executor has worked out who gets what from a deceased estate. This notice says the plan is open for inspection.

• J28 — Court declares person bankrupt or company insolvent

  Court order placing a person or company under provisional bankruptcy. Names the party, case number, and court.

• J29 — First meeting of creditors after bankruptcy

  Calls the first meeting of creditors after someone is declared bankrupt — to prove claims and elect a trustee.

• J29CC — First meeting of creditors — close corporation

  Same as a J29, but for a close corporation that is being wound up.

• J295 — Court appoints a curator

  Court appoints someone to manage the affairs of a person who can't do it themselves.

• Form 1 — Master appoints a trustee or liquidator

  The Master of the High Court has appointed a trustee or liquidator. Calls on creditors to prove their claims.

• Form 2 — Follow-up meeting of creditors

  Follow-up meeting of creditors in a bankrupt estate (after the first one).

• Form 4 — Final account is open for inspection

  Final tally of who gets what in a bankrupt estate. Open for inspection at the Master's office.

• Form 5 — Creditors can collect their dividends

  Creditors can collect their share of a bankrupt estate. Closing step in the process.

• Section 34 — Sale of a business — Section 34 notice

  Required notice when someone sells a business outside normal trading. Protects the seller's creditors.

• POCA — Court order seizes property linked to crime

  State has frozen property allegedly linked to serious crime. Affected parties have 14 days to fight it.

• Section 38 — Owner asks for a replacement title deed

  The original title deed of a property was lost or destroyed. Owner is asking for a replacement.