In case the applicant
or the person in whose name the certificate of title has been prepared for
registration dies between the application and the registration of the
certificate it shall be registered in the name of such applicant or of such
person as the case may be; and such land shall devolve or pass in like manner
as if the certificate had been registered prior to the death of such applicant
or person.
[Section 38 amended: No. 81 of 1996 s. 17.]