Government Gazette

Vol. 404, No. 19757, 19 February 1999

Regulation Gazette, No. 6432

No. R. 204

GOVERNMENT NOTICE

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AFFAIRS

DEEDS REGISTRIES ACT, 1937 (ACT No. 47 OF 1937)
AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS

The Minister of Land Affairs, has under section 9 (9) of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937), approved of the regulations contained in the Schedule, made by the Deeds Registries Regulation Board under section 10 of the said Act.

The said regulations will come into operation on 1 April 1999.

SCHEDULE

  1. In this Schedule "the regulations" means the regulations published under Government Notice No. R.474 of 29 March 1963, as amended.
  2. The Schedule of Fees of Office as prescribed in regulations 84 and 86 of the regulations is hereby substituted by the following:

SCHEDULE OF FEES OF OFFICE
(Prescribed by regulation 84)

Item R
  1. For a certificate by-a registrar of any fact

20,00

  1. For a report to Court made by a registrar in terms of section 97 of the Act
220,00
  1. (a) For a copy issued in a Deeds Registry in terms of regulations 66, 67, and 70 of -

a deed
a document

 

25,00 per copy
3,50 per page

(b) For the application and for issuing of a certified copy of a deed in terms of regulation 68(1)

165,00 per copy

(c) For the keeping of a client's copy of a deed, on approval and at discretion of the registrar

110,00 per copy per year or part thereof
  1. (a) For an enquiry relating to:
  1. a property or deed, obtaining a computer printout and for the inspection of any deed, document, folio, register or microfilm relating thereto (including the search of the index) for each enquiry per property or deed

  2. a person, obtaining a computer printout and for the inspection of any deed, document, folio, register or microfilm relating thereto (including the search of the index) for each 10 properties or part thereof

 



5,50



5,50

(b) For any unattended continuous search for information for each hour or part thereof

11,00

(c) For any search, not specially provided for a fee to be fixed by the registrar, provided the minimum fee shall be


5,50

(d) For obtaining an off-line computer print, PC diskette, or magnetic tape in respect of a series of properties, for every 100 properties or part thereof


40,00

plus an administration fee of

55,00
  1. (a) For registering as an Aktex user a refundable deposit of
165,00

plus an administration fee of

55,00

(b) For reconnecting a user whose service has been suspended because of outstanding debts

55,00
  1. For information required on Aktex:

For each enquiry relating to a person, property or deed:

For the first 100 searches per month

2,50 per search

From 101 to 300 searches per month

1,80 per search

From 301 to 1000 searches per month

1,20 per search

From 1001 searches per month

0,90 per search

(b) For information regarding the daily transfer of property

0,40 per property

(c) For the issuing of copies for information of deeds and documents by using fax or any other electronic media as approved by the Chief Registrar of Deeds per page


2,50 per page

(d) For the issuing of an alphabetical volume containing -

  1. all the township names, allotment areas and agricultural holdings in a registration office
30,00 per volume; and
  1. all the farm names in a registration office
30,00 per volume

(e) For the issuing of information on a stray, floppy or printouts for every 100 properties or portion thereof


35,00

plus an administration fee of 55,00

(f) For any enquiry on the system which is unsuccessful as a result of insufficient incorrect information


0,55 per search
  1. For the registration of -

(a) A transfer of land or cession of mineral rights of which the purchase price -

  1. does not exceed R60 000
  2. exceeds R60 000 but does not exceed R150 000
  3. exceeds R150 000 but does not exceed R300 000
  4. exceeds R300 000 but does not exceed R500 000
  5. exceeds R500 000
 

45,00
145,00
1 90,00
250,00
290,00

(b) A bond of which the amount

  1. does not exceed R150 000
  2. exceeds R150 000 but does not exceed R300 000
  3. exceeds R300 000 but does not exceed R500 000
  4. exceeds R500 000
 

145,00
190,00
250,00
290,00

(c) a Cancellation or release of a registered mortgage or notarial bond

45,00

(d) Any other registration or annotation in registers or records, including certificates of title, and all other registrations which are not exempted by a law or where no purchase price is involved


70,00

EXEMPTIONS

No fees shall be levied by a registrar in respect of the performance of any act prescribed in section 3(1)(w) of the Act.

[Schedule of Fees of Office amended by Government Notice No. R. 1105 of 8 July 1966, by Government Notice No. R.1077 of 27 July 1969 and by Government Notice No. R. 2578 of 29 December 1978, substituted by Government Notice No. R. 359 of 26 February 1982 and by Government Notice No. R. 628 of 30 March 1984, amended by Government Notice No. R. 1195 of 30 May 1985 and substituted by Government Notice No. R.1658 of 30 September 1994 (as corrected by Notice No.1128 of 14 October 1994), and substituted by Government Notice No. R. 946 of 11 July 1997, amended by Government Notice No R. 740 of 22 May 1998 and by Government Notice No R. 906 of 3 July 1998.]