Regulations in terms of the Deeds Registries Act: Amendment (No. R. 241 of 2013)

DEEDS REGISTRIES ACT, 1937 (ACT No. 47 OF 1937): AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS In terms of section 9(9) of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937), I, Gugile Ernest Nkwinti, Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, hereby approves the regulations contained in the Schedule as made by the Deeds Registries Regulations Board under section 10 of the said Act. The regulations will come into operation one month from the date of publication hereof in the Gazette. NKWINT 7G E (MP) MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM 1. In this Schedule "the Regulations" 1963, as amended. 2. The schedule of Fees of Office as following Schedule: Item 1. For the registration of SCHEDULE means the regulations promulgated by Government Notice No. R. 474 of 29 March prescribed by regulations 84 and 86 of the Regulations is hereby substituted for the SCHEDULE OF FEES OF OFFICE (Prescribed by regulation 84) (a) A transfer of which the purchase price / value of property, whichever is the greater does not exceed R100 000 exceeds R100 000 but does not exceed R150 000 exceeds R150 000 but does not exceed R300 000 exceeds R300 000 but does not exceed R600 000 exceeds R600 000 but does not exceed R 800 000 exceeds R 800 000 but does not exceed R1 000 000 exceeds R1 000 000 but does not exceed R2 000 000 exceeds R2 000 000 but does not exceed R4 000 000 exceeds R4 000 000 but does not exceed R6 000 000 exceeds R6 000 000 but does not exceed R8 000 000 exceeds R8 000 000 but does not exceed R10 000 000 R 30,00 70,00 400,00 500,00 700,00 800,00 900,00 1 100,00 1 500,00 1 800,00 2 100,00 STAATSKOERANT, 2 APRIL 2013 No. 36306 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE GOEWERMENTSKENNISGEWING DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM DEPARTEMENT VAN LANDELIKE ONTWIKKELING EN GRONDHERVORMING No. R. 241 2 April 2013 Item (xii) exceeds R10 000 000 but does not exceed R15 000 000 2 500,00 (xiii) exceeds R15 000 000 but does not exceed R20 000 000 3 000,00 (xiv) exceeds R20 000 000 4 000,00 (b) A bond of which the capital amount (i) does not exceed R150 000 310,00 (ii) exceeds R150 000 but does not exceed R300 000 350,00 (iii) exceeds R300 000 but does not exceed R600 000 500,00 (iv) exceeds R600 000 but does not exceed R 800 000 700,00 (v) exceeds R 800 000 but does not exceed R1 000 000 800,00 (vi) exceeds R1 000 000 but does not exceed R2 000 000 900,00 (vii) exceeds R2 000 000 but does not exceed R4 000 000 1 250,00 (viii) exceeds R4 000 000 but does not exceed R6 000 000 1 500,00 (ix) exceeds R6 000 000 but does not exceed R8 000 000 1 800,00 (x) exceeds R8 000 000 but does not exceed R10 000 000 2 100,00 (xi) exceeds R10 000 000 but does not exceed R15 000 000 2 500,00 (xii) exceeds R15 000 000 but does not exceed R20 000 000 3 000,00 (xiii) exceeds R20 000 000 but does not exceed R30 000 000 3 500,00 (xiv) exceeds R30 000 000 5 000,00 (c) A cancellation of, or release of a person or property from the operation of a registered 100,00 mortgage or notarial bond, and an application in terms of section 4(1)(b) of the Act (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 260,00 2. For a certificate by a registrar of any fact 80,00 3. For a report/supplementary report to Court made by a registrar in terms of section 97 of the Act 500,00 4. (a) For a copy obtained through any electronic system or issued by a registrar in terms of regulations 66, 67 and 70 of (i) deed 50,00 per copy (ii) document 8,00 per page (b) For the application and the issuing of a certified copy of a deed in terms of 350,00 regulation 68(1) per copy 4 No. 36306 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2 APRIL 2013 Item (c) For the keeping of a client's copy of a deed, on approval and at discretion of the registrar 300,00 per copy per year or part thereof 5. (a) For an enquiry relating to a person, property or deed 8,00 (b) For a deeds office tracking system enquiry 8,00 (c) For information regarding the daily transfer of property 8,00 per property (d) For the supply of registration information in respect of a series of properties 8,00 per property (e) For the supply of an alphabetical list, in electronic format, containing the names of 150,00 all the townships, or sectional title schemes, or allotment areas, or agricultural holdings, per list or farms, in a registration office (f) For viewing a deed or document through any electronic system 8,00 per deed or document (g) For any unattended continuous search for information for each hour or part thereof 20,00 (h) For any enquiry not specially provided for, a fee to be fixed by the registrar, provided the minimum fee shall be 8,00 6. For transmitting any certificate, deed, document or any other information by using fax 8,00 or any other electronic media per page 7. (a) For registering as a Deeds Web user a non refundable administration fee of 100,00 (b) For reconnecting a Deeds Web or DRS user whose service has been suspended because 150,00 of outstanding debts 8. For the appointment of an arbitrator in terms of Rule 71(4) of the Sectional Titles Act 500,00 9. For any information, copy or other service referred to in this Schedule, other than the per item registration of deeds and documents, which may be required for official purposes by 0,00 the Accounting Officer of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform or her or his delegate 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 and by Government Notice No R.740 of 22 May 1998, amended by Government Notice No R.906 of 3 July 1998 and substituted by Government Notice No. R20444 of 19 February 1999, by Government Notice No. R193 of 25 February 2000, by Government Notice No. R.208 of 28 February 2001, by Government Notice No. R.308 of 28 February 2003, by Government Notice No. R.1115 of 1 October 2004 ,by Government Notice No. R.1031 of 26 September 2008, by Government Notice No. R198 of 27 February 2009, by Government Notice No. R659 of 2 August 2010 and by Government Notice No. R166 of 29 February 2012.] STAATSKOERANT, 2 APRIL 2013 No. 36306 5