DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (NO. 5917)
28 February 2025
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, Mzwanele Nyhontso, Minister for Land Reform and Rural Development, hereby approve 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.
MR MZWANELE NYHONTSO
MINISTER FOR LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SCHEDULE
1. In this Schedule “the Regulations” means the regulations promulgated by Government Notice No. R. 474 of 29 March 1963, as amended.
2. The schedule of Fees of Office as prescribed by regulations 84 and 86 of the Regulations is hereby substituted for the following Schedule:
SCHEDULE OF FEES OF OFFICE
(Prescribed by regulation 84)
| 1. For services rendered regarding the registration of – (a) Lodgement fee (excluding RDP Housing) Lodgement per deed/document | 50.00 |
| – A lodgement fee is payable each time a deed/document is lodged for purposes of registration in a deeds registry. In other words, the fee is also payable upon the re- lodgement of deeds / documents after rejection / withdrawal, etc. (Note: The fee is payable per lodgement cover, and not on the number of deeds / documents contained in such a cover. For example, where a batch of 3 is lodged, then the fee is payable per cover (R50 x 3 covers)). | |
| (b) A transfer of which the purchase price plus any additional consideration (if any) for such acquisition / the fair value of property, whichever is the greater – | |
| (i) does not exceed R100 000 | 50.00 |
| (ii) exceeds R100 000 but does not exceed R200 000 | 114.00 |
| (iii) exceeds R200 000 but does not exceed R300 000 | 727.00 |
| (iv) exceeds R300 000 but does not exceed R600 000 | 906.00 |
| (v) exceeds R600 000 but does not exceed R 800 000 | 1275.00 |
| (vi) exceeds R 800 000 but does not exceed R1 000 000 | 1464.00 |
| (vii) exceeds R1 000 000 but does not exceed R2 000 000 | 1646.00 |
| (viii) exceeds R2 000 000 but does not exceed R4 000 000 | 2281.00 |
| (ix) exceeds R4 000 000 but does not exceed R6 000 000 | 2767.00 |
| (x) exceeds R6 000 000 but does not exceed R8 000 000 | 3296.00 |
| (xi) exceeds R8 000 000 but does not exceed R10 000 000 | 3853.00 |
| (xii) exceeds R10 000 000 but does not exceed R15 000 000 | 4587.00 |
| (xiii) exceeds R15 000 000 but does not exceed R20 000 000 | 5510.00 |
| (xiv) exceeds R20 000 000 | 7340.00 |
| (c) A bond of which the capital amount – | |
| (i) does not exceed R150 000 | 561.00 |
| (ii) exceeds R150 000 but does not exceed R300 000 | 727.00 |
| (iii) exceeds R300 000 but does not exceed R600 000 | 906.00 |
| (iv) exceeds R600 000 but does not exceed R 800 000 | 1275.00 |
| (v) exceeds R 800 000 but does not exceed R1 000 000 | 1464.00 |
| (vi) exceeds R1 000 000 but does not exceed R2 000 000 | 1646.00 |
| (vii) exceeds R2 000 000 but does not exceed R4 000 000 | 2281.00 |
| (viii) exceeds R4 000 000 but does not exceed R6 000 000 | 2767.00 |
| (ix) exceeds R6 000 000 but does not exceed R8 000 000 | 3296.00 |
| (x) exceeds R8 000 000 but does not exceed R10 000 000 | 3853.00 |
| (xi) exceeds R10 000 000 but does not exceed R15 000 000 | 4587.00 |
| (xii) exceeds R15 000 000 but does not exceed R20 000 000 | 5510.00 |
| (xiii) exceeds R20 000 000 but does not exceed R30 000 000 | 6422.00 |
| (xiv) exceeds R30 000 000 | 9176.00 |
| (d) A notarial lease/ sub-lease/ cession of which the lease consideration/ value of the lease: | |
| – Item 1 (d) is added and provides for the payment of a fee for the registration of a notarial lease, sub-lease, and a cession of a lease. This fee is payable based on the consideration / value of the lease. | |
| (i) does not exceed R150 000 | 561.00 |
| (ii) exceeds R150 000 but does not exceed R300 000 | 727.00 |
| (iii) exceeds R300 000 but does not exceed R600 000 | 906.00 |
| (iv) exceeds R600 000 but does not exceed R 800 000 | 1275.00 |
| (v) exceeds R 800 000 but does not exceed R1 000 000 | 1464.00 |
| (vi) exceeds R1 000 000 but does not exceed R2 000 000 | 1646.00 |
| (vii) exceeds R2 000 000 but does not exceed R4 000 000 | 2281.00 |
| (viii) exceeds R4 000 000 but does not exceed R6 000 000 | 2767.00 |
| (ix) exceeds R6 000 000 but does not exceed R8 000 000 | 3296.00 |
| (x) exceeds R8 000 000 but does not exceed R10 000 000 | 3853.00 |
| (xi) exceeds R10 000 000 but does not exceed R15 000 000 | 4587.00 |
| (xii) exceeds R15 000 000 but does not exceed R20 000 000 | 5510.00 |
| (xiii) exceeds R20 000 000 but does not exceed R30 000 000 | 6422.00 |
| (xiv) exceeds R30 000 000 | 9176.00 |
| (e) A cancellation of, or release of a person or property from the operation of a registered mortgage or notarial bond, and an application in terms of section 4(1)(b) of the Act | 169.00 |
| (f) Consent to any other act of registration in relation to the security hypothecated under registered mortgage bond. | 169.00 |
| – Item 1 (f) is added and provides for the payment of a fee for consents in respect of any other acts of registration in relation to the security hypothecated under a registered mortgage bond (for example: consent to consolidation / subdivision, part-payment, cessions, substitutions, etc). See regulation 39 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937 in this regard. (Note: Consents as contemplated in Item 1(f) must be lodged in separate lodgement covers). | |
| (g) 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 | 474.00 |
| (h) Withdrawal of deed/document lodged for registration (only for account holder requesting such withdrawal and regardless of number of deeds/documents in the batch) | 256.00 |
| 2. For a certificate or an affidavit by a registrar of any fact | 137.00 |
| 3. (a) For a report/supplementary report to Court made by a registrar in terms of section 97 of the Act | 702.00 |
| (b) For a report/supplementary report to Court unilaterally made of section 97 of the Act by a registrar in terms | 0.00 |
| 4. (a) For a copy of a deed or document obtained through any other electronic system or issued by a registrar in terms of regulations 66, 67, and 70 – per copy | 103.00 |
| – Item 4(a) is amended to provide for the payment of a fee for obtaining a copy of a deed document through ‘any other electronic system or issued by a registrar in terms of regulations 66. 67 and 70’. The amendment now provides for payment per deed / document, and no longer per page of a document only. | |
| (b) For the application and of the issuing of a certified copy of a deed in terms of regulation 68(1) – per copy | 624.00 |
| (c) For the keeping of the registrar client’s copy of a deed, on approval and at discretion of – per copy / per year / or part thereof | 492.00 |
| 5. (a) For an enquiry relating to a person, property or deed | 18.00 |
| (b) For deeds office tracking system enquiry | 18.00 |
| (c) For information regarding the daily transfer of property | 18.00 |
| (d) For the supply of registration information in respect of a series of properties – per property | 18.00 |
| (e) For the supply of an alphabetical list, in electronic format, containing the names of per property all the townships, or sectional title schemes, or allotment areas, or agricultural holdings, or farms, in a registration office – per list | 291.00 |
| (f) For viewing and/ or downloading a deed or document through any electronic system: – per deed or document | 103.00 |
| – Item 5(f) is amended to provide for the payment of a fee for viewing and / or downloading a deed / or document through any electronic system. | |
| (g) For any unattended continuous search for information including the taking of notes, photographs or voice recordings for every 30 minutes or part thereof | 26.00 |
| (h) For any enquiry not specially provided for, a fee to be fixed by the registrar, provided the minimum fee shall be | 18.00 |
| (i) For Statistical and Analytical reports consisting of the following records: Number / Range of Registration or Recordal records read to produce report | |
| (i) 1 to 5 000 | 1619.00 |
| (ii) 5 001 to 10 000 | 3104.00 |
| (iii) 10 001 to 100 000 | 4727.00 |
| (iv) 100 001 to 1 000 000 | 6752.00 |
| (v) 1 000 001 to 10 000 000 | 9455.00 |
| (vi) more than 10 000 000 | 13506.00 |
| 6. For transmitting any certificate, deed, document or any other information by using fax by or any other electronic media per copy | 103.00 |
| – Item 6 is amended to provide for the payment of a fee for ‘transmitting any certificate, deed, document or any other information by using fax or any other electronic media.’ The relevant fee is payable per copy transmitted, and not per page of such deed / document. | |
| 7. (a) For registering as a DeedsWeb user a non-refundable administration fee of | 217.00 |
| b) For reconnecting a DeedsWeb user whose service has been suspended because outstanding debts | 291.00 |
| (c) For subscribing as DeedsWeb user – per month | 18.00 |
| 8. For any information, copy or other service referred to in this Schedule, other than the registration of deeds and documents, which may be required by the Accounting Officer of the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development or her or his delegate, for her or his official purposes. | 0.00 |
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 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, by Government Notice No. R166 of 29 February 2012, by Government Notice No. R241 of 2 April 2013, by Government Notice No. R269 of 31 March 2015, by Government Notice No. R200 of 29 February 2016, by Government Notice No. R175 of 28 February 2017, by Government Notice of No. R557 of 31 May 2018, by Government Notice No. R283 of 28 February 2019, by Government Notice of No. 11 of 28 February 2020, by Government Notice No. R153 of 01 March 2021, Government Notice No. R 1802 of 28 February 2022, by Government Notice No. R 3095 of 28 February 2023 R and by Government Notice No. R 4447 R of 29 February 2024.
PAYMENT OF PRESCRIBED FEE PRIOR TO SERVICE BEING RENDERED
Regulation 4A is to be amended to provide for the Fees of Office to be paid prior to services being rendered. Regulation 4A (2) reads as follows:
“(2) The prescribed fees as referred to in the Schedule of Fees of Office as prescribed by regulation 84, must be paid prior to any service being rendered.”
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