To consolidate and amend the laws in force in the Republic relating to the registration of deeds.
Last update: March 2023
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The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937), has been updated with Amendments to Regulation 68 of the Regs under notice R.474 of 1963, as per Notice No. R.3239 of GG48350, dated 31 March 2023.
The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937), has been updated with Amendment of Regulations under Notice No. R.474 of 29 March 1963 – Schedule of Fees of Office as prescribed by regulations 84 and 86 of the Regulations, as per Notice No. R.4447 of GG50239, dated 29 February 2024.
The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937), has been updated with Amendments to Regulations under notice R.474 of 1963: Schedule of Fees of Office, as per Notice No. R.3095 of GG48150, dated 28 February 2023.
The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937), has been updated by Amendments to the Deeds Registries Amendment Regulations, 2021 under Notice R.474 of 29 March 1963: Schedule of Fees of Office, as per Notice No. 1802, GG45981, dated 28 February 2022.
The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937), has been updated by Amendments to the Deeds Registries Amendment Regulations, 2021 under Notice R.474 of 29 March 1963, as per Notice No. R. 1595, GG45625, dated 10 December 2021.
The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937) has been updated by the publication of the Amendment of Regulations under R.474 of 29 March 1963: Deeds Register Amendment Regulations, 2021 – Effective 11 July 2021, as per Notice R.498 of Government Gazette 44700, dated 11 June 2021.
The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937) has been updated by the publication of the Schedule of Fees of Office, effective 1 April 2021, as per Notice R.153 of Government Gazette 44202, dated 1 March 2021.
The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937) has been updated by Amendments to Notice R474 of 1963 - Regulations in terms of the Act, as per Notice R884 of Government Gazette 43614, dated 14 August 2020.
The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937) has been updated by Amendments to Notice R474 of 1963 - Schedule of Fees of Office of the Regulations, as per Proc No. 11 of Government Gazette 43055, dated 28 February 2020.
The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937) has been amended by Government Gazette42813, Notice No. R. 1418, dated 01 November 2019.
The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937) has been updated by Regulations, Forms and Tariffs, Schedule of Fees of Office as per GG 41669, Notice No. R.557 dated 31 May 2018.
The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937) has been amended by Government Gazette 38922, Notice No. R. 547, Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937): Amendment of Regulations, dated 30 June 2015.
This Act has been updated by the Rural Development and Land Reform General Amendment Act, 2011 in Government Gazette No. 34300 dated 16 May 2011.
The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 has been added to the site – and amended up to 2005.
The Deeds Registries Act, 1937, (Act No. 47 of 1937) has been amended by Regulations, Government Gazette 11677, Notice No. R. 109, dated 27 January 1989.