Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Registration of Leasehold Rights4. Lodgement of documents |
| (1) | The certificate and declaration shall be lodged for examination in covers, approved by the registrar, with the receiving clerk of the deeds registry which serves the area in which the site is situated, by— |
| (a) | the secretary; or |
| (c) | where the provincial administration concerned does not have an office at the seat of the deeds registry concerned, in the manner approved by the registrar. |
| (2) | The certificate and declaration shall be lodged in duplicate: Provided that where a procedure is followed in a deeds registry of filing of records in the form of a microfilm reproduction of any type of deed or document it shall not be necessary to lodge a duplicate copy of the certificate and declaration, and upon registration such certificate and declaration shall be deemed to be the copy filed in the deeds registry until such time as the microfilm reproduction of the certificate or declaration is filed in lieu thereof. |
| (3) | If the secretary requires the person mentioned in the declaration to furnish security to an occupier of the site, as contemplated in section 5(2) of the Act, in the form of a mortgage bond— |
| (a) | such bond shall be prepared and lodged by a conveyancer; and |
| (b) | the secretary shall indicate on the covers referred to in subregulation (1) in the manner approved by the registrar that such bond shall be registered in conjunction with the certificate. |
| (4) | If the secretary omits to comply with subregulation (3)(b) the certificate in respect of which the omission was made may, if in order, be registered or otherwise dealt with independently of such bond. |