Hon Deputy Speaker, the Deeds Registries Act, No 47 of 1937, and the Sectional Titles Act, No 95 of 1986, deal primarily with registration issues relating to the registration of the transfer of land, and the opening and transfer of properties in sectional titles schemes.
The Sectional Titles Act of 1986 contains provisions for the registration and surveying of sectional titles units as well as manager-related provisions for the governance of sectional titles schemes.
The Sectional Titles Amendment Bill aims to improve registration procedures, which will be for the benefit of sectional titles developers and bodies corporate.
The Deeds Registries Amendment Bill of 2010 seeks to amend the Deeds Registries Act by deleting certain obsolete references to a registrar of mining titles or a mining commissioner in sections 3(1)(u) of the Act; providing for the extension of duties of the Registrar, as provided for by the insertion of sections 2(1)(d) and 3(1)(z); facilitating operations of the Deeds Registries Regulations Board; providing for the appointment of alternate members to the board as provided for by the insertion of section 3(A); providing for the disclosure of full names and marital status of persons in all deeds and documents to be executed or lodged for registration or record in a deeds registry as provided for by the amendment of section 17(2); providing for the issuing of a certificate of registered title in respect of a fraction of an undivided share in land as provided for by the insertion of section 34(1)(a); and finally, amending certain definitions in section 102 to fall in line with constitutional imperatives. Thank you. [Applause.]