| (a) | the procedures for the electronic lodgement of deeds or documents; |
| (b) | the procedures for electronic record storing by deeds registries; |
| (d) | the manner in which electronic payment of fees may be introduced; |
| (f) | the authorisation of any user of the electronic deeds registration and recordal system, as contemplated in section 4; and |
| (g) | any matter that may be necessary to give effect to the objectives of this Act. |
[Section 5(1)(c)(e)(f) substituted by schedule (5)(a)(b) of Deeds Registries Amendment Act, 2024 (Act No. 20 of 2024), Notice No. 5649, GG51730, dated 10 December 2024 - effective 1 September 2025 per Commencement Proclamation 286 of GG53274 dated 1 September 2025]
| (2) | The Minister must, before making regulations in terms of this Act— |
| (a) | publish the proposed regulations in the Gazette for public comments; |
| (b) | allow a period of at least 30 days for written comments on the proposed regulations; and |
| (c) | consider any such written comments received. |
| (3) | The regulations must be published in the Gazette, and shall come into operation on a date specified in the relevant notice, which date must not be less than 30 days from the date of publication thereof. |
[Section 5 shall come into operation on 2 December 2024, per Proclamation Notice 230, GG51655, dated 26 November 2024]
