Chief Registrar's Circular 11/2005

Chief Registrar's Circular No. 11 of 2005 was recently issued. It concerns the lodgement of rates clearance certificates. In summary it reads as follows:

1. A prescribed certificate shall, in terms of section 118(1A) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000(Act No. 32 of 2000), be valid for a period of 120 days from the date of issue.
    
2. Registrars of Deeds are advised to accept for registration purposes a prescribed certificate of which the validity date is a date more than 120 days from the date of issue. Such later date must be regarded as the date of expiry of the certificate.
    
3. This Circular must be read in conjunction with CRC 10/2004.

Chief Registrar's Circular No. 11 of 2005