By Staff Reporter
The Electronic Deeds Registration System, which will digitise manual registration processes, was launched by the government on Tuesday.
The Land Reform and Rural Department said the new system would use technology to improve security, reduce turnaround times and curb corruption.
In addition, the platform would allow practitioners to lodge deeds directly from any location in the country to the designated office for registration of properties.
Key features of the system include:
- Information provisioning – the online portal is now accessible to the public for all information related to registered deeds and documents.
- Electronic access – Deeds Registries’ registers and documents are currently available to clients without the need to physically visit a Deeds Registry.
- 4Pilot phase: the electronic registration process and related system module has entered a pilot process, after which it will be rolled out to the entire user base.
“A dual registration process will be in place over the next five years, allowing for both manual and electronic lodgement and registration at the discretion of the conveyancer.
“Once registration is completed electronically, manual registration will no longer be permitted. The manual registration procedure will be phased out gradually and will ultimately be replaced by an electronic system,” the department said in a statement.
It is envisaged that all deeds registration processes will be electronic by 2030 when new legislation is expected to be concluded.
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