REGISTRATION OF DEEDS RULES

4.00 p.m.

The Minister for Law and Science and Technology (Mr E.W. Barker): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the motion* standing in my name as it appears on the Order Paper.

*The motion reads as follows:

That this Parliament, pursuant to subsection (2) of section 29 of the Registration of Deeds Act (Chapter 281), resolves that the Registration of Deeds Rules, 1979, published as Notification Nos. S 31 and S 49 in the Gazette Subsidiary Legislation Supplement Nos. 7 and 8 of 16th and 23rd February, 1979, as contained in Paper S.L. 7 of 1979, be approved.

Sir, the Registration of Deeds Rules which was first promulgated in 1934 and last amended in 1968 needs revision. Hence, the present Registration of Deeds Rules of this year which has been presented to Parliament for approval pursuant to statute. In the revision, opportunity has been taken to adjust the fees payable in respect of two items, items 5 and 9, shown in the First Schedule to the Rules. The fee under item 5 has been revised from $3 to $5 and that under item 9 from $2 to $5. These are considered fair as the existing fees are low and not commensurate with the work involved.

Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

That this Parliament, pursuant to subsection (2) of section 29 of the Registration of Deeds Act (Chapter 281), resolves that the Registration of Deeds Rules, 1979, published as Notification Nos. S 31 and S 49 in the Gazette Subsidiary Legislation Supplement Nos. 7 and 8 of 16th and 23rd February, 1979, as contained in Paper S,L. 7 of 1979, be approved.