Legislation

In terms of Section 77 of the Property Practitioners Act (Act No. 22 of 2019), the Act will come into operation on 1 February 2022. The Minister for Human Settlements has in terms of Section 70 [...]

In response to the POPI Act which came into effect on 1 July 2021, Lightstone have prepared this handy booklet for Estate Agents on important and relevant POPIA information and its potential [...]

Sectional Titles Act Amendment to the Regulations:- sectional-titles-act-amendment-of-regulations

In terms of section 9 (9) of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937), amendments to the regulations have been gazetted. deeds-registries-act-amendment-of-the-regulations

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The following Alien and Invasive Species lists in terms of sections 66(1), 67(1), 70(1)(a), 71(3) and 71A of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004) [...]

In terms of section 9 (9) of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937), the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, has approved the regulations contained in the [...]

The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, acting in terms of section 55 of the Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986), after consultation with the sectional titles [...]

On Monday 22 June 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the commencement dates for most of the remaining parts of the Protection of Personal Information Act. Under section 115 of the [...]

The Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act 4 of 2013) gives effect to section 14 of the Constitution which provides that everyone has the right to privacy. The Act promotes the [...]