Legislation

n 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

Here’s what you need to know Government has published an updated draft of its land expropriation bill ahead of its official introduction to parliament. The bill is set to replace the current [...]

The Rental Housing Act, 1999 (Act No. 50 of 1999) as amended seeks to regulate the relationship between tenants and landlords by ensuring that there is an amicable dispute resolution mechanism in [...]

The Information Regulator has, in terms of section 114(3) of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (No.4 of 2013), determined the 1 July 2021 as the date on which section 58(2) of the [...]

Last week the Information Regulator published the guidancenote-on-information-officer-20210401, including instructions on how to register your business’ Information Officer with the Information [...]

Courtesy: Maryna Botha – STBB The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI or POPIA), in the most simple terms, sets out ways in which businesses must deal with personal information that they [...]

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 [...]