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The Registration of Documents Act

These Rules may be cited as the Registration of Documents (Amendment of Schedule) Rules. This section replaces fee items for registering land-related transfers, leases, mortgages, and charges. Thi…

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Jurisdiction: Tanzania
Structure: 7 provisions
Citation: The Registration of Documents Act
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“These Rules may be cited as the Registration of Documents (Amendment of Schedule) Rules.”

These Rules may be cited as the Registration of Documents (Amendment of Schedule) Rules. This section replaces fee items for registering land-related transfers, leases, mortgages, and charges. This subsection mentions registering other documents, including documents whose registration is not compulsory. A fee of 5/- is stated for inspection of a particular document, with conditions tied to whether the applicant supplies a registration reference. This provision fragment refers to uncertified copies of documents in the Registrar’s custody, including extracts and plans.

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These Rules may be cited as the Registration of Documents (Amendment of Schedule) Rules.

Section 1

3. Establishment of registry

This subsection mentions registering other documents, including documents whose registration is not compulsory.

Section 2

Registers to be kept

A fee of 5/- is stated for inspection of a particular document, with conditions tied to whether the applicant supplies a registration reference.

Section 4

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This provision concerns certifying copies of documents, extracts, or plans.

Section 6

Transfer of documents and registers to registry

This section sets fees for certified translations into English of German documents and waives fees for certain government-related registrations, copies, searches, and inspections.

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§ 1Short titleShort title

These Rules may be cited as the Registration of Documents (Amendment of Schedule) Rules.

1. These Rules may be cited as the Registration of Documents (Amendment of Schedule) Rules.

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§ 23. Establishment of registrySubstitution

This section replaces fee items for registering land-related transfers, leases, mortgages, and charges.

2. The part of the Schedule to the Registration of Documents Ordinance prescribing fees, as amended from time to time, is hereby further amended by deleting items 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 thereof and substituting therefor the following new items- “1.(a) For the registration of a transfer, conveyance or assignment (other than that of trust property from a trustee to a trustee or from a trustee to a beneficiary or a transfer incidental to the reconstruction of a company or the amalgamation of two or more companies) of an interest in land or for the registration of a lease- Where the consideration or value does not exceed Shs. 500/- 5/- Where the consideration or value exceeds Shs. 500/- but not Shs. 1,000/- Where the consideration or value exceeds Shs. 1,000/- but not Shs. 2,000/- Where the consideration or value exceeds Shs. 2,000/- but not Shs. 5,000/- Where the consideration or value exceeds Shs. 5,000/- but not Shs. 10,000/- Where the consideration or value exceeds Shs. 10,000/- but not Shs. 20,000/- Where the consideration or value exceeds Shs. 20,000/- Shs. 10/- 20/- 30/- 40/- 50/- 60/- (b) For the registration of any mortgage or charge of an interest in land Where the amount or value secured does not exceed Shs. 10,000/- Where the amount or value secured exceeds Shs. 10,000/- but not Shs. 20,000/- Where the amount or value secured exceeds Shs. 20,000/- but not Shs. 30, 000/- Where the amount or value secured exceeds Shs. 30,000/- 30/- 40/- 50/- 60/- 194 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG. THE REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS ACT [CAP. 117 R.E. 2023]

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§ 23. Establishment of registryProvision

This subsection mentions registering other documents, including documents whose registration is not compulsory.

2.(a) For registering any other document to herein otherwise expressly provided for- (b) For registering any document of which the registration is not compulsory-

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§ 4Registers to be keptProvision

A fee of 5/- is stated for inspection of a particular document, with conditions tied to whether the applicant supplies a registration reference.

4. For inspection of a particular document- (a) where registration reference is supplied by applicant (b) where it is not 5/-

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§ 5Transfer of documents relating to land to registryProvision

This provision fragment refers to uncertified copies of documents in the Registrar’s custody, including extracts and plans.

5. For uncertified copy of any document in the custody of the Registrar, or of any extract therefrom or of any plan-

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§ 6Continuance of existing registries and registersProvision

This provision concerns certifying copies of documents, extracts, or plans.

6. For certifying copy of any document or extract therefrom or copy of any plan

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§ 7Transfer of documents and registers to registryProvision

This section sets fees for certified translations into English of German documents and waives fees for certain government-related registrations, copies, searches, and inspections.

7. For certified translations into English of German documents- where the documents contain 100 words or part thereof in any other case, for every 100 words or part thereof 20/- 35/- 30/- 30/- 15/- 5/- 10/- 10/- Fee shall not be charged for registering a document or supplying a copy of a document or plan at the request of the Government. Fee shall not be payable for a general search or an inspection of a particular document where the search or inspection is made by a Government official for the purposes of Government business. 195 ©2025 Government of Tanzania. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or distributed without permission of OAG.

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