Section 4: Registration of documents

4. Registration of documents (1) Subject to subsection (2), every document specified— (a) in Part I of the Schedule shall, within 14 days of the date of the transaction which it witnesses; (b) in Part II of the Schedule shall, within 14 days of the date on which it is drawn up, be presented to the authorised officer for registration. (2) Every document drawn up by a notary shall be presented to the authorised officer for registration within 3 months of the date of death of the testator. (3) Every document specified in Part III of the Schedule may be presented at any time to the authorised officer for registration. (4) Every deed specified in column 1 of the Schedule shall be presented to the authorised officer for registration by the corresponding person specified in column 2 of that Schedule.