The Cadastral and Survey Department (Fees and Rights) Law (CHAP.219)

Short title

This Law shall be cited as the Cadastral and Survey Department (Fees and Rights) Law.

CHAPTER 219
Interpretation

In this Law, unless a different meaning arises from the text.

“market value” in relation to real estate, means the amount which such real estate would fetch if sold voluntarily in the open market, by a willing seller to a willing buyer;

“immovable property” has the same meaning ascribed to this term by the Immovable Property (Occupation, Registration and Valuation) Law, as amended or replaced from time to time;

“restructuring” means the direct or indirect disposal and transfer of immovable property, as well as the transfer of rights under a deed of sale filed with the Lands and Surveys Department, between one or more borrowers and/or debtors and/or guarantors in relation to the same credit facility or grant or debt and one or more lenders, which is carried out within ten (10) years from the date of entry into force of the Lands and Surveys Department (Fees and Rights) (Amendment) (No. 4) Law of 2015 and aims at the reduction or repayment of credit facilities or grants or debts granted to borrowers by one or more lenders:

It is understood that the disposal and transfer of immovable property, as well as the transfer of rights pursuant to a sales document filed with the Department of Lands and Surveys, may be made to a lender and/or to a non-“related person”, as this term is interpreted in accordance with the provisions of article 33 of the Income Tax Law:

It is further understood that the disposal and transfer of immovable property, as well as the transfer of rights under a deed of sale filed with the Department of Land Registry and Surveying to a non-“related person”, excluding the lender, falls within this definition only with regard to the reduction or repayment of those credit facilities or loans or debts that arise within the framework of a written agreement with the lender:

It is further understood that the above provisions apply with respect to non-performing loans (NPLs) on or before 31 December 2015, as this term is interpreted by the European Banking Authority:

It is further understood that restructuring is also considered the disposal and transfer of real estate to the Cyprus Asset Management Company Ltd with registration number HE 387704 or to a subsidiary thereof, carried out within the framework of the “RENT-IN-INSTALLMENT” plan and this provision applies with respect to non-performing credit facilities as of 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2022, as defined in the “RENT-IN-INSTALLMENT” plan;

“value” [Deleted];

“value at prices on 1.1.1980”, in relation to immovable property, means the value assessed as its market value at prices on 1.1.1980, according to the general valuation carried out in accordance with the provisions of Part VII of the Immovable Property (Occupation, Registration and Valuation) Law and is recorded or registered in the Land Registers:

It is understood that where there is no such value or the value requires revision, due to a substantial change in the physical or legal situation of the property or for any other reason, the value which the Director may determine, for the purposes of this Law, in accordance with the reservations of section 66 of the aforementioned Law;

“borrower” means a person who has entered into a contract with the lender and includes a person whose credit facility was acquired in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Purchase and Sale of Credit Facilities and Related Matters and either taken over by or transferred to a public body or company that is licensed and who holds or to whom loans have been transferred from a credit institution, which are in arrears and/or have become past due pursuant to the technical standards of the European Banking Authority, which determine the criteria for classifying a loan as non-performing and/or forborne as established by the European Commission through Implementing Regulation 2015/227:

It is understood that any related person of the primary debtor is also considered a borrower, as the term “related person” is interpreted in accordance with the provisions of article 33 of the Income Tax Law, provided that the disposal and transfer of immovable property, as well as the transfer of rights pursuant to a sales document filed with the Department of Lands and Surveys, is carried out for the benefit of the lender;

“lender” means a licensed credit institution as defined in article 2 of the Credit Institutions Business Law and includes credit and financial institutions operating in the Republic under article 10A thereof, as well as their subsidiaries or a credit acquisition company, as defined in accordance with the provisions of article 2 of the Credit Facilities Purchase and Sale and Related Matters Law, as well as its subsidiaries or a public body or company that is licensed and which maintains or to which has been transferred from a credit institution loans, which are in arrears and/or have become overdue under the technical standards of the European Banking Authority, which determine the criteria for classifying a loan as non-performing and/or forborne as established by the European Commission through the Executive Board. Regulation 2015/227;

“Director” means the Director of the Lands and Surveys Department of the Ministry of the Interior and includes any officer of the Lands and Surveys Department appointed by the Director for all or any of the purposes of this Law.

“trustee” has the meaning assigned to this term by the Trustees Law, as amended or replaced from time to time;

“Leasing company” or “leasing service provider” has the meaning assigned to this term by the provisions of the Leasing Law.

“testator” has the meaning assigned to this term by the Wills and Succession Law, as amended or replaced from time to time;

“heir” has the meaning assigned to this term by the Wills and Succession Law, as amended or replaced from time to time;

“Grant Scheme” means the Grant Scheme for Existing Apartment Buildings in Government Settlements for Displaced Persons which was approved on 7 April 2023 by the Council of Ministers, by decision no. 94.640;

“sale price”, in relation to a declaration of transfer of real estate by virtue of sale, means the price declared in accordance with such declaration of transfer by the licensor and licensee in exchange for which the real estate is transferred.

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Fees and rights on the Board to be imposed and collected

The various fees and charges set out in the Schedule, subject to the exceptions contained therein, shall be levied and collected in respect of the various matters set out therein in such manner as may from time to time be directed by the Director, and when so levied and collected shall form part of the revenues of the Republic:

It is understood that the Council of Ministers may, by Decree published in the Official Gazette of the Republic-

(a) to waive or reduce any such fee or charge;

(b) to exempt from the payment of any such fee or charge the Government of any foreign power with which the Government of the Republic has made arrangements for mutual exemption from such fees or charges:

It is further provided that the Director may, in his discretion, waive or reduce any such fee or right in relation to any matter concerning a case which promotes or tends to promote the consolidation of real property or separate interests in real property or the elimination of dual ownership of real property or the registration of real property, which is not registered in the name of the applicant and in which the market value of the applicant’s interest does not exceed one hundred euros (€100.00).

CHAPTER 21934(I)/2013
Power to require payment of fees
4.-(1) Before the performance of any service for which a fee or fee is to be charged under the provisions of this Law, the Director may require a person who applies for such service to deposit with the District Land Office such amount as, in the opinion of the Director, is sufficient to cover the fee or fee which may be required for the performance thereof.

(2) Where an amount has been deposited for the performance of any service, as provided in subsection (1)-

(a) after the performance of such service, any part of the amount deposited in excess of the fee or right which, under the provisions of this Law, must be imposed for such service, shall be refunded, if it is greater than fifty euros (€50.00);

(b) any balance of the fee or right that must be imposed for such service under the provisions of this Law which remains unpaid, shall be written off if it is less than fifty euros (€50.00);

(c) subject to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection, where the person applying for such service withdraws his application or the Director is unable to perform such service, then the whole or such part of the amount so deposited may be refunded as the Director may in his discretion decide after taking into account the time spent in preparatory work relating to such service.

CHAPTER 21934(I)/2013
Fees and rights are a charge on real estate and the debt is subject to default interest.

Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of the article-

(a) where any service has been performed by the Director in a matter relating to immovable property, upon the application or at the request of the owner of such immovable property or the person entitled to be registered as the owner thereof, any balance of the fee or right required for such service under the provisions of this Law which remains unpaid shall constitute a charge on such immovable property, similar to the registration of a judgment in accordance with the provisions of section 53 of the Civil Procedure Law, as amended or replaced from time to time, and shall have priority over all other charges and any real encumbrances whether arising before or after the performance of such service, and no transfer or mortgage of such property shall be registered except upon the payment of such balance, and where the property is to be sold in satisfaction of any other charge or real encumbrance, the sale shall be subject to a reserved price which shall not be less than the balance which was mentioned above.

(b) Any amount of fee or right, which remains unpaid, under this Law, constitutes a debt to the Republic and is subject to public interest for late payment, from the day on which such amount became payable, in accordance with the Uniform Public Interest for Late Payment Law, as amended or replaced from time to time.

(c) The Director shall, immediately after the entry into force of this Law, issue a notification in the Official Gazette of the Republic informing all debtors of fees or rights, as referred to in paragraph (a) above, of the application of the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this article and shall call upon them to pay the amounts due within two months from the date of entry into force of this Law, otherwise, after the expiry of the two months, the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this article will be activated.

CHAPTER 21934(I)/2013
Fees on transactions in which the Government participates

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Law, when the Government of the Republic participates in any transaction, no fee shall be imposed or collected under this Law if the Government of the Republic was responsible for the payment of such fee.

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Incomplete title registration in some cases
7.(1). No fee shall be imposed or collected under Chapter 3 and 3A of the Schedule, for the registration of a title to immovable property, which-

(a) is acquired by a legal heir of a person, either by intestate succession or by will,

(a1) is acquired either by donation or by sale from a foster parent to a child or by a foster child after the death of his foster parent by virtue of a will.

For the purposes of this paragraph, “foster parent” and “foster child” have the meaning assigned to these terms by Part III of the Children’s Law.

(b) previously expropriated and returned by the expropriating authority to the former owner of that immovable property,

(c) subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) of this article, it is transferred to a charitable foundation or public benefit organization, when such foundation or organization does not carry out an economic activity:

It is understood that for the purposes of this article, “economic activity” means any activity consisting in the offering of goods or services in a given market and which may be exercised by a legal person governed by private law of a profit-making nature,

(d) is transferred from company to company due to reorganization, the existence of which is certified by the Tax Commissioner:

It is further understood that, for the purposes of this article, the terms “reorganization” and “company” have the meaning attributed to them by the Income Tax Law, as amended or replaced from time to time.

(2) Subject to the provisions of section 5 and subsection (1) of this section, no estate, interest, right, privilege, freedom, easement or any other advantage shall be registered on, under or over any immovable property, unless the prescribed fee has been previously imposed and collected, under this Law.

CHAPTER 21932(I)/1998236(I)/200226(I)/200458(I)/200634(I)/201392(I)/2013115(I)/2015
Incomplete transfer or registration of a mortgage from a company to another company due to reorganization
7A. No fee shall be imposed on the amount of the original loan facility agreement or collected, where the mortgage was created to secure an existing, future or contingent obligation, including an obligation relating to an amount of money to be paid in installments or relating to the balance of a current account, based on the maximum possible amount of such mortgage specified in the mortgage, excluding any accrued or unaccrued interest, when –

(a) An existing mortgage or mortgages are cancelled and on the same day the mortgagee establishes a new mortgage for the same purpose with the same mortgagee, but on another property or on other properties of his and the amount of the new mortgage, excluding any accrued or unaccrued interest for each of the cases, is the same as or less than the amount of the mortgage being cancelled or the sum of the amount of the mortgages being cancelled,

(b) an existing mortgage or mortgages are cancelled and on the same day the mortgagee establishes for the same purpose a new mortgage on the same property or properties either with the same or with another mortgagee and the amount of the new mortgage, excluding any accrued or unaccrued interest in each case, is the same as or less than the amount of the mortgage being cancelled or the sum of the amounts of the mortgages being cancelled,

(c) a mortgage is transferred from a parent to a child for the amount borrowed by the latter under the mortgage, which still remains unpaid on the day on which the transfer is made,

(d) a mortgage is transferred otherwise than from parent to child for the amount borrowed by the latter under the mortgage, which still remains unpaid on the day on which the transfer is made:

It is understood that no fee shall be imposed or collected from 11 February 2005 onwards for the transfer of a mortgage from one company to another company due to a reorganization of the companies involved, the existence of which is certified by the Tax Commissioner.

For the purposes of this proviso, the terms ‘reorganization’ and ‘company’ have the meaning assigned to them by the Income Tax Law:

It is further understood that no fee shall be imposed or collected for the transfer of a mortgage to a legal heir of a person who has died either by intestate succession or by will:

It is further understood that no fee shall be imposed or collected for the transfer of cover assets, as this term is defined in the Covered Securities Law, which are secured on immovable property by the manager of covered securities operations, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of article 62 of the Covered Securities Law, in the event of the initiation of a winding-up proceeding, the existence of which is confirmed by the competent authority as defined in the Covered Securities Law.

It is further understood that no fee shall be imposed or collected for the registration of a mortgage by a community administrator, auctioneer or postal agent as a guarantee for the faithful performance of his duties.

39(I)/200790(I)/2015115(I)/2015
Special provision regarding the Sponsorship Plan
7B.(a) No fee or right shall be imposed or collected by a Beneficiary based on the Table, in the event of title registration and/or mortgage registration which takes place within the framework of the implementation of the Grants Scheme:

It is understood that, prior to the registration of a title and/or registration of a mortgage of the immovable property, it is required to submit to the competent District Land Office a relevant certificate from the Department of Urban Planning and Housing, stating that the person in question is a Beneficiary of the Grants Scheme.

(b) For the purposes of this article, the term “Beneficiary” means a person who participates in the Grants Scheme.

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Incomplete transfer or registration of a mortgage to a legal heir

7B. [Deleted]
History of Modifications90(I)/2015
Incomplete transfer of underlying assets

7C. [Deleted]
History of Modifications90(I)/2015
Clearing doubts

For the avoidance of doubt and subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) of article 7, in the event of a transfer of immovable property by the owner of immovable property to a trustee, in order for him to hold such immovable property for the benefit of a beneficiary designated, the appropriate fees shall be imposed and collected, taking into account the first beneficiary for whose benefit the trust will operate and disregarding any beneficiary for whose benefit it is designated to operate subsequently, and, mutatis mutandis, the provisions of this article shall also apply to the registration of a trust deed without transfer of title.

CHAPTER 21934(I)/2013115(I)/2015
Imposition and sometimes refund of fees and rights in certain cases

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History of ModificationsCHAPTER 21934(I)/2013115(I)/2015
Reduction in the imposition and collection of a fee or right for the registration of a real estate title
(1) No fee shall be imposed or collected under Chapter 17 of the Schedule, when for the same transaction concerning the same immovable property Value Added Tax is imposed under the relevant legislation:

Provided that where the Director is not satisfied that the sale price declared and on which Value Added Tax was imposed represents the market value of the property on the date on which the sale was agreed, the Director may, at his discretion, impose and collect a fee based on the scale included in Chapter 17, which is calculated on the market value of the property, less the fee that would be paid on the sale price declared and on which Value Added Tax was imposed.

(2) In cases of a transfer declaration for which fees are imposed and collected based on Chapter 17 of the Table, the transfer fee imposed is reduced by fifty percent (50%).

(2A) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), no deduction shall be granted for the transfer fees imposed and collected under Chapter 17 of the Schedule in the case of a declaration of transfer relating to immovable property acquired in the context of a real estate sale procedure under the provisions of Part VI and Part VIA of the Transfer and Mortgage of Real Estate Law.

(3) In the event of the conclusion and filing of a contract under the provisions of the Sale of Real Estate (Special Execution) Law, after 2nd December 2011 and regardless of the time of the transfer of title, the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) shall apply in relation to the imposition of reduced transfer fees or in relation to their abolition.

(4) [Deleted].

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Reduction in the imposition and collection of fees for registration of a lease or sublease

(1) In the event that Value Added Tax is imposed for an act of registration of a lease or sublease in relation to immovable property under the provisions of the relevant legislation, no fee shall be imposed or collected under Chapter 3A of the Schedule.

(2) In the case of a lease or sublease registration for which fees are imposed for the registration of a lease or sublease based on the provisions of Chapter 3A of the Schedule, the lease registration fees are reduced by fifty percent (50%).

(3) The provisions of subsection (1) shall also apply in the event that the lease or sublease agreement is concluded after 31 May 2012 and is registered in accordance with the provisions of section 65Β of the Immovable Property (Occupation, Registration and Valuation) Law, regardless of the time of registration of the agreement, in accordance with section 65Β thereof.

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Non-imposition or collection of fees and rights in certain cases

(1) No fee or right shall be imposed or collected under Chapter 17 of the Schedule in the case of the sale, transfer and registration of immovable property in the name of the purchaser, when the total proceeds of the disposal per owner do not exceed the amount of three hundred and fifty thousand euros (€350,000), in the context of bankruptcy proceedings under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Law and/or company liquidation proceedings under the provisions of the Companies Law and/or sale proceedings under the provisions of Part VI and Part VIA of the Transfer and Mortgage of Immovable Property Law, as they are amended or replaced from time to time.

(2) No fee or right shall be imposed or collected based on the Table, in the event of transfer and registration of immovable property in the context of restructuring:

It is understood that, prior to the transfer and registration of the real estate, it is required to submit to the competent District Land Office a sworn statement by the borrower and/or debtor and/or guarantor and the lender regarding compliance with the provisions of the relevant legislation and/or the terms of the restructuring agreement, the content of which is determined by the Director.

(3) In the event that the Director, in the context of restructuring, finds that an exemption from the obligation to pay a fee and/or right or the imposition of a zero fee and/or right based on the provisions of the Land and Survey Department (Fees and Rights) (Amendment) (No. 4) Law of 2015 is incorrect due to acts of the person which are proven not to be genuine or are fictitious, he has the power to proceed with the imposition of the correct amount of fee and/or right on that person, despite the provisions of the above law.

60(I)/2015115(I)/2015210(I)/201597(I)/2018
Transitional provisions

For the transfer of immovable property, which was carried out before the entry into force of the Cadastral and Survey Department (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) (No. 3) Law of 2015 and which is governed by the provisions of article 9, which is repealed based on the provisions of the said Law, the obligations, rights and/or requirements arising from the provisions of this article shall apply.

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Special provisions 97(I) of 2018
14.-(1) The validity of the Cadastral and Survey Department (Fees and Rights) (Amendment) (No. 2) Law of 2018 shall commence upon its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic and shall expire on 31 December 2019.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4 of the Land and Survey Department (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) (No. 4) Law of 2015 and subsection (1) of this section-

(a) the provisions of articles 2 and 3 of the Land and Survey Department (Fees and Rights) (Amendment) (No. 4) Law of 2015 shall be deemed to be in force from 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2025.97(I) of 2018.

(b) the provisions of articles 2 and 3 of the Land and Survey Department (Fees and Rights) (Amendment) (No. 2) Law of 2018 shall be deemed to be in force from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2025. and24(I) of 2019.

(c) the provisions of article 2 of the Cadastral and Survey Department (Fees and Rights) (Amendment) Law of 2019 shall be deemed to be in force from 15 March 2019 until 31 December 2025.

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(Article 3)

TABLE OF FEES AND FEES IMPOSED AND COLLECTED BY THE LAND AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT FOR ISSUES RELATING TO REAL ESTATE PROPERTY

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(a) for each application: 20.00 euros;

(aa) In cases where the application concerns the disposal of immovable property belonging to the Republic or which has come to the Republic or of a public road or beach, a fee of 50.00 euros is charged.

(b) in addition, for each piece of property or for each resulting unit that is affected: 10.00 euros;

(c) in addition, for surveying work carried out, such fee as the Council of Ministers may approve, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette of the Republic, after taking into account the time spent, salaries, allowances and any related expenses:

It is understood that-

(i) no fee, other than a fee for surveying work, shall be imposed for the demarcation of the boundaries of registered property or for special surveys unrelated to the registration of property;

(ii) an additional fee of 10.00 euros is imposed for each piece of property held in undivided ownership and included in a distribution application by the Director or for each piece through which forced passage is requested;

(iii) an additional fee of 100.00 euros is imposed for the valuation of each piece of property for which, for the purposes of examining and processing an application, its valuation is required.

(iv) when, in the Director’s discretion, an on-site investigation is expedited, the Director may increase the fee by an amount not exceeding twice that amount and, in addition, impose such additional fee as he may decide, after taking into account the salaries, allowances, travel expenses and other related expenses related to such on-site investigation as well as the priority given to it.

Applications:

(a) For each application for registration of real estate that does not involve an on-site investigation: 10.00 euros.

(b) For filing a power of attorney document which is archived for general use: 50.00 euros.

(d) For determining the share that is proportionate and belongs to a unit of a jointly owned building: 20.00 euros for each unit.

(e) For determining the area of a jointly owned building unit: 20.00 euros for each unit.

(f) For convening a General Assembly of the owners of the units of a jointly owned building: 15.00 euros for each unit.

(g) For the appointment of a Management Committee/Temporary Management Committee of a jointly owned building: 15.00 euros for each unit.

(h) For registration of operating regulations for a jointly owned building: 50.00 euros.

Title Registration: The fees are paid by the person in whose name the property will be registered.-

(a) by virtue of undisputed hostile occupation or occupation from time immemorial, the fee is calculated on the value of the property at prices on 1.1.2013: one per thousand (1‰);

(b) a transfer made with or without a declaration of transfer other than a transfer under Chapter 3B, in the following cases, namely-

(i) by exchange: no fee:

It is understood that where the Director is not satisfied that the properties being exchanged were of approximately the same market value on the date on which the exchange was agreed, he may, at his discretion, impose and collect from each of the parties to whom the properties being exchanged respectively fall, in respect of the property with the lowest market value, no fee, and in respect of the property with the highest market value, a fee based on the scale included in Chapter 17 and which is calculated on the basis of the difference between the market values of the properties being exchanged, and for this purpose, the provisions of the reservations of subparagraph (iv) which govern the preliminary collection of fees shall apply, mutatis mutandis:

It is further understood that in cases of declaration of transfer by exchange between relatives up to the third degree of kinship or between spouses, the provisions of the previous reservation do not apply;

(ii) with a donation from parent to child, the fee is calculated based on the value of the property at 1.1.2013: no fee.

(iii) with a donation from relative to relative up to the third degree of kinship and from spouse to spouse, except for a donation from parent to child, the fee is calculated based on the value of the property at prices on 1.1.2013: one ten thousandth (1 0 / 000 )

It is understood that in the cases referred to in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (b), where the property being transferred is located in the occupied areas, for which there is no determined value at prices as of 1.1.2013, the registration of title to the licensee shall be carried out without the payment of any fee, until the end of the disorderly situation created as a result of the Turkish invasion.

(iv) with a sale other than from parent to child, the fee is calculated on the sale price based on the scale included in Chapter 17:

It is understood that, in the event that the property being transferred is located in the occupied areas and the transferee is a Greek Cypriot national, the registration of the title to the transferee shall be carried out without the payment of any fee, until the end of the disorderly situation created as a result of the Turkish invasion:

It is further understood that in the event that a date earlier than that on which the transfer declaration is made is declared as the date of sale, the interested parties bear the burden of proving this fact, with the obligation to provide satisfactory, at the discretion of the Director, evidence proving the date of conclusion of the sales contract:

It is further provided that where the Director is not satisfied that the sale price declared represents the market value of the property on the date of the declaration of transfer or on the date of the contract of sale, as accepted by the Director, the Director may, at his discretion, impose and collect a fee based on the scale included in Chapter 17, which is calculated on the market value of the property and the registration in the name of the purchaser shall be effected without awaiting the Director’s assessment of the market value of the property:

It is further understood that, when the object of sale is land or a residence or a unit or other building, which form part of a larger property and for which there is a written contract of sale, but because there is no separate registration for the property being sold, a share of the entire property is transferred, the market value will be calculated based on the part of the property that is the subject of the contract of sale:

It is further understood that, after the initial calculation of the market value of the property by the Director and the collection of the fee payable as provided for in the second, above-mentioned reservation, if the licensee does not accept the said calculation or if the Director considers that based on the facts of the case, a further assessment is required to finalize the amount of the market value, the following shall apply:

(aa) The Director shall proceed to assess the market value of the property within three (3) months from the date of the transfer declaration, taking into account all the information at his disposal and shall notify the licensee, by registered letter, of its result, as well as the fee to be paid, who has the right to challenge this fee by Application/Appeal in accordance with article 80 of the Real Estate (Occupation, Registration and Valuation) Law;

(bb) the licensee pays the fee as initially calculated by the Director upon acceptance of the transfer declaration and if he disagrees with this initial calculation of the market value of the property by the Director, he immediately reserves his rights and may, within forty-five (45) days from the date of acceptance of the transfer declaration, submit in writing to the Director representations, including an appraisal report, from his own appraiser as well as other information in his possession concerning the value of the property:

It is understood that in the event that the licensee does not submit an appraisal report from his own appraiser, this does not affect his reservation, nor his right to file an Application/Appeal with the competent court, as referred to in article 80 above, after notification to him of the Director’s decision regarding the amount of the fee payable;

(cc) in the event of a difference between the fee collected based on the initial calculation by the Director and the fee that must be paid, according to the Director’s assessment or the decision of the competent court, in the event of an Application/Appeal being submitted, the Director shall refund the additional fee or collect the balance, as the case may be;

(dd) the additional fee shall be refunded to the licensee within two (2) months from the date of notification to him of the Director’s decision or the decision of the competent court, as the case may be, and the balance due by the licensee shall be paid by him within two (2) months from the date of notification to him of the Director’s decision, regardless of the registration by the licensee of an Application/Appeal before the competent court.

(v) by donation, except from parent to child or from relative to relative up to the third degree of kinship or from spouse to spouse, the fee is calculated based on the market value of the immovable property as calculated by the Director based on the scale included in Chapter 17:

It is understood that for the purposes of this subparagraph, for the calculation of the market value and the collection of fees, the reservations of the previous subparagraph (iv) shall apply, mutatis mutandis;

(vi) to a trustee to hold immovable property for the benefit of another beneficiary, such fees as would be imposed and collected under subparagraph (ii), (iii) or, as the case may be, subparagraph (v) if it were a declaration of donation by the transferor grantor to the beneficiary for whose benefit the trust will operate:

It is understood that when such transfer is declared by another trustee of the same trust or by a person who has acquired immovable property under the same trust by virtue of a trust deed registered at the District Land Office, instead of these fees, the amount of 50.00 euros for each registration unit shall be imposed and collected as a single fee:

It is further provided that when the trustee, or any person, natural or legal, who, in the judgment of the Director from the facts of the case, is a trustee, in relation to a property registered in his name, transfers it to the beneficiary in accordance with the trust, the amount of 50.00 euros for each registration unit shall be imposed and collected as a single fee;

(vii) to a trustee of a trust, to hold immovable property for the benefit of the grantor, for the purpose of lending to him and with the right to him to dispose of the property in accordance with the terms of the trust, a fee of one percent (1%) of the market value of the property shall be imposed and collected:

It is understood that, for the calculation of the market value and the collection of the fee, the procedure of subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph shall apply, mutatis mutandis.

(c) by virtue of a purchase at auction, the fee is calculated on the purchase price based on the Scale included in Chapter 17;

(d) by virtue of compulsory expropriation, the fee shall be calculated on the compensation paid based on the Scale included in Chapter 17;

(e) by virtue of a will to a non-legal heir, a fee is imposed calculated on the market value at prices on 1.1.2013 of the immovable property: three per thousand (3‰):

It is understood that, if the legatee was, at the time of the testator’s death, a child or spouse or other relative of the testator up to the third degree of kinship, a fee shall be imposed and collected, in accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (b) above, as the case may be and subject to the provisions of this Law, as if it were a transfer after gratuitous transfer from the testator to the legatee:

It is further understood that in the event that any administrator of the estate of a deceased person, after the submission of a relevant court order, makes a declaration of transfer by virtue of donation, to any person who is not a legal heir of the deceased, the fee is calculated on the market value of the property on the date of the declaration of transfer, based on the Scale included in Chapter 17, unless otherwise provided in the relevant court order:

It is further understood that in cases where the property, which is being transferred, is located in the occupied areas, for which there is no determined market value at prices as of 1.1.2013, the registration of title to the legatee is carried out without the payment of any fee, until the end of the disorderly situation created as a result of the Turkish invasion.

(f) by virtue of the grant of state immovable property with or without a declaration of transfer-

(i) against consideration, regardless of whether or not the amount of the consideration represents the market value of the state immovable property being granted, the fee is calculated on the amount of the consideration based on the Scale included in Chapter 17;

(ii) without consideration, such rights as would be imposed and collected, mutatis mutandis, under subparagraph (v) of paragraph (b) as if it were a declaration of donation to the person to whom the immovable property is granted:

It is understood that the market value is calculated based on the prices that existed on the date the decision of the Council of Ministers for the concession was taken:

It is further understood that no fee shall be imposed for the registration of immovable property which is granted in accordance with the special regulations issued under section 18(3) of the Immovable Property (Occupation, Registration and Valuation) Law.

(g) after distribution, in accordance with articles 29 and 34 of the Immovable Property (Occupation, Registration and Valuation) Law, as amended or replaced from time to time, a fee is imposed and collected on the difference between the market value of the indivisible share of each co-owner and the market value of the immovable property which falls to him upon distribution, based on the scale included in Chapter 17:

It is understood that no registration fee is paid for a distribution concerning immovable property, which was acquired by virtue of inheritance from the same person or if there is a parent-child or spouse relationship between the co-owners;

(h) for registration in accordance with the provisions of the Sale of Real Estate (Special Execution) Law, as amended or replaced from time to time, the same fee shall be paid which would be paid in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (ii) or subparagraph (iv), as the case may be, of paragraph (b) of this Chapter, as if it were a transfer after sale.

3A. Registration of Leases other than those for which a fee is determined under Chapter 3B, under Part IV of the Immovable Property (Occupation, Registration and Valuation) Law, as amended or replaced from time to time.

The fee is paid by the person in whose name the lease or sublease or transfer of the real right will be registered:

a) For registration of a lease or sublease, the fee is calculated on the market value of the real right, as calculated by the Director, on the date of submission of the application for registration:

(i) for lease or sublease, except in cases from relative to relative, up to the third degree of kinship or from spouse to spouse: 5 percent (5%), with a minimum fee of 100.00 euros;

(ii) for lease or sublease from relative to relative up to the third degree of kinship, except from parent to child, or from spouse to spouse: 0.5 percent, with a minimum fee of 100.00 euros:

It is understood that for the calculation of the market value of the real right and the collection of the fee provided for in subparagraph (i) above, the procedure referred to in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of Chapter 3 shall apply mutatis mutandis:

It is further understood that the registration of the lease or sublease may be carried out, provided that the prescribed fee is paid by the lessee or sublessee, as the case may be, upon submission of the application for registration of the lease or sublease, even without prejudice to the rights of:

It is further understood that in the event that the lessee or sublessor does not wish the registration of the lease or sublease to proceed, upon payment of the fee subject to reservation, he must submit a certified written statement that he does not wish his application for registration to proceed, until the hearing of his Application/Appeal in court is completed and a final decision is issued;

(iii) for lease or sublease from parent to child: no fee;

(b) for registration of a transfer of a real right acquired by lease or sublease-

(i) By exchange of a real right with a real right or exchange of a real right with immovable property of another nature: 50.00 euros from each party participating in the exchange:

It is understood that, where the Director is not satisfied that the items exchanged were of approximately the same market value on the date on which the exchange was agreed, he may, at his discretion, impose and collect from the party to whom the real right or other immovable property of another nature with the highest market value is transferred, an additional fee equal to 5 percent (5%) calculated on the difference between the market values of those exchanged, and for this purpose the provisions of subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph shall apply, mutatis mutandis:

It is further understood that in cases of declaration of transfer by exchange between relatives up to the third degree of kinship or between spouses, the provisions of the immediately preceding reservation do not apply.

(ii) By donation or sale from parent to child or by donation from relative to relative up to the third degree of kinship or from spouse to spouse: 50.00 euros.

(iii) By donation, except from parent to child or from relative to relative up to the third degree of kinship or from spouse to spouse, the fee is calculated on the market value, as calculated by the Director: 5 percent (5%):

It is understood that for the purposes of this subparagraph, for the calculation of the market value and the collection of fees, the provisions of subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of Chapter 3 shall apply, mutatis mutandis.

(iv) With a sale, other than from parent to child, the fee is calculated based on the sale portion: 5 percent (5%):

It is further provided that, where the Director is not satisfied that the declared sale price represents the market value of the real right on the date on which the sale was agreed, the Director may, at his discretion, impose and collect a fee of 5 percent (5%), calculated on the basis of the market value thereof:

It is further understood that, for the calculation of the market value of the real right and the collection of the fee, the procedure referred to in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of Chapter 3 shall apply, mutatis mutandis.

(v) By purchase by auction: 5 percent (5%), on the purchase price.

(vi) In the event of a succession by will to a non-legal heir, the fee is calculated based on the market value of the real right on the day of the testator’s death, as assessed by the Director: 5 percent (5%):

It is understood that, when the legatee is a child or spouse or relative of the testator, up to the third degree of kinship, a fee of 50.00 euros is paid for each registration:

It is further understood that, for the calculation of the market value and the collection of the fee, the procedure referred to in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of Chapter 3 shall apply, mutatis mutandis.

(vii) For any transfer not specifically provided for above: 5 percent (5%), based on the market value of the real right, as calculated by the Director:

It is understood that, for the purposes of this subparagraph, for the calculation of the market value and the collection of fees, the procedure referred to in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of Chapter 3 shall apply, mutatis mutandis.

(i) For the issuance of a lease or sublease registration certificate, together with a relevant cadastral plan: 20.00 euros.

(ii) For the provision of notification by the Director to the owner of the real property that the real right has been transferred or subleased or registered, as a result of inheritance or forced sale to another person: 20.00 euros.

(iii) For the acceptance of an amending contract and its registration: 20.00 euros.

(iv) For the acceptance and registration of a lease agreement for a building under construction or to be constructed or land under subdivision, including the certificate for its registration: 20.00 euros.

(n) For the issuance of a research certificate containing any information concerning any real right acquired by lease, sublease or transfer: 20.00 euros.

(vi) For any service not specifically defined above, a fee in accordance with Chapter 16 of this Table.

3B. Finance Leases under the provisions of Part VIB of the Immovable Property (Occupation, Registration and Valuation) Law.

The fees that must be paid by the tenant or the person in whose name the real estate will be registered are provided as follows:

(1) In the event of transfer of immovable property in the name of a leasing company or a leasing service provider, by virtue of purchase, by a third party, for the benefit of a leasing lessee and simultaneous registration of the leasing, at the competent District Land Office, provided that the leasing and the purchase of the immovable property are made simultaneously and the purchase contract expressly states that the purchase is made for the benefit of the specific lessee:

(a) Immovable property title registration fee on the sale price based on the scale included in Chapter 17 of the Table:

It is understood that, in the event that the date of sale is declared to be an earlier date than that on which the transfer declaration is made, the interested parties bear the burden of proving this fact, with the obligation to provide satisfactory, at the discretion of the Director, evidence proving the date of conclusion of the sales contract:

It is further provided that, where the Director is not satisfied that the declared sale price represents the market value of the property on the date of the declaration of transfer or on the date of the contract of sale as accepted by the Director, the Director may, at his discretion, impose and collect a fee based on the scale included in Chapter 17, which is calculated on the market value of the property and the registration in the name of the purchaser shall be effected without awaiting the Director’s assessment of the market value of the property:

It is further understood that, after the initial calculation of the market value of the property by the Director and the collection of the fee payable, as provided for in the second proviso, if the licensee does not accept the said calculation or if the Director considers that based on the facts of the case, a further assessment is required to finalize the amount of the market value, the following shall apply:

(i) The Director shall proceed to assess the market value of the property within three (3) months from the date of the transfer declaration, taking into account all the information at his disposal and shall notify the licensee, by registered letter, of its result, as well as the fee to be paid and the licensee has the right to challenge this fee by filing an Application/Appeal, in accordance with the provisions of article 80 of the Immovable Property (Occupation, Registration and Valuation) Law:

(ii) The licensee pays the fee as initially calculated by the Director upon acceptance of the transfer declaration and if he disagrees with the initial calculation of the market value of the property by the Director, he immediately reserves his rights and may, within forty-five (45) days from the date of acceptance of the transfer declaration, submit in writing to the Director representations, including a valuation report by his own appraiser, as well as other information in his possession concerning the value of the property:

It is understood that, in the event that the licensee does not submit a valuation report from his own valuer, this does not affect his reservation, nor his right to file an Application/Appeal with the competent Court, in accordance with the provisions of article 80 of the Immovable Property (Occupation, Registration and Valuation) Law, after notification to him of the Director’s decision regarding the amount of the fee payable.

(iii) In the event of a difference between the fee collected based on the initial calculation by the Director and the fee that must be paid according to the Director’s assessment or the decision of the competent Court in the event of an Application/Appeal being filed, the Director shall refund the additional fee or collect the balance, as the case may be.

(iv) The additional fee, in accordance with the above, shall be refunded to the licensee within two (2) months from the date of notification to him of the Director’s decision or the decision of the competent Court, as the case may be, and the balance due by the licensee shall be paid by him within two (2) months from the date of notification to him of the Director’s decision, regardless of the registration by the licensee of an Application/Appeal before the competent Court.

(b) Lease registration fee, amounting to two hundred euros (€200) and an additional percentage of 0.5% on the same amount on which real estate title registration fees were collected in accordance with subparagraph (a).

(d) For the transfer of the immovable property from the leasing company or the leasing service provider to the name of the lessee of the lease, in accordance with the terms of the lease, a fee of one hundred euros (€100).

(e) In any other case of transfer of real estate to a person, other than the lessee of the financial lease, for whose benefit the real estate was purchased, finally in accordance with the provisions of sub-subparagraph (iv) of subparagraph (b) of Chapter 3.

(2) In case of reverse leasing, with the right to purchase the real estate from the lessee and simultaneous registration of the leasing at the competent District Land Office:

(a) For the transfer of real estate from the lessee of the reverse lease to the name of a leasing company or a leasing service provider, a fee of two hundred euros (€200).

(b) For the registration of the reverse lease at the competent District Land Office, a fee of two hundred euros (€200) and an additional percentage of 0.5% on the market value of the real estate, on the date of the conclusion of the reverse lease, based on the scale included in Chapter 17:

It is further provided that, where the Director is not satisfied that the declared sale price represents the market value of the property on the date of the declaration of transfer or on the date of the contract of sale, as accepted by the Director, the Director may, at his discretion, impose and collect a fee based on the scale included in Chapter 17, which is calculated on the market value of the property and the registration in the name of the purchaser shall be effected without awaiting the Director’s assessment of the market value of the property:

(i) The Director shall proceed to assess the market value of the property within three (3) months from the date of the transfer declaration, taking into account all the information at his disposal and shall notify the licensee, by registered letter, of its result, as well as the fee to be paid, and the licensee shall have the right to challenge this fee by filing an Application/Appeal in accordance with the provisions of article 80 of the Immovable Property (Occupation, Registration and Valuation) Law.

(iii) In the event of a difference between the fee collected based on the initial calculation by the Director and the fee that must be paid according to the Director’s assessment or the decision of the competent Court, in the event of an Application/Appeal being filed, the Director shall refund the additional fee or collect the balance, as the case may be.

(c) For the transfer of the real estate property, upon the termination of the reverse lease, in the name of the lessee of the reverse lease, a fee of one hundred euros (€100):

It is understood that, upon the termination of the reverse lease in any manner and the non-transfer of the real estate property to the name of the lessee of the reverse lease, the leasing company or the leasing service provider is obliged, within one month of the termination of the reverse lease, to inform the Director thereof and within two (2) years, either to pay a real estate title registration fee in accordance with the provisions of sub-subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of Chapter 3, on the same amount on which a fee corresponding to a percentage of 0.5% was collected in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b), or to transfer the specific real estate property to another person:

It is further understood that, in the event that a leasing company or a leasing service provider pays the registration fee for a title to immovable property, within the two (2) year period, as specified above, and subsequently transfers the immovable property to a third party, after the lapse of two (2) years, as provided for in subparagraph (d), the Director shall refund to the leasing company or the leasing service provider, either the amount of the fees and rights that the leasing company or the leasing service provider paid, or the amount of the fees and rights that the third party paid, whichever of the two aforementioned amounts is the lesser:

(d) In any other case of transfer of the immovable property by the leasing company or the leasing service provider to the name of a person other than the lessee of the reverse lease, finally in accordance with the provisions of sub-subparagraph (iv) of subparagraph (b) of Chapter 3.

(e) For the registration of a transfer of a real right acquired through financial leasing, the same fee is paid, as specified in subparagraphs (a) to (g), of paragraph 3 of Chapter 3A.

(3) In the event of failure of the leasing company or the leasing service provider to notify and pay the fees, in accordance with the provisions of the first proviso to subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2), this constitutes an offence, which, in the event of conviction, is punishable by a fine of up to two thousand euros (€2,000) and, further, the Court may order the payment of an additional fee, equal to a percentage of 25% of the amount due, plus default interest in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Public Default Interest Rate Law.

Mortgages:

(a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b), for the registration of a mortgage the fees shall be paid by the mortgagee and shall be calculated on the amount borrowed by him or, where the mortgage is constituted to secure a future or contingent obligation, including an obligation relating to a sum of money to be provided in installments or relating to a current account balance, on the maximum possible amount of such mortgage specified in the mortgage (excluding interest) one percent (1%).

(b) When an existing mortgage or mortgages are cancelled and on the same day the mortgagee establishes a new mortgage for the same purpose with the same mortgagee but on another property or properties, then a fee equal to one percent (1%) is paid on the amount of the new mortgage which may exceed the amount of the mortgage being cancelled or the sum of the amounts of the mortgages being cancelled, excluding any accrued or unaccrued interest in each case.

(c) When an existing mortgage or mortgages are cancelled and on the same day the mortgagee establishes for the same purpose a new mortgage on the same property or properties either with the same or another mortgagee, then a fee equal to one percent (1%) is paid on the amount of the new mortgage which may exceed the amount of the mortgage being cancelled or the sum of the amounts of the mortgages being cancelled, excluding any accrued or unaccrued interest for each of the cases.

EXCEPTIONS:

No fee shall be imposed or collected for the registration of a mortgage, made by a Community Administrator or Auctioneer or by a Postal Agent, as a guarantee for the faithful performance of his duties.

[Repealed].
Sales by auction:

(a) for accepting applications for sale: 20.00 euros;

(b) for the preparation of sales advertisements, by province or municipality or community: 20.00 euros;

(c) for the preparation of various notifications to interested parties regarding the sale: 10.00 euros for each notification;

(d) for distribution of the auction proceeds of the sale of indivisible property:

(i) up to the amount of 10,000 euros: 20.00 euros,

(ii) from 10,000.00 euros, up to 100,000.00 euros: 200.00 euros,

(iii) over 100,000.00 euros: 500.00 euros;

(e) for preparation of a final bill: 50.00 euros;

(f) for issuing a copy of the final bill: 10.00 euros.

Charges-

(a) for accepting documents that create or intend to create a real burden (other than a mortgage) on immovable property or on another real right or prohibition that deprives the owner of immovable property or other real right of the right to transfer or mortgage it and for the possible notation of such real burden or prohibition in the books: 20.00 euros, except where otherwise provided in another law;

(b) for acceptance of documents for the extension of the registration of a court decision: 20.00 euros.

(c) for filing a contract for the sale of real estate, in accordance with the provisions of the Sale of Real Estate (Special Execution) Law, as amended or replaced from time to time: 50.00 euros;

(d) for the filing of a transfer agreement, in accordance with the provisions of the Sale of Real Estate (Special Execution) Law, as amended or replaced from time to time, in the event of:

(i) assignment from parent to child or from relative to relative up to the third degree of kinship or from spouse to spouse: 20.00 euros;

(ii) assignment, except in the cases of subparagraph (i) immediately above, 0.5 percent (0.5%) of the sale price specified in the sale contract or of the amount relating to the assignment, specified in the assignment contract, whichever of these two amounts is the greater, with a minimum fee of fifty euros (€50) and in any case with a maximum fee of three thousand euros (€3,000);

(e) for filing a security assignment agreement, in accordance with the provisions of the Sale of Real Estate (Special Execution) Law, as amended or replaced from time to time: 200.00 euros.

Registration of rights, duties etc.-

(a) for the registration of a restrictive covenant or the registration of the existence or grant of any right, privilege, freedom, easement or other advantage in the Land Registry as well as for the registration of a certificate or certificates of registration for each property affected: 10.00 euros;

(b) additionally, in the event of the provision or compulsory acquisition of any of the items referred to in paragraph (a)-

(i) if it is provided without consideration such rights as would be imposed and collected under subparagraph (ii), (iii) or, as the case may be, subparagraph (v) of paragraph (b) of Chapter 3 if it were a declaration of donation of what was provided;

(ii) if it is provided for consideration or acquired by force, such rights as would be imposed and collected, mutatis mutandis, under subparagraph (ii) or, as the case may be, subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of Chapter 3 if it were a declaration of sale of what was provided or what was acquired by force.

8A. Registration of a trust deed without transfer of title –

Such fees are paid as would be imposed and collected under subparagraph (ii), (iii) or, as the case may be, subparagraph (v) of paragraph (b) of Chapter 3 if it were a declaration of donation by the transferor grantor to the beneficiary for whose benefit the trust will operate.

Provision of Information (Research Certificates) –

(a) For the provision of information regarding the real estate of a natural person named, with an identity card number or a legal person with a registration number, for each province, municipality or community: 10.00 euros.

(b) For the provision of information regarding the immovable property of a natural person with an identity card number or a legal person with a registration number on a Cyprus-wide basis, for all municipalities, communities or parishes of each province for which the computerized system of the Department of Lands and Surveys operates: 20.00 euros, for each survey certificate.

(c) For the provision of information on registered properties on a plot of land of a named person, which belong to a person other than the one named: 10.00 euros for each plot of land.

(d) For the provision of information on registered land on which there are properties belonging to a named person, but this land does not belong to the named person: 10.00 euros for each piece of land.

(e) For the provision of information regarding the registration of units in a jointly owned building: 5.00 euros for each unit.

(f) For the provision of information regarding the previous registration of a specific registered property, which is specified: 10.00 euros.

(g) For the provision of information regarding the subsequent transfer of a specific registered property, which is determined: 10.00 euros.

(h) For the name of the owner or co-owner of a specific registered property, which is specified, 10.00 euros for each property.

(i) For any other information not specified above, such amount as the Council of Ministers may determine from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette of the Republic, after taking into account the time spent, the salaries and allowances of the employees who will be engaged in providing the information;

(j) The above information, provided as in paragraphs (a) to (i) above, may be provided in printed or electronic form and from the computerized system of the Department of Lands and Surveys.

Provision of a Certificate for undivided property: 50.00 euros for each property.
For each Certificate-

(a) real estate title: 5.00 euros;

(b) mortgage or encumbrance: 5.00 euros:

It is understood that, when the market value of the title holder’s interest in any property is, in the opinion of the Director, below 85.00 euros, no amount shall be paid for the provision of a title registration certificate.

Leases under the Public Lands (Leasing) Law-

(a) for registration, including the issuance of a true copy of the rental document: 10,000 euros;

(b) other documents: 5.00 euros;

Copies-

(a) maps and plans – fees set by the Director, depending on size and scale, with a minimum amount of 2.00 euros;

(b) for the preparation and certification of a copy –

(i) from 1 to 20 pages, 2.00 euros for each page,

(ii) for each additional page, beyond 20 pages, 1.00 euros; (i) for the preparation and certification of a copy, for each page with an area of one square foot or part thereof: 250 mils;

(i) for each real estate title certificate: 10.00 euros,

(ii) for each mortgage certificate: 30.00 euros:

(iii) for each charge certificate: 30.00 euros:

It is understood that the Director may, where he deems appropriate, replace registration certificates, which have been issued many years ago, with new computerized certificates, imposing, as the case may be, reduced or no fees for this purpose.

Testimony before a Court, Council, body or person authorized to call witnesses-

such fee as the Council of Ministers may from time to time determine, by notice in the official gazette of the Republic, after taking into account the time spent in preparation for and in giving evidence before the Court, Council, body or person, as well as the salaries, allowances and travelling expenses of the employee or employees to be employed for the specific testimony;

Disclosures-

(a) For the provision of notification by the Director-

(i) To a mortgagee, that the property mortgaged to him was transferred to another person: 10.00 euros.

(ii) To a mortgagee, that the mortgagee transferred the mortgage to another person: 10.00 euros.

(iii) To a mortgage lender, that a previous mortgage established on the same property was transferred to another person: 10.00 euros.

(iv) To a mortgagee, that a request was made to sell the property mortgaged to him in order to repay another mortgage debt on the same property: 10.00 euros.

(b) For the provision of notification and for the communication of a notice or decision of the Director to any interested person, in accordance with the provisions of the laws applied by the Department of Lands and Surveys for the performance of its duties: 10.00 euros.

Provision of any service not specifically specified – such fee as the Council of Ministers may, from time to time, determine, by notification in the official gazette of the Republic, after taking into account the time spent in providing the service, salaries, allowances and travel expenses of the employees who will be employed in providing the above service.
(a) The scale referred to in subparagraphs (i), (iv) and (v) of paragraph (b) and in paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of Chapter 3 of this Schedule, is as follows —

(i) For each euro up to the amount of €85,000: three percent (3%).

(ii) For each euro in excess of €85,000 but not exceeding €170,000: five percent (5%).

(iii) For each euro in excess of €170,000: eight percent (8%).

(b) When a person in whose name a share in a property was transferred and the registration fee was calculated according to the scale of this Chapter, acquires, within two years of such acquisition by transfer, another share in the same property and the registration fee will be calculated again according to the scale of this Chapter, the fees and rights for the registration of the other share are imposed and collected based on the total amount of these transfers, after deducting the fees and rights already paid for the previous transfer.

When expedited provision of services described in Chapters 2, 8, 9-13 and 16 of the Table is requested, the fees are doubled and in addition the Director may impose an additional fee, after taking into account salaries, allowances, travel expenses and other expenses related to the examination and the priority given to each case.

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The Land and Survey Department (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Law of 1992 (Law 82(I) of 1992) is hereby repealed.

Note
3 of Law 39(I)/2007Entry into force of Law 39(I)/2007
This Law [S.S.: namely Law 39(I)/2007] is deemed to enter into force on 11 February 2005.

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3 of Law 156(I)/2011Commencement and expiry of the validity of Law 156(I)/2011
The validity of this Law [S.S.: namely L. 156(I)/2011] shall commence upon its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic and shall expire six months thereafter, with the exception of the provisions of subsection (3) of article 10 of the basic law, as included in article 2 of this Law [S.S.: namely L. 156(I)/2011], which shall continue to apply as defined in the said subsection.

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3 of Law 65(I)/2012Commencement and expiry of the validity of Law 65(I)/2012
The validity of this Law [S.S.: namely L.65(I)/2012] shall commence upon its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic and shall expire on 31 December 2012, with the exception of the provisions of subsection (2) of article 11 of the basic law, as included in article 2 of this Law, which shall continue to apply as defined in the said subsection.

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4 of Law 65(I)/2012 Expiration of the validity of article 10 of the basic law
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of the Land and Survey Department (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) (No. 2) Law of 2011, section 10 of the principal law shall continue in force until the 31st day of December 2012, except for the provisions of subsection (3) thereof, which shall continue to apply as provided in that subsection after the expiry of that date.

Note
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4 of Law 210(I)/2015Commencement and expiry of the validity of Law 210(I)/2015
The validity of this Law [S.S.: namely L. 210(I)/2015] begins upon its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic and expires two (2) years after that date.

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3 of Law 137(I)/2017Commencement and expiry of the validity of Law 137(I)/2017
The validity of this Law [S.S.: namely L. 137(I)/2017] begins upon its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic and expires on 31 December 2019.

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3 of Law 153(I)/2019Commencement and expiry of the validity of this Law [S.S.: namely Law 153(I)/2019
The validity of this Law [S.S.: namely L. 153(I)/2019] begins on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic and expires on 31 December 2020.

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