No.8 DEEDS REGISTRIES AMENDMENT (3) The Registered User hereby acknowledges that he or she is aware of the provisions of section 97 ("Obligations, indemnities and presumptions with respect to digital signatures and passwords") of the Act. Use of electronic registry datafor gain 8. This Agreement prohibits a Registered User from releasing, disclosing, publishing, or presenting any information obtained from the electronic registry for gain except(a) in the normal course of conveyancing work or notarial practice; and (b) to such extent and under such conditions as may be prescribed under regulations made in terms of section 87 of the Act. Commencement, Term and Renewal of Agreement, and Quarterly Returns 9. (1) A non-refundable application fee of such amount as shall be prescribed under regulations made in terms of section 87 of the Act (or, until the amount is so prescribed, a fee of one hundred United States dollars for each of the uses described in clause l(l)(a), (b) or (c) of this Agreement) must be paid before the Registered User may access the electronic registry. (2) No later than seven days after the end of each quarter year ending on the 31st March, 30th June, 30th September and 31st December, the User shall submit a quarterly return of the number and nature of the transactions initiated by the User through the electronic registry during the quarter to which the return relates, and together with such return the User shall tender payment of a fee related to the volume and nature of such transactions in the amount prescribed by regulations made in terms of section 87 of the Act. (3) This Agreement expires on the 31st December of every year but is automatically renewable (subject to previous compliance with its terms) upon payment of a non-refundable renewal fee of such amount as shall be prescribed under regulations made in terms of section 87 of the Act (or, until the amount is so prescribed, a fee of one hundred United States dollars). Breach and termination of Agreement I 0. (I) Any violation of the terms of this Agreement, or the happening of event specified in section 93(4) of the Act, shall be grounds for the immediate termination of this Agreement. (2) The Registrar shall determine(a) whether a Registered User has violated any term of the Agreement; (b) what actions, if any, are necessary to remedy a violation of this Agreement, and the Registered User shall promptly comply with pertinent instructions from Registrar. (3) Actions taken by Registrar may include but not be limited to(a) the imposition of a civil penalty payable to and forming part of the funds of the Deeds Registry not exceeding ten United States dollars for every day that the Registered User fails to comply with an instruction of the Registrar after being notified of it (provided that the amount of such penalty shall not accumulate so as to exceed one thousand eight hundred United States dollars, at which point the Registrar must terminate this Agreement or take other action to enforce this Agreement); 144 DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS e-mail: veritas@mango.zw; website: www.veritaszim.net Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied. 2017

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