2017 DEEDS REGISTRIES AMENDMENT "intermediary", with respect to any particular electronic communication, means any person who on behalf of another person receives, stores or transmits that communication or provides any service with respect to that communication; "Internet" has the meaning given to that word by the Postal and Telecommunications Act [Chapter 12:03] (No.4 of 2000); "notarial practice" means the work of a notary public; "originator", means a person who sends, generates, stores or transmits any electronic communication to be sent, generated, stored or transmitted toanyotherperson, but does not include an intermediary; "registered user" or "user" means a person registered in terms of section 93; "self-actor" means an individual wishing to lodge any document for registration in a Deeds Registry or for attestation or execution by a Registrar(a) on his or her own behalf, or on behalf of himself or herself and one or more other persons having a shared interest in the property in question; or (b) on behalf of a company (other than a public company) of which he or she is thealterego,orthemajority shareholder; "user agreement", means the agreement between the registered user and the Registrar referred to in section 92. 90 Establishment of electronic registry (l)Theregistrarmayestablishanelectronicregistry,forwhichpurpose, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, the Registrar may(a) digitise every register,deed,documentorotherrecord under his or her charge; and (b) establish and maintain a computer system for the purpose of applying information technology to any process or procedure underthisAct, incl udi ng the despatch and recei ptand processing ofanydeed,return,record,declaration,form,notice,statement or other document for the purposes of this Act. (2) The electronic registry shall become operational from such date as the Registrar, in consultation with the Minister, shall specify by notice in a statutory instrument: Provided that before such date the Registrar may in terms of sections 92 and 93 register users of the electronic registry to allow them access the electronic registry for research and information gathering purposes only. (3)The use of the electronic registry shall be restricted to registered users, but(a) such use shall not interrupt or prejudice the continued use of the paper-based Deeds Registry by users who are not so registered; and (b) registered users may be required to use concurrently the paper-based Deeds Registry to such extent and under such conditions or in such circumstances as may be prescribed by regulations under section 87. 135 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. No.8