National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 1 · Presentation of instruments for registration
Section 292
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registered
“registered” means registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act or of any previous land law;
Part, and may be presented to the Registrar for that purpose in accordance with subsection (2):
Registrar
“Registrar” means— (a) in relation to land held or to be held under Registry title, or under the form of qualified title corresponding to Registry title, or under subsidiary title dependent on a Registry title, a Registrar of Titles or Deputy Registrar of Titles appointed under section 12; (b) in relation to land held or to be held under Land Office title, or under the form of qualified title corresponding thereto, or under subsidiary title dependent on a Land Office title, the Land Administrator;
any transfer under Part Fourteen of land, of an undivided share in land, or of any lease, sublease or charge;
land
“land” includes— (a) that surface of the earth and all substances forming that surface; (b) the earth below the surface and all substances therein; (c) all vegetation and other natural products, whether or not requiring the periodical application of labour to their production, and whether on or below the surface; (d) all things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth, whether on or below the surface; and (e) land covered by water;
any lease, sublease or surrender thereof under Part Fifteen;
any charge, discharge or instrument of postponement under Part Sixteen;
any certificate of sale under Part Sixteen; and
certificate of sale
“certificate of sale” means any certificate issued to a purchaser under subsection 259(3) or 265(4), including either of those subsections as applied by subsection 281(3);
any instrument granting or releasing any easement under
Part Seventeen.
Any such instrument may be so presented either by lodging it at the Registry or, as the case may be, Land Office, or by despatching it to the Registrar by prepaid post; and the time of presentation shall, in the case of any instrument presented by post, be taken as the time at which it is withdrawn from its cover in the Registry or Land Office.
The Registrar shall note the time of presentation on any such instrument forthwith.
The death of any person by or on behalf of whom any instrument of dealing has been executed shall not affect the validity thereof, and any such instrument may, accordingly, be presented for registration under this Part as if the death had not occurred.
dealing
“dealing” means any transaction with respect to alienated land effected under the powers conferred by Division IV, and any like transaction effected under the provisions of any previous land law, but does not include any caveat or prohibitory order;
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Lodgement of instrument in electronic form 292a. (1) The Minister may, with the approval of the National
Form
“Form”, followed by a number and letter, means the form in the First Schedule identified by that number and letter;
Land Council by order published in the Gazette of the
Federation, make such modification relating to any provision of this Act to facilitate lodgement of any such instrument in electronic form.
In this section, “modifications” includes amendments, additions, deletions, substitutions, adaptations, and non-application of any provision.
modifications
“modifications” includes amendments, additions, deletions, substitutions, adaptations and non-application of any provisions. Part One (C) —MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELECTRONIC LAND ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM Coming into operation of the Electronic Land Administration System in any land Registry 5d. (1) The Minister may, with the approval of the National Land Council, by notification in the Gazette of the Federation, appoint a date for the coming into operation of the Electronic Land Administration System in any land Registry.