National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 2 · Procedure generally
298. Rejection or suspension for unfitness, or absence of certain documents
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Registrar shall reject it forthwith unless the unfitness consists solely of some formal defect or clerical error.
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;
Where any instrument—
is unfit for registration solely by reason of a formal defect or clerical error; or
being a lease, sublease or charge, is not accompanied by a duplicate thereof as required by paragraph 294(1)(b);
or
being an instrument to which paragraph (3)(a) or (b) of that section applies, is not accompanied by the document or documents required by that paragraph, the Registrar shall suspend the registration thereof for such period, not exceeding fourteen days, as he may consider necessary for enabling the defect or error to be rectified or, as the case may be, the document or documents in question to be produced, and, at the expiry of that period, shall register or reject the instrument as appropriate.
On suspending the registration of any instrument pursuant to subsection (2), the Registrar shall give notice thereof to the person or body by whom the instrument was presented, specifying therein the period of the suspension and the reasons therefor.
On rejecting any instrument pursuant to subsection (1) or (2), the Registrar shall mark it with the word “Rejected”, return it to the person or body by whom it was presented together with a note of the reasons therefor, and cause a note of the rejection to be made in the Presentation Book.
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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;