National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 4 · Manner of registration
305. Other action by Registrar in connection with registration
Feedback & supportSubject to subsection (3), the Registrar shall, on completing the registration of any instrument in accordance with section 304—
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;
file the instrument;
make a copy of the memorial of registration on the document or documents specified in section 306 in relation to instruments of the class in question;
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any memorial relating to a dealing which, by virtue of the registration, has ceased to be effective;
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if he is able to secure its production, any copy of the memorial on the document or documents referred to in paragraph (b);
record the total amount of undivided shares of a co-proprietor;
if the instrument is one to which the provisions of section 307 apply, make any additional endorsements or other entries required by those provisions; and 312
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return to the person or body from whom it was obtained every issue document of title and duplicate lease, sublease or charge presented or produced in connection with the registration.
The Registrar shall sign and seal every copy memorial and endorsement made by him pursuant to paragraph (1)(b) or (d).
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(e), the Registrar shall inform the person or body from whom the document was obtained to collect the document.
Where any document of title and duplicate lease, sublease or charge presented or produced in connection with the registration is not collected by the person or body from whom it was obtained upon being informed under subsection (2a) within the prescribed time, the release of such document thereafter shall be upon payment of such fees, as may be prescribed.
document of title
“document of title”, in relation to any alienated land, means both the register document of title and the issue document of title relating thereto, save that, in the case of land held under qualified title in respect of which no application for an issue document of title has been made by the proprietor, it means the register document of title only;
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), such action in respect of land held under land office title registered by virtue of paragraph 166(1)(j) or section 187aa and the documents of which were kept by the former district shall be made by the Registrar in respect of the former district.
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;
For the purposes of subsection (2c), “former district”
district
“district” means any area duly constituted as a district under section 11 or, by virtue of section 442, deemed to be a district so constituted;
refers to the district where the documents were first registered.
registered
“registered” means registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act or of any previous land law;
Where, under section 299, the Registrar has dispensed with the production of any document with respect to which any action is required to be taken by subsection (1), he may take that action at any subsequent time when the document in question may come into his hands.