National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 2 · Prohibitory orders
338. Lapse of prohibitory order by expiry of time
Feedback & supportEvery prohibitory order shall, unless its duration is extended by an order made pursuant to rules of court, lapse at the expiry of six months from the date on which it was made or at the end of such other period as may be specified by rules of court.
prohibitory order
“prohibitory order” has the meaning assigned thereto by section 334;
An order extending a prohibitory order shall not have effect unless a copy of the order is presented for registration before the time at which the prohibitory order to which it relates would, but for the extension, have lapsed.
A note of the extension of any prohibitory order shall be endorsed by the Registrar on the register document of title; and the Registrar may of his own motion, and shall on the application of any interested person or body, cancel the entry on any register document of any prohibitory order which has lapsed by virtue of this section.
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;
Every endorsement or cancellation under subsection (3)
shall be signed and sealed.
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