National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 2 · Trusts
349. Registration of Director General of Insolvency
Feedback & supportWhere the Director General of Insolvency claims any land, or share or interest in land, under any written law for the time being in force relating to bankruptcy, he may apply to the
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Lands and Mines referred to in section 6 and includes the Deputy Director General of Lands and Mines and an Assistant Director General of Lands and Mines;
Registrar under this section for the registration thereof in his name, and the Registrar shall give effect to the application by endorsing a memorial of the transmission on the register document of title to the land in question or, as the case may be, the land in which the share or interest in question subsists.
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 such memorial shall be signed and sealed by the
Registrar, and a copy thereof shall, if he is able to secure its production, be made by him on the issue document of title to the said land or, where the memorial relates to a lease or charge, on the duplicate thereof.
issue document of title
“issue document of title” means any document prepared for issue to the proprietor of any land (whether under this Act or under the provisions of any previous land law), being a copy of, or an extract from, the register document of title relating thereto;
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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;
No land, share or interest shall vest in the Director General of Insolvency under any adjudication of bankruptcy, or order for administration in bankruptcy, until it has become registered in his name pursuant to this section.
registered
“registered” means registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act or of any previous land law;
Effect of disclaimer, discharge, etc.