National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 2 · Deposited plans
414. Interpretation
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“document of entitlement” means a lease, temporary occupation licence, permit, combined licence and permit, permit to use air space or approval referred to in subsection 416(1);
“registered interest in land” means any land or any interest in land, including one to which the Strata Titles Act 1985
registered
“registered” means registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act or of any previous land law;
applies, registered in the name of the transferor, and in respect of which a transfer is capable of being effected under Part
Fourteen;
“registrable interest in land” means any land or any interest in land, including one to which the Strata Titles Act 1985 applies, in respect of which a transfer is capable of being effected under
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;
Part Fourteen to the transferor, and which at the time that a statutory vesting of it takes effect had not yet been presented for registration, or if so presented, had not yet been registered in favour of the transferor;
“statutory vesting” means a vesting effected by any written law—
of any registered interest in land or any registrable interest in land, whether or not under the provision effecting such vesting any instrument of transfer or 386
any other instrument, whether specifically described or not, is required to be presented to the Registrar in order to give effect to such vesting; or
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;
which has the effect of vesting in the transferee any other right or entitlement whatsoever in relation to any land which was the right or entitlement of the transferor, regardless of the words or expressions used in the written law in relation to such vesting, and regardless whether or not such words or expressions include the word “vesting” or
“transfer”;
“transferee” means the person in whose favour a statutory vesting is effected;
“transferor” means the person from whom a statutory vesting is effected in favour of a transferee.
Application for registration of a statutory vesting of a registered or registrable interest in land