National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 2 · Deposited plans
419. Power of Registrar and Land Administrator to refer questions to the Court
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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;
Administrator may, if he considers it necessary or desirable to do so, refer to the Court any question arising in the exercise or performance of any power or duty conferred or imposed on him by or under this Act.
Any such reference shall be made in accordance with any written law for the time being in force relating to civil procedure;
and the Court shall on any such reference either determine the question in issue or make such other order as it may consider appropriate in the particular circumstances of the case.
No Land Administrator shall refer any question to the Court pursuant to this section except with the prior approval in writing of the State Director.
Land Administrator
“Land Administrator” means a Land Administrator appointed under section 12, and includes an Assistant Land Administrator appointed thereunder; and, in relation to any land, references to the Land Administrator, or any Assistant Land Administrator, having jurisdiction in the district or subdistrict in which the land is situated;