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Confiscation Act 1997
28ANo mortgage, charge or encumbrance to be registered on land subject to restraining order
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28A No mortgage, charge or encumbrance to be registered on land subject to restraining order
(1) The Registrar of Titles must not register or record a mortgage, charge or encumbrance on land under the **Transfer of Land Act 1958** or the **Property Law Act 1958** if a restraining order is registered on the land except—
(a) as otherwise permitted by or under this Act; or
(b) in accordance with an order of a court.
(2) A mortgage, charge or encumbrance on land that is registered, notified or saved in contravention of subsection (1) does not bind or affect the land.
See also section 42.