sec.216Registration of particular instruments lodged before commencement without certificate of title

### sec.216 Registration of particular instruments lodged before commencement without certificate of title This section applies to an instrument lodged before the commencement if— the instrument could not be registered for a lot because the certificate of title for the lot had not been returned for cancellation as required under former section 154; and immediately before the commencement, the instrument had not been rejected under section 157(1). The instrument may be registered despite the noncompliance with former section 154. In this section— former section 154 means section 154 as in force from time to time before the commencement. s 216 ins 2019 No. 7 s 247 (sec.216-ssec.1) This section applies to an instrument lodged before the commencement if— the instrument could not be registered for a lot because the certificate of title for the lot had not been returned for cancellation as required under former section 154; and immediately before the commencement, the instrument had not been rejected under section 157(1). (sec.216-ssec.2) The instrument may be registered despite the noncompliance with former section 154. (sec.216-ssec.3) In this section— former section 154 means section 154 as in force from time to time before the commencement. - (a) the instrument could not be registered for a lot because the certificate of title for the lot had not been returned for cancellation as required under former section 154; and - (b) immediately before the commencement, the instrument had not been rejected under section 157(1).