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Real Property Act 1886
Div 2General procedures to be observed in relation to division of land
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Division 2—General procedures to be observed in relation to division of land
223LD Application for division
223LDA Application may deal with statutory encumbrances
223LE Deposit of plan of division in Lands Titles Registration Office
223LF Streets, roads etc
223LG Service easements
223LH Consent to plans of division
223LI Assessment of stamp duty
Division 3—Amalgamation
223LJ Amalgamation
Division 5—Miscellaneous provisions
223LP Regulations
Part 20—Procedure and penalties
226 Forms of summons by Registrar-General
227 On refusal or neglect of person summoned, Registrar-General may apply to Judge
228 Declarations
229 Offences
230 Perjury
232 Certifying incorrect documents
232A Offences relating to verification of identity
232B Offences relating to verification of authority
233 Other offences
234 Certificate etc procured by fraud to be void
240 Conviction not to affect civil remedy
Part 20A—Client authorisation
240A Client authorisation
240B Effect of client authorisation
240C Termination of client authorisation
240D Instruments to be executed by natural persons
240E Client authorisation may be given by Crown or statutory corporation
240F Legal practitioner and registered conveyancer must obtain authorisation
240G Retention of client authorisation
Part 21—Miscellaneous
241 Plans and maps
242 Diagrams of land in certificates of title
242A Cases where measurements not required
244 Provision for person under disability of infancy or mental incapacity
245 Court may appoint guardian
246 Unregistered instruments to confer claim to registration
247 Informal documents may be registered
248 Memorial to be entered
249 Equities not abolished
250 Lis pendens not to be registered
251 No title by adverse possession
252 Corporations and district councils to furnish Registrar-General with plans of new streets etc
253 Surveyor-General to furnish Registrar-General with particulars of orders confirming opening of new roads etc
254 Alteration of plans
255 Confused boundaries
258 Reference to Real Property Acts
259 General powers of Court not affected
260 Valuable consideration may be proved by prior instruments
261 General covenants to be implied in instruments
262 Implied powers and covenants may be modified or negatived
263 In action for breach, party may be proceeded against as if he had covenanted in express words
264 Implied covenants to be joint and several
265 Short forms of covenants in mortgages and leases
266 Short form for expressing exception of mines and minerals
267 Witnessing of instruments
268 Improper witnessing
270 Execution of instrument by corporation
273 Authority to register
273AA Proof of authority of unrepresented parties to enter into transaction
273A Verification of identity requirements
273B Verification of authority guidelines
274 Solicitors and conveyancers to be generally entitled to recover fees for work done under this Act
275 Forms in Schedules
276 Service of notices
276A Evidence of instruments lodged electronically
277 Regulations
Schedule 1—Transitional provisions
Schedule 2—Application to bring land under the provisions of the Real Property Act 1886
Schedule 3—Caveat forbidding lands to be brought under the Real Property Act 1886
Schedule 5—A free and unrestricted right‑of‑way
Schedule 6—Short forms of easements and their interpretation
Schedule 16—Short forms of covenants and their interpretation
Schedule 17—Short form of exception of mines and minerals and its interpretation
Schedule 22—Summons by Registrar-General
Legislative history
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: