Land Titles Act 1980
50Dealings not to be registered except in accordance with this Act
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50 Dealings not to be registered except in accordance with this Act
(1) Subject to this section, the Recorder shall not register any dealing except as provided in this Act and unless the dealing is in accordance with this Act.
(2) Where a dealing that is not in accordance with this Act is lodged for registration, the Recorder shall –
(a) require it to be amended as provided in subsection (4) ;
(b) [Section 50 Subsection (2) amended by No. 23 of 2021, s. 50, Applied:01 Jan 2022] amend it as provided in subsection (6) ; or
(c) refuse to register it.
(3) [Section 50 Subsection (3) amended by No. 23 of 2021, s. 50, Applied:01 Jan 2022] Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Recorder may, in the Recorder’s discretion, register a dealing notwithstanding any error in or omission from the dealing and where a dealing is so registered the error or omission does not invalidate its registration.
(4) [Section 50 Subsection (4) amended by No. 23 of 2021, s. 50, Applied:01 Jan 2022] If, in the opinion of the Recorder, a dealing which is lodged with the Recorder for registration is erroneous, incomplete, or defective in any particular, the Recorder may by notice in writing require the person by whom the dealing was lodged, or the person’s agent, to re-execute, complete, or correct the dealing or procure the re-execution, completion, or correction of the dealing in such manner as may be specified in the notice.
(5) [Section 50 Subsection (5) amended by No. 23 of 2021, s. 50, Applied:01 Jan 2022] [Section 50 Subsection (5) amended by No. 23 of 2021, s. 50, Applied:01 Jan 2022] If a person to whom a notice under subsection (4) is forwarded fails, within the prescribed period, to re-execute, complete, or correct the dealing, or to procure the re-execution, completion, or correction of the dealing in accordance with the notice, the Recorder shall, after such delay (if any) as the Recorder thinks proper, deal with the dealing as if the Recorder had not required any amendment.