120Regulations

120 Regulations

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations not inconsistent with this Act prescribing anything which this Act requires or permits to be prescribed, or which may be necessary or convenient to be prescribed for the administration of this Act.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—

S. 120(2)(a) amended by No. 80/2009 s. 68(1).

(a) the fees, charges and expenses recoverable by the Registrar in the administration of this Act or in performing any function or duty under any other Act;

S. 120(2)(aa) inserted by No. 13/1990 s. 43, repealed by No. 80/2009 s. 68(2).

(b) the amount to be paid for lodging an instrument of transfer of land, whether fixed by reference to the consideration expressed in the transfer or otherwise and whether or not bearing relation to the cost of providing the service;

S. 120(2)(c) substituted by No. 14/2025 s. 59(1).

(c) the amount to be paid for any of the following dealt with by the Registrar, being an amount that may be based on the cost or value of providing the service—

(i) lodging any instrument (other than a transfer of land) or document;

(ii) making an application or search;

(iii) any other matter dealt with by the Registrar;

(d) subject to Division 1 of Part VI, contributions to the Consolidated Fund upon bringing land under the Act, whether fixed by reference to the value of the land or otherwise and whether or not bearing relation to the cost of providing the service;

(e) the fees, charges and expenses to be paid by persons licensed to print and sell approved forms, whether fixed by reference to the period of the licence, the number of forms sold or to be sold, or otherwise;

S. 120(2)(f) substituted by No. 18/1989 s. 12(Sch. 1 item 184).

(f) the Register, including, but not limited to—

(i) the medium, form and manner in which the Register or a part of it is to be kept; and

(ii) varying the medium, form and manner in which the Register or a part of it is kept;

S. 120(2)(fa) inserted by No. 18/1989 s. 12(Sch. 1 item 184).

(fa) recordings in the Register, including, but not limited to—

(i) the manner and form in which recordings are made; and

(ii) varying the manner and form in which recordings are made; and

(iii) the recordings which must or may be made; and

(iv) the information which must or may be contained in recordings;

S. 120(2)(fb) inserted by No. 18/1989 s. 12(Sch. 1 item 184).