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Trustee Act 1925
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12 Registration
(1) Any instrument by which a new trustee is appointed, or by which a
trustee retires or disclaims, or by which the executor declares that he
or she holds as trustee or as beneficiary, as the case may be, shall be
deemed not to be registered for this Act unless it has been registered
under the Registration of Deeds Act 1957.
(2) This section extends to an appointment or retirement, whether under
this part or under the provisions of the trust instrument or otherwise,
and to a consent to an appointment or retirement.
(3) This section applies whether or not the land is under the Land Titles
Act 1925.
(4) For land under the Land Titles Act 1925, if an appointment or
retirement or an instrument by which an executor declares that the
executor holds as trustee or as beneficiary is registered, the registrar-
general must make an entry of the vesting of the trust property or
enter, vary or withdraw caveats, as the case requires.
(5) However, the registrar-general shall not be bound so to do until a
written request is made to him or her by the persons in whom the
property is to be vested, such evidence is given as he or she may
reasonably require, and such notice (if any) is given to any other
person as he or she may direct.