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Reprint as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/213) Pursuant to sections 235 and 236 of the Land Transfer Act 1952, Her Excellency the Governor­General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
Title Commencement Interpretation Contents Part 1 Preliminary provisions Part 2 Instruments Classes of instruments capable of being electronic instruments How instruments must refer to register Who must sign paper instruments Physical properties of paper documents Forms of paper instruments Page 3 4 4 5 6 6 11 13 Note Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.

These regulations are administered by Land Information New Zealand.
1 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form of registrable memorandum Rights and powers implied in easements Part 3 Certiﬁcation and execution of instruments Parties in respect of whom certiﬁcation under section 164A of Act is required Form of certiﬁcation Legal effect of certiﬁcations Period for which certiﬁer must keep evidence showing truth of certiﬁcation How certiﬁcates of correctness must be executed How paper instruments must be executed Part 4 Registration Supporting documents When duplicate certiﬁcate or other instrument of title must be produced [Revoked] When particulars of other instruments must be supplied [Revoked] Deposit of plans When plans must be deposited Registration process Things that must not be registered Alterations to instruments Withdrawal of instruments after lodgement Registration as to part of land affected Merger of estates or interests Change of name Notice to caveator of instrument presented for registration Change by caveator of address for service Death of caveator Powers of attorney Records and their integrity Records and indexes Documents must not be altered while retained by Registrar Documents must not be altered after registration Plans must not be altered after deposit Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 r 1 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Part 5 Certiﬁcates of title
 Delivery of new certiﬁcate of title issued on request [Revoked] Delivery of new certiﬁcate of title issued on registration of instrument [Revoked] General powers of Registrar as to delivery of documents [Revoked] Area of land or number of parcels or subdivisions on 1 title Part 6 Administration Prescribed notice periods Where and when services must be available Assistance to persons searching Part 7 Fees Fees Fees are inclusive of GST Revocation Schedule 1 Electronic instruments Schedule 2 Forms of paper instruments Schedule 3 Form of registrable memorandum Schedule 4 Rights and powers implied in easements Schedule 5 Fees payable for matters under Land Transfer Act 1952 25 25 25 25 25 30 31 31 32 32 32 39 99 100 109 1 Title These regulations are the Land Transfer Regulations 2002.
3 Part 1 r 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Part 1 Preliminary provisions Commencement These regulations come into force on 26 August 2002.
Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,— 2002 Act means the Land Transfer (Computer Registers and Electronic Lodgement) Amendment Act 2002 Act means the Land Transfer Act 1952 auto lodgement, in relation to an image or template speciﬁed in Schedule 5, means the electronic lodgement of the image or template auto lodgement: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 1 September 2007, by regulation 4 Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/216).
auto registration, in relation to a document speciﬁed in Schedule 5, means the electronic registration of the docu­ ment.

auto registration: this deﬁnition was inserted, as from 1 September 2007, by regulation 4 Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/216).
certiﬁcate of correctness means a certiﬁcate of correctness required by section 164 of the Act certiﬁcation means a certiﬁcation required by section 164A of the Act charge, in relation to a discharge instrument, means the charge, notation, or other thing to which the instrument relates chargeholder, in relation to a discharge instrument, means the person who is authorised by an enactment or rule of law to require the Registrar to give effect to the instrument Commonwealth country — (a) means a country that is a member of the British Com­ (b) monwealth of Nations; and includes— (i) every territory for whose international relations the Government of that country is responsible; and 2 3 4 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 2 r 4 (ii) the Republic of Ireland, as if that country were a member of the British Commonwealth of Na­ tions (b) (ii) Commonwealth representative — (a) means an Ambassador, High Commissioner, Commis­ sioner, Minister, Counsellor, Charge d’Affaires, Head of Mission, Consular Ofﬁcer, plenipotentiary, Pro­con­ sul, Trade Commissioner, or Tourist Commissioner of a Commonwealth country (including New Zealand); and includes— (i) a person lawfully acting for an ofﬁce holder re­ ferred to in paragraph (a); and a diplomatic secretary on the staff of an Ambas­ sador, High Commissioner, Commissioner, Min­ ister, Counsellor, Charge d’Affaires, or Head of Mission referred to in paragraph (a) conveyancer has the same meaning as in section 4 of the 2002 Act digital cadastral survey dataset has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Cadastral Survey Act 2002 discharge instrument means an instrument of any of the kinds listed under the item discharge instrument in Part 2 of Schedule 1 plan means a graphical representation of 1 or more cadastral surveys.
Regulation 3 charge: inserted, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 4 of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).

Regulation 3 chargeholder: inserted, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 4 of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).

Regulation 3 discharge instrument: inserted, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 4 of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).
Part 2 Instruments Classes of instruments capable of being electronic instruments 4 (1) An instrument is capable of being an electronic instrument if it meets the requirements of subclause (2) or, in the case of a deposit document, meets the requirements of subclause (3).
5 Part 2 r 5 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 (2) The instrument must— [Revoked] (a) belong to a class of permissible instrument described in (b) Part 2 of Schedule 1; and contain the necessary elements that are set out for that class of permissible instrument in Part 3 of Schedule 1.
(3) A deposit document is capable of being an electronic instru­ (c) ment if— (a) (c) (b) it has been prepared in an electronic workspace facility approved by the Registrar; and it is in an acceptable form under section 26 of the 2002 Act; and it contains or is associated with any certiﬁcation or approval given under the Resource Management Act 1991 or the Unit Titles Act 1972 by the relevant terri­ torial authority that is a prerequisite to the deposit of the plan under section 167 of the Act, the issue of a certiﬁcate of title, or the creation of a computer register.
Subclause (1) was amended, as from 30 October 2003, by regulation 3(1) Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2003 (SR 2003/274) by adding the words “or, in the case of a deposit document, meets the requirements of sub­ clause (3)”.

Regulation 4(2)(a): revoked, on 31 March 2008, by regulation 4 of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/15).

Subclause (3) was inserted, as from 30 October 2003, by regulation 3(2) Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2003 (SR 2003/274).
How instruments must refer to register 5 (1) An instrument that affects any land or estate or interest for which a computer register has been created must refer to the unique identiﬁer for that computer register.

(2) An instrument that affects any land or estate or interest for which no computer register has been created must refer to the unique identiﬁer for the instrument or document that deﬁnes the land or estate or interest.
Who must sign paper instruments If the instrument is of a class described in the ﬁrst column of the following table and the case described in the second 6 6 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 2 r 6 column applies, the party or parties speciﬁed (opposite those descriptions) in the third column must sign the instrument: Instrument Case Transfer instrument (section 90 of Act) Any land or estate or interest in land is transferred An easement is reserved An easement or proﬁt à prendre is created or surrendered, or the transfer contains covenants binding on the person who is to take the interest under the transfer The easement to be created or surrendered is not in gross The easement to be created or surrendered is in gross A land covenant is created or surrendered Easement instrument (sections 90A and 90F of Act) Parties who must sign The transferor The transferor and the transferee The transferor and the person who is to take the interest The registered proprietors of the dominant and servient tenements The registered proprietor of the servient tenement and the grantee The registered proprietors of the dominant and servient tenements 7 Part 2 r 6 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Parties who must sign The registered proprietors of the dominant and servient tenements The registered proprietor of the servient tenement and the grantee The registered proprietors of the dominant and servient tenements The registered proprietor of the land, estate, or interest affected by the mortgage The registered proprietor of the land, estate, or interest affected by the encumbrance The mortgagee Instrument Case The easement to be varied is not in gross Easement variation instrument (sections 90C and 90F of Act) The easement to be varied is in gross A land covenant is varied All cases All cases Mortgage instrument (section 101 of Act) Encumbrance instrument (section 101of Act) Mortgage variation instrument (section 102 of Act) The variation only operates to reduce the amount
 secured or the rate of interest 8 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 2 r 6 Instrument Case The variation only operates to increase the amount secured or the rate of interest All other cases All cases Mortgage priority instrument (section 103 of Act) Parties who must sign The registered proprietor of the land, estate, or interest affected by the mortgage The registered proprietor of the land, estate, or interest affected by the mortgage, and the mortgagee The registered proprietor of the land, estate, or interest affected by the mortgage, and every mortgagee under every mortgage that, as a result of the mortgage priority instrument, will be ranked after any mortgage over which it previously had priority 9 Part 2 r 6 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Instrument Case Parties who must sign All cases The mortgagee All cases All cases All cases All cases All cases All cases The lessee and the lessor The lessee and the lessor The lessee and the lessor The ﬂat or ofﬁce owning company and the share­holder The ﬂat or ofﬁce owning company and the licensee The ﬂat or ofﬁce owning company and the licensee Mortgage discharge instrument (section 111 of Act) Lease instrument (section 115 of Act) Lease variation instrument (section 116 of Act) Lease surrender instrument (section 120 of Act) Licence to occupy (section 121C of Act) Variation of licence to occupy (section 121C and 121E of Act) Surrender of licence to occupy
 (section 121K of Act) 10 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 2 r 7 Instrument Case Transmission (section 122 of Act) All cases Caveat against bringing land under Act (section 136 of Act) Caveat against dealings with land under Act (section 137 of Act) Withdrawal of caveat (section 147 of Act) All cases All cases All cases Parties who must sign The person applying to have a transmission registered The caveator or the caveator’s attorney or agent The caveator or the caveator’s
 attorney or agent The caveator or the caveator’s attorney or agent under a written authority (or without written authority if the proviso to section 147 of the Act applies) Regulation 6: substituted, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 5 of the Land Trans­ fer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).
Physical properties of paper documents 7 (1) A paper document must— (a) consist of paper that— (i) (ii) is cream or white; and is free from discoloration and blemishes; and 11 Part 2 r 7 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 is International size A4; and has a density of not less than 80 g/m2 and (iii) (iv) have dense black or blue ink.
(b) (2) A paper document for which a form is set out in forms 1 to 24 of Schedule 2 must— (a) (b) be on 1 page; or as far as is reasonably practicable, have the core elem­ ents on 1 page and have other elements on an annexure schedule that complies with subclause (3).
(3) An annexure schedule must— (a) (b) (c) (d) be in form 25 of Schedule 2; and be initialed or signed by all persons who signed the page containing the core elements; and state the total number of pages contained in it; and if it consists of more than 1 page, have consecutively numbered pages.
(c) (d) (e) (f) In this regulation,— core elements means the following elements of a paper docu­ ment (a) (b) the name of the paper document: the references in the document to the unique identiﬁers or certiﬁcates of title: the descriptions of the relevant land or estate or interest: the names of the parties involved: any relevant memorandum number: the operative clause, or the application contained in the document: the certiﬁcate of correctness (if the prescribed form re­ quires this): the date (if the prescribed form requires this): any address for service (if the prescribed form requires this): any other information that the relevant prescribed form requires to be stated, being information that does not form part of an annexure schedule: any footnote relating to any matter referred to in para­ graphs (a) to (j) paper document means— a paper instrument: (a) (h) (i) (k) (g) (j) (4) 12 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 (b) Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 2 r 10 a document if,— (i) (ii) on registration, it does not become part of the register; or on delivery to the Registrar, an entry in respect of the document does not have to be made in the register.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 5A 8 9 10 Forms of paper instruments For the purposes of section 237(1)(a) of the Act, the forms set out in Schedule 2 must be regarded as containing the informa­ tion required by the Act for the relevant class of instrument.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 7 Form of registrable memorandum The form set out in Schedule 3 is the form of memorandum that must be used for the purposes of section 155A of the Act in conjunction with the following forms (which are set out in Schedule 2): (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Compare: SR 1966/25 r 6A form 2 (transfer instrument): form 3 (easement instrument): form 6 (mortgage instrument (all obligations)): form 7 (mortgage instrument (ﬁxed sum)): form 8 (encumbrance instrument): form 12 (lease instrument).
Rights and powers implied in easements For the purposes of section 90D(1) of the Act,— (a) the different classes of easement to which implied rights and powers apply are set out in clause 2 of Schedule 4: the provisions set out in clauses 3 to 9 of Schedule 4 are implied in each class of easement to the extent indicated in those provisions: the provisions set out in clauses 10 to 14 of Schedule 4 are implied in each class of easement.
(b) (c) 13 Part 3 r 11 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 11 Part 3 Certiﬁcation and execution of instruments Parties in respect of whom certiﬁcation under section 164A of Act is required If the instrument is of a class described in the ﬁrst column of the following table and the case described in the second col­ umn applies, a certiﬁcation must be given on behalf of the party speciﬁed (opposite those descriptions) in the third col­ umn: Electronic instrument Case Transfer instrument (section 90 of Act) A conveyancer acting for the transferor Speciﬁed party The transferor A conveyancer acting for the transferee The transferee Mortgage instrument (section 101 of Act) A conveyancer acting for the mortgagor The mortgagor A conveyancer acting for the mortgagee A conveyancer acting for the chargeholder The mortgagee The chargeholder Discharge instrument (section 111 of Act and various other enactments) Regulation 11: substituted, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 6 of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).
Regulation 11 table Transfer instrument: amended, on 31 March 2008, by regu­ lation 5 of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/15).
Form of certiﬁcation A certiﬁcation that is given on behalf of a party speciﬁed in the third column of the table in regulation 11 must be in the following form: I certify that I have the authority to act for [insert de­ scription of the appropriate party from the third column 12 14 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 3 r 12 of the table in regulation 11] and that the party has the legal capacity to authorise me to lodge this instrument.
I certify that I have taken reasonable steps to conﬁrm the identity of the person who gave me authority to lodge this instrument.
I certify that any statutory provisions speciﬁed by the Registrar for this class of instrument have been com­ plied with or do not apply, and— I certify that any statutory provisions speciﬁed by the Registrar relating to Maori freehold land have been complied with or do not apply [use this form if an electronic workspace facility generates a notiﬁcation that the land is or could be Maori land]; or I certify that the caveator of the caveat [insert caveat number here] has consented to this trans­ action, which is subject to the caveat, and I hold that consent [use this form if the transaction is to be registered with caveator’s consent]; or I certify that the chargeholder of the [insert type and registration number of charge here] has con­ sented to this transaction and I hold that consent, or the charge does not prevent registration [use this form if the title affected by the transaction is subject to a charge]; or I certify that the mortgagee of the mortgage [in­ sert the mortgage number here] has consented to this transaction and I hold that consent [use this form if the transaction is to be registered with the mortgagee’s consent]; or I certify that the licensor or lessor of the affected licence or lease has consented to this transaction, or notice has been given to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, or (in the case of mortgages) the licensor’ s or lessor’s consent or notice to the Commissioner is not required under the Land Act 1948 [use this form if the transaction is to be registered against a licence or lease under that Act].
15 Part 3 r 13 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 I certify that I hold evidence showing the truth of the certiﬁcations I have given and will retain that evidence for the prescribed period.

Regulation 12: substituted, on 31 March 2008, by regulation 6 of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/15).
13 (1) Legal effect of certiﬁcations For the purposes of section 164E(1) of the Act, on the regis­ tration of an instrument of a class described in the ﬁrst column of the following table, the instrument has the same effect as a deed executed by the party or parties speciﬁed (opposite that description) in the second column: Instrument Transfer instrument (section 90 of Act) Mortgage instrument (section 101 of Act) Parties deemed to have executed instrument The transferor and the transferee The registered proprietor of the land or estate or interest affected by the mortgage (2) For the purposes of section 164E(3)(b) of the Act, on the regis­ tration of an instrument of a class described in the ﬁrst column of the following table, the instrument has effect as an instru­ ment made in writing and duly executed by the party or parties speciﬁed (opposite that description) in the second column: 16 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 3 r 16 Instrument Parties deemed to have executed Transfer instrument (section 90 of Act) The transferor Mortgage instrument (section 101 of Act) Discharge instrument (section 111 of Act and various other enactments) The registered proprietor of the land or estate or interest affected by the mortgage The chargeholder Regulation 7(2): substituted, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 7 of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).
Period for which certiﬁer must keep evidence showing truth of certiﬁcation For the purposes of section 164A(3)(d) of the Act, the period for which evidence of the truth of a certiﬁcation must be re­ tained is 10 years from the date on which the instrument to which the certiﬁcation relates is lodged for registration.
How certiﬁcates of correctness must be executed A certiﬁcate of correctness that is given by a conveyancer must— (a) be signed by the conveyancer in his or her own name and not in the name of any ﬁrm with which he or she may be connected; and show that he or she is acting for the party claiming under the instrument.
(b) 14 15 How paper instruments must be executed 16 (1) A person who is required to execute a paper instrument for the purposes of registration or deposit under the Act must be regarded as having complied with that requirement if— (a) the person adds the person’s signature or mark to the instrument before a witness who is not a party to the transaction; or 17 Part 3 r 16 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 (b) (c) the instrument is signed by the person’s attorney, under a power of attorney deposited with the Registrar, before a witness who is not a party to the transaction; or the instrument is executed in accordance with any other enactment that prescribes a method of execution that may be adopted by that person.
(3) (2) A witness to the execution of an instrument under subclause (1) must sign an attestation clause in form 26 of Schedule 2 or in a form to the same effect.

Subject to subclause (4), if the Registrar considers it necessary, he or she may, before registering an instrument, require that the authenticity or validity of the execution of the instrument be veriﬁed by a statutory declaration given by— the executing party in form 27 of Schedule 2; or (a) the witness to the execution in form 28 of Schedule 2.
(b) If execution occurs elsewhere than in New Zealand, no further proof of execution is required if the instrument has been wit­ nessed— (a) (4) (b) (c) (d) by a Commonwealth representative exercising his or her functions in that country and sealed with his or her seal of ofﬁce (if any); or by a Notary Public exercising his or her ofﬁce in that country; or if the Evidence Amendment Act 1945 apply, in the manner provided in that section; or if the instrument is executed in any Commonwealth country, then— (i) the provisions of section 9 of in a manner prescribed by paragraph (a) for in­ struments executed in a foreign country; or in the manner (if any) prescribed by the law of that country for the veriﬁcation of documents to be used abroad.
(ii) In the absence of proof to the contrary, it is presumed that— a seal or signature impressed, afﬁxed, appended, or sub­ (a) scribed on or to an instrument submitted for registration or deposit, or on or to a document verifying the execu­ tion of any such instrument, is genuine; and (5) 18 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 4 r 20 (b) (c) the person appearing to have signed or attested the in­ strument or document had in fact authority to sign or attest it; and the document was in fact made in accordance with the law under which it purports to have been made.
Part 4 Registration Supporting documents 17 When duplicate certiﬁcate or other instrument of title must be produced [Revoked] Regulation 17: revoked, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 8 of the Land Trans­ fer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).

18 When particulars of other instruments must be supplied [Revoked] Regulation 18: revoked, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 8 of the Land Trans­ fer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).
Deposit of plans 19 (1) A person seeking to deposit a plan must present it at a land registry ofﬁce in the same manner and within the same hours that apply to the presentation of instruments for registration.

Subclause (1) does not apply to digital cadastral survey datasets.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 31 (2) 20 When plans must be deposited Before issuing a certiﬁcate or certiﬁcates of title or creating a computer register, on the application of any registered propri­ etor under section 86 of the Act, the Registrar may require a plan of the land comprised in the certiﬁcate or certiﬁcates of title to be deposited in accordance with the requirements of section 167 of the Act.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 34 19 Part 4 r 21 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Registration process Things that must not be registered The Registrar must not register any instrument that— (a) does not comply in all respects with the requirements of the Act and of these and any other regulations for the time being in force under the Act; or is contrary to any other law or enactment; or appears to involve any fraud or improper dealing; or purports to create estates or interests not capable of registration, or to deal with estates or interests not reg­ istered or not capable of registration; or purports to deal with land or other property not subject to the provisions of the Act; or purports to deal with matters not capable of inclusion in the register; or contains an erasure, or contains an alteration to any writ­ ing that is not made in accordance with regulation 22.
Compare: SR 1966/25 rr 8, 16 Alterations to instruments For the purposes of regulation 21(g), the following provisions apply to alterations made to instruments: (a) any writing intended to have no effect must be struck out, but the struck­out writing must be left legible: any writing that is intended to replace the struck­out writing must be inserted as closely as possible to the struck­out writing: if the alteration affects or could affect the interests of any signatory of the instrument, the alteration must be initialled or signed by each signatory of the instrument and by either the signatory’s witnesses (if any) or the conveyancer acting for that signatory; and if the alteration affects or could affect the interests of any person (other than a signatory of the instrument) re­ ceiving the beneﬁt under the instrument, the alteration must be initialled or signed by each person or the con­ veyancer acting on the person’s behalf.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 12 (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (b) (c) (d) 21 22 20 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 4 r 25 23 Withdrawal of instruments after lodgement (1) This regulation applies if an instrument has been lodged for registration or deposit with the Registrar but has not been reg­ istered.

(2) When this regulation applies, the person who lodged the in­ strument or the person’s duly authorised agent may withdraw the instrument at any time before it is registered.
The right to withdraw an instrument includes the right to with­ draw all instruments lodged in connection with it by the per­ son, except those instruments that may be required to be re­ tained by the Registrar.

(3) (4) A proportion of the fees paid in respect of the withdrawn in­ strument may be refunded or credited to the person by whom they were paid.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 40 Registration as to part of land affected 24 (1) An instrument dealing only with land subject to the provisions of the Act that is otherwise registrable or that will or could be registrable at some future time in its present form may be accepted for registration as to part only of the land affected if a request for partial registration is endorsed on the instrument and signed by the person presenting it for registration.
(2) A partially registered instrument may, in the same manner, be subsequently accepted for registration as to the remainder or any other part of the land affected by the instrument, subject to payment in respect of each registration of the same fees as if each registration were effected by a separate instrument.

(3) However, this regulation does not apply to electronic instru­ ments.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 9 Regulation 24(3): added, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 9 of the Land Trans­ fer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).

25 Merger of estates or interests (1) The registered proprietor of any estate or interest claiming that the estate or interest has merged in a greater estate or interest of which that person is also the registered proprietor may apply to the Registrar to note the merger of the lesser estate or interest.
21 Part 4 r 26 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 (2) (3) 26 (1) The application must be supported by the statutory declar­ ation of the registered proprietor or any other evidence that the Registrar considers necessary.

The Registrar, on being satisﬁed that the merger has been ef­ fected at law and in equity, must notify the merger on the regis­ ter and on the appropriate instruments of title.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 37 Change of name This regulation applies if it appears to the satisfaction of the Registrar that— (a) a registered proprietor has changed his, her, or its name; or the name of a registered proprietor is incorrectly stated in the Registrar’s records.

(b) (2) When this regulation applies, the Registrar may, on payment of the prescribed fee, endorse a memorial of the change of name or make the necessary corrections in his or her records (as the case may be).
Form 23 or form 24 of Schedule 2 (whichever is appropriate) may be used to request the Registrar to take action under sub­ clause (2).

Compare: SR 1966/25 r 38 (3) 27 Notice to caveator of instrument presented for registration If a person presents an instrument for registration and the registration of the instrument is prevented by a caveat, the Registrar must give to the caveator the notice referred to in section 145 of the Act.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 25 Change by caveator of address for service 28 (1) A caveator may give to the Registrar a notice under subclause (2) at any time before the Registrar receives— (a) a request to give the notice referred to in regulation 27; or an application for the caveat to lapse under section 145A(1) of the Act.
(b) 22 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 4 r 31 (2) 29 (1) (2) (3) 30 (1) (2) 31 The notice must be in writing and appoint another place or ad­ dress within the district at or to which notices and proceedings relating to the caveat may be served or addressed instead of the place or address stated in the caveat.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 26 Death of caveator If a caveator dies while a caveat is still in force, the caveator’s legal personal representatives may withdraw the caveat or give an appropriate consent under section 147 of the Act.

If there are no legal personal representatives, the person or persons who appear to the Registrar to be properly entitled to the estate or interest protected by the caveat may withdraw the caveat or give an appropriate consent under section 147 of the Act.
The Registrar may require the person or persons referred to in subclause (2) to provide a satisfactory indemnity against claims against the Crown or the Registrar arising out of his or her acceptance of the withdrawal or the consent.

Compare: SR 1966/25 r 27 Powers of attorney The Registrar may decline to deposit a power of attorney or a duplicate or attested copy of a power of attorney unless the original has been duly executed in accordance with regulation 16.
Every power of attorney or duplicate or attested copy of a power of attorney deposited with the Registrar must comply with regulation 7(1).
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 28 Records and their integrity Records and indexes In addition to the registers provided for by the Act or by the 2002 Act, the Registrar must keep the following records for each district: (a) a record of all instruments received for registration, which must specify for each instrument— 23 Part 4 r 32 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 (i) (ii) (iii) the reference number or other unique identiﬁer given to the instrument; and the date and time when the instrument was re­ ceived; and the reference number or other unique identiﬁer of the provisional register, certiﬁcate of title, or computer register that is to be affected by the proposed registration of the instrument; and an indexing system that enables any provisional regis­ ter, certiﬁcate of title, or computer register to be identi­ ﬁed by reference to the name of the registered proprietor concerned or by reference to the description of the land concerned; and a record of all applications to bring land under the op­ eration of the Act or the 2002 Act.
(b) (c) Compare: SR 1966/25 r 5 32 33 Documents must not be altered while retained by Registrar Except as authorised by the Registrar, no alteration may be made in any application or instrument during its retention in the ofﬁce.

Compare: SR 1966/25 r 13 Documents must not be altered after registration No alteration may be made in any instrument after it has been registered.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 14 Plans must not be altered after deposit 34 (1) No alteration may be made in or to any plan after it has been deposited.

(2) However, with the consent of the Registrar, additional or cor­ rective information distinguished as such may be marginally added.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 33 24 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 6 r 39 35 36 37 38 (1) (2) 39 Part 5 Certiﬁcates of title Delivery of new certiﬁcate of title issued on request [Revoked] Regulation 35: revoked, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 8 of the Land Trans­ fer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).
Delivery of new certiﬁcate of title issued on registration of instrument [Revoked] Regulation 36: revoked, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 8 of the Land Trans­ fer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).

General powers of Registrar as to delivery of documents [Revoked] Regulation 37: revoked, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 8 of the Land Trans­ fer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).
Area of land or number of parcels or subdivisions on 1 title The Registrar may, at his or her discretion, decide the area of land or number of allotments that may be included in 1 certiﬁcate of title or computer register.

The Registrar may, if the circumstances so warrant, issue a new certiﬁcate of title or create a computer register in respect of every allotment shown on a plan deposited under the Act or in respect of any 2 or more of those allotments.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 39 Part 6 Administration Prescribed notice periods The ﬁrst column of the following table lists provisions for which notice periods are to be prescribed, the second column describes each provision, and the third column prescribes the period of notice for each provision: 25 Part 6 r 39 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Enactment Description of provision Prescribed period Land Transfer Act 1952— sections 23 and 136(1) section 44(2) section 70(4)(b) 1 month after the date of publication of the advertisement of the application in the Gazette 14 days 1 month The minimum period under section 23 or the prescribed period under section 136(1) within which a caveat forbidding the bringing of land under the Act may be lodged The minimum period of notice that must be given by the Registrar before dispensing with production of a duplicate instrument to enable registration of a dealing The period of notice that must be given by the Registrar before removing a determined, extinguished, or redundant easement from the register 26 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 6 r 39 Enactment Description of provision Prescribed period Land Transfer Act 1952— section 73 section 87(4) section 89C(2) section 121(1) The period of time for which the Registrar may withhold the issue of title where notice of an application is required to be given by advertisement The minimum period of notice that must be given by the Registrar before issuing a provisional certiﬁcate
 of title The minimum period that may be set by the Registrar when advertising a time within which the local or controlling authority may lodge a caveat The minimum period of notice of re­entry by the lessor that must be given by the Registrar if publication is required 14 days from the time limited in the advertisement 14 days 1 month 1 month 27 Part 6 r 39 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Enactment Description of provision Prescribed period Land Transfer Act 1952— section 145
 section 145 section 145A(3) The ﬁrst prescribed period, being the period within which a caveator may give notice to the Registrar that an application has been made to the High Court to prevent the caveat lapsing Within 14 days after the date on which the Registrar has given notice to the caveator that an application has been made for the registration of an instrument affecting the land, estate, or interest protected by the caveat The second prescribed period, being the period within which a court order sustaining the caveat may be served on the Registrar to prevent the caveat lapsing Within 28 days after the date on which the caveator has given notice to the Registrar that an application has been made to the High Court to prevent the caveat lapsing The period within which a caveator may give notice to the Registrar that an application has been made to the High Court in order to prevent the caveat lapsing Within 14 days after the date on which the Registrar has given notice to the caveator that an application has been made for the caveat to lapse 28 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 6 r 39 Enactment Description of provision Prescribed period Land Transfer Act 1952— section 145A(3)(b) Land Transfer (Hawke’s Bay) Act 1931— section 11(4) section 17(5) The period within which a court order sustaining the caveat may be served on the Registrar to prevent the caveat lapsing Within 28 days after the date on which the caveator has given notice to
 the Registrar that an application has been made to the High Court to prevent the caveat lapsing 1 month from the date of the last publication of the notice 6 months from the date of the notice The minimum period that may be set in a notice published by the Registrar appointing time within which a caveat may be lodged The period after which the Registrar’s discretion to remove any easement, proﬁt a prendre, or other encumbrance may be exercised if the proprietor has failed to comply with a written notice
 requiring particulars of such matters 29 Part 6 r 40 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Enactment Description of provision Prescribed period Land Transfer Act 1952— Land Transfer Amendment Act 1963— section 7(3) section 10(1) section 12(1) The date, for inclusion in the notice of the application, after which the Registrar may proceed with the application unless on or before that date a caveat has been lodged against the land concerned The minimum time period the Registrar may set in a notice to the caveator The minimum time period that the Registrar may set in a notice to the caveator A date not less than 1 month nor more than 12 months from the date of the ﬁrst publication of the notice Not less than 3 months after the giving of the notice Not less than 3 months after the giving of the notice 40 Where and when services must be available (1) There must be a land registry ofﬁce for each land district, but the ofﬁce need not be located within the land district.
(2) A land registry ofﬁce must be open to the public for the trans­ action of business daily, except— (a) (b) Sundays; and Saturdays; and 30 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 (c) Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Part 7 r 42 (3) 41 holidays listed in section 44 of the Holidays Act 2003; and any other day authorised by the Registrar.

(d) Land registry ofﬁces are to be open at the times ﬁxed by the Registrar, and he or she may ﬁx different opening hours for different purposes.
Compare: SR 1966/25 r 3 Subclause (2)(c) was amended, as from 1 April 2004, by section 91(2) Holidays Act 2003 (2003 No 129) by substituting the words “listed in section 44 of the Holidays Act 2003” for the words “speciﬁed in section 7A(2) of the Holidays Act 1981”.
Assistance to persons searching Employees of the chief executive of the Department may give reasonable assistance to persons searching, but no search on behalf of any person searching may be made by any of those employees except by special arrangement approved by the Registrar.

Compare: SR 1966/25 r 30 Part 7 Fees 42 (1) (2) Fees The fees set out in Schedule 5 are payable in respect of the matters speciﬁed in that schedule.
The appropriate fees are payable to the Registrar, but he or she may permit a person to pay any fees in accordance with a credit arrangement.

(3) A party to a credit arrangement who fails to pay a fee in ac­ cordance with the arrangement is liable to pay interest on that fee— (a) at the rate prescribed for the time being under section 87 of the Judicature Act 1908; and from the date on which the fee should have been paid to the date on which it is paid.
(b) (4) If there is no credit arrangement, any fee in respect of a re­ quested matter is payable before the request is met.
31 Part 7 r 43 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 (5) (6) 43 44 If 2 or more proprietors holding separate parcels of land under separate certiﬁcates of title or having different interests or shares in separate parcels of land combine in 1 instrument to deal with their respective parcels or shares, the same regis­ tration fees are payable in respect of the instrument as if each proprietor had executed a separate instrument.
If 2 or more operations are included in the same instrument, the same fees are payable as if each operation were effected by a separate instrument.

Fees are inclusive of GST The fees set out in Schedule 5 are inclusive of goods and ser­ vices tax.

Revocation The Land Transfer Regulations 1966 (SR 1966/25) are re­ voked.
Schedule 1 Electronic instruments Part 1 Permissible transactions [Revoked] r 4 Schedule 1 Part 1: revoked, on 31 March 2008, by regulation 7(1) of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/15).
Part 2 Permissible instruments The following table describes, for the purposes of regulation 4(2)(b), the classes of permissible instrument: Class of permissible instrument Mortgage instrument 32 Description Made under section 101(1)of Act Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 1 Part 2—continued Description Class of permissible instrument Transfer instrument Discharge instrument— discharge of mortgage (includes discharge of encumbrance) discharge of family beneﬁt charge (a) (b) (c) Made for the purpose of registering a transfer of land under section 90(1) of Act Section 111of Act Section 14(3) or (4), Family Beneﬁts (Home Ownership) Act 1964 discharge of charging order Rule 599, District Courts Rules 1992 Rule 577, High Court Rules Section 184, Child Support Act 1991 Section 101, Domestic Proceedings Act 1968 Section 118, Family Proceedings Act 1980 Section 66 or 101, Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 Section 55, Maori Affairs Restructuring Act 1989 Section 80 or 153, Rating Act 1967 33 Schedule 1 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Part 2—continued Class of permissible instrument Description Section 143 or 186, Rating Powers Act 1988 Section 82 or 333, Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 Any other provision of an enactment that authorises the discharge of a charging order against land noted on the register (d) discharge of statutory land charge Section 7, Statutory Land Charges Registration Act 1928 Section 52, Electricity Act 1968 Section 57(3), Estate and
 Gift Duties Act 1968 Section 14L(5), Farm Ownership Savings Act 1974 Section 18, Legal Aid Act 1969 Section 40, Legal Services Act 1991 Section 32, Legal Services Act 2000 Section 326(10), 331(1), 335(7), 355(5), 465, 468(5), 511(6), 626(1), 650(5), 674(7), or 692ZK(3)Local Government Act 1974, 34 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 1 Part 2—continued Class of permissible instrument Description Section 372, Municipal Corporations Act 1954 Section 73(5), section 74(5), or
 section 107(6), Public Works Act 1981 Section 162(5), Rating Powers Act 1988 Section 109(5) or section 315(3), Resource Management Act 1991 Section 5A, Rural Housing Act 1939 Section 125, Social Security Act 1964 Section 25, Soil Conservation and River Control Act 1941 Any other provision of an enactment that authorises the discharge of a statutory land charge against land noted on the register (e) (f) (g) withdrawal of caveat Section 147 of Act withdrawal of notice of claim Section 42(3), Property (Relationships) Act 1976 cancellation or expiration of consent notice Section 221(5), Resource Management Act 1991 35 Schedule 1 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Part 2—continued Class of permissible instrument (h) cancellation of bond (i) discharge of lien Description Section 304 or 348, Local Government Act 1974, or section 109(2), Resource Management Act 1991 Section 42, Wages Protection and Contractors’ Liens Act 1939 (j) (k) (l) cancellation of building­line restriction Section 327A, Local Government Act 1974 withdrawal of notice of desire to acquire land Section 18, Public Works Act 1981 discharge of compensation certiﬁcate Section 19(7), Public Works Act 1981 (m) discharge of certiﬁcate of consent Section 115, Public Works Act 1981 release of irrigation notice Section 220, Public Works Act 1981 discharge of irrigation charge Section 221, Public Works Act 1981 discharge of Earthquake Commission notice Regulation 5A, Earthquake and War Damage
 Regulations 1984 discharge of Earthquake Commission notice Section 28, Earthquake Commission Act 1993 (n) (o) (p) (q) 36 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 1 Part 2—continued Class of permissible instrument Description (r) removal of notiﬁcation of building consent (s) discharge of tax charge Section 74, Building Act 2004 Section 367, Income Tax Act 1976 Schedule 1 Part 2: substituted, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 10(1) of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No
 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).
Schedule 1 Part 2 Discharge instrument item (h): amended, on 31 March 2008, by regu­ lation 7(2) of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/15).

Schedule 1 Part 2 Discharge instrument item (p): amended, on 31 March 2008, by regu­ lation 7(3) of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/15).
Part 3 Necessary elements of electronic instruments The following table sets out, for the purposes of regulation 4(2)(c), necessary elements for each class of permissible instrument: Class of permissible instrument Discharge instrument Mortgage instrument Necessary elements affects only 1 charge is a mortgage of any land, estate, or interest— (a) (b) (c) for which 1 computer register has been created; or comprised in 1 registered instrument; or for which more than 1 computer register has been created (if the mortgagor is the same in each case); or 37 Schedule 1 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Part 3—continued Class of permissible instrument Necessary elements (d) comprised in more than 1 registered instrument (if the type of estate or interest, and mortgagor, are the same in each case) Transfer instrument (a) is a transfer of any land, estate, or interest— (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) for which 1 computer register has been created; or comprised in 1 registered instrument; or for which more than 1 computer register has been created (if the transferor is the same in each case); or comprised in more than 1 registered instrument (if the type of estate or interest, and transferor, are the same in each case); and (b) does not register the creation or surrender of any easement or proﬁt a prendre; and 38 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Part 3—continued Class of permissible instrument Necessary elements (c) (d) is a transfer in which the transferor is the registered proprietor or a local authority acting under the provisions of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002; and is not a transfer required by any enactment to be executed by a court registrar.
Schedule 1 Part 3: substituted, on 31 March 2008, by regulation 7(4) of the Land Trans­ fer Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/15).

Schedule 1 Part 3 Discharge of mortgage: revoked, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 10(2) of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).

Schedule 1 Part 3 Discharge instrument: inserted, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 10(2) of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).
Schedule 1 Part 3 Withdrawal instrument: revoked, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 10(3) of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).
Schedule 2 Forms of paper instruments Form 1 Application for removal of easements and proﬁts a prendre r 8 39 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 1—continued Section 70, Land Transfer Act 1952 40 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 1—continued 41 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 2 Transfer instrument Section 90, Land Transfer Act 1952 42 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 2—continued Form 3 Easement instrument to grant easement or proﬁt a prendre, or create land covenant 43 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 3—continued Sections 90A and 90F, Land Transfer Act 1952 44 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 3—continued 45 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 3—continued 46 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 4 Easement instrument to surrender easement, proﬁt a prendre, or land covenant Sections 90A and 90F, Land Transfer Act 1952 47 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 4—continued 48 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 4—continued 49 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 5 Easement variation instrument to vary easement, proﬁt a prendre, or land covenant Sections 90C and
 90F, Land Transfer Act 1952 50 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 5—continued 51 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 5—continued 52 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 6 Mortgage instrument (all obligations) Section 101, Land Transfer Act 1952 53 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 6—continued Form 7 Mortgage instrument (ﬁxed sum) 54 Reprinted as
 at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 7—continued Section 101, Land Transfer Act 1952 55 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 7—continued Form 8 Encumbrance instrument 56 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 8—continued Section 101, Land Transfer Act 1952 57 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 8—continued 58 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 8—continued 59 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 9 Mortgage variation instrument Section 102, Land Transfer Act 1952 60 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 9—continued 61 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 9—continued 62 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 10 Mortgage priority instrument Section 103 and Schedule 3, Land Transfer Act 1952 63 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 10—continued 64 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 10—continued 65 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 11 Mortgage discharge instrument Section 111, Land Transfer Act 1952 66 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 11—continued Form 12 Lease
 instrument 67 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 12—continued Section 115, Land Transfer Act 1952 68 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 12—continued Form 13 Lease variation instrument 69 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 13—continued Section 116, Land Transfer Act 1952 70 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 13—continued 71 Schedule 2 Land
 Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 13—continued Form 14 Lease surrender instrument 72 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 14—continued Section 120, Land Transfer Act 1952 73 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 14—continued 74 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 15 Application for transmission (survivorship) Section 122, Land Transfer Act 1952 75 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 15—continued 76 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 16 Application for transmission (personal representatives) Section 122, Land Transfer Act 1952 77 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 16—continued 78 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 17 Caveat against bringing land under Land Transfer Act 1952 Section 136, Land Transfer Act 1952 79 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 17—continued Form 18 Caveat against dealings with land under Land Transfer Act 1952 80 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 18—continued Section 137, Land Transfer Act 1952 81 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 18—continued 82 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002
 Schedule 2 Form 19 Withdrawal or partial withdrawal of caveat Section 147, Land Transfer Act 1952 83 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 19—continued 84 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 20 Caveat giving notice of estate or interest under Part 12 of Land Transfer Act 1952 Section 205(1), Land Transfer Act 1952 85 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 20—continued 86 Reprinted as at 31 March
 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 21 Caveat forbidding issue of ordinary certiﬁcate of title or computer register Section 205(4), Land Transfer Act 1952 87 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 21—continued Form 22 Application for certiﬁcate of title on ground of possession 88 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 22—continued Section 3, Land Transfer Amendment Act 1963 89 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 22—continued 90 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 22—continued Form 23 Application for correction or change of name 91 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 23—continued Regulation 26, Land Transfer Regulations 2002 92 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 23—continued Form 24 Application for change of name (company or incorporated society) 93 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 24—continued Regulation 26, Land Transfer Regulations 2002 94 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 24—continued 95 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 25 Annexure Schedule 96 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 2 Form 26 Attestation Regulation 16(2), Land Transfer Regulations 2002
 Signed in my presence by [insert name or description of executing party] Signature of Witness Witness to complete in BLOCK letters [Unless typewritten or legibly stamped] Witness name: Occupation: Address: Form 27 Statutory declaration of person executing Regulation 16(3)(a), Land Transfer Regulations 2002 I [insert full name], of [insert address and occupation] solemnly and sincerely declare that— I executed the [specify type of instrument] instrument dated [insert date] and lodged for registration under
 number [specify registration number].
The signature (or mark) purporting to be my signature name (or mark) is in my own handwriting.

I am of sound mind, and I did freely and voluntarily sign the instru­ ment.

AND I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957.
DECLARED at this before me: day of 20 A person authorised to take a statutory declaration under the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957 97 Schedule 2 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Form 28 Statutory declaration of witness Regulation 16(3)(b), Land Transfer Regulations 2002 I [insert full name], of [insert address and occupation] solemnly and sincerely declare that— I am the witness who attested the signing of the [specify type of in­ strument] dated [insert date] and lodged for registration under num­ ber [specify registration number].
The name (or mark) purporting to be my name (or mark) as attesting witness is in my own handwriting.

I personally know or have established the identity of [insert name of executing party], the person signing this instrument and whose signature I witnessed.

The name purporting to be the signature of [insert name of executing party] is in his or her own handwriting.

[Insert name of executing party] appeared to be of sound mind and did freely and voluntarily sign the instrument.
AND I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true by virtue of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957.
DECLARED at this before me: day of 20 A person authorised to take a statutory declaration under the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957 98 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 3 Schedule 3 Form of registrable memorandum r 9 Section 155A, Land Transfer Act 1952 99 Schedule 4 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Schedule 4 Rights and powers implied in easements r 10 Interpretation In this schedule, unless the context requires otherwise,— dominant land, in relation to an easement, means the land that takes the beneﬁt of the easement and that is described by reference to the register in a transfer instrument, easement instrument, or deposit document easement facility,— (a) towers, poles, in relation to a right to convey water, means pipes, pumps, pump sheds, storage tanks, water purifying equipment, other equipment suitable for that purpose (whether above or under the ground), and anything in replacement or substitution: in relation to a right to convey electric power or a right to convey telecommunications and computer media, means wires, cables (containing wire or other media conducting materials), transformers, switching gear, other equipment suitable for that pur­ pose (whether above or under the ground), and anything in replacement or substitution: in relation to a right of way, means that part of the sur­ face of the land described as the stipulated area: in relation to a right to drain water, means pipes, con­ duits, open drains, pumps, tanks (with or
 without head­ walls), manholes, valves, surface boxes, other equip­ ment suitable for that purpose (whether above or under the ground), and anything in replacement or substitu­ tion: in relation to a right to drain sewage, means pipes, con­ duits, pumps, tanks (with or without headwalls), man­ holes, valves, surface boxes, other equipment suitable for that purpose (whether above or under the ground), and anything in replacement or substitution: in relation to a right to convey gas, means pipes, con­ duits,
 valves, other equipment suitable for that purpose (whether above or under the ground), and anything in replacement or substitution (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) 1 100 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 4 grantee, in relation to an easement,— (a) means— (i) (ii) the registered proprietor of the dominant land; or the person having the beneﬁt of an easement in gross; and (b) includes the agents, employees, contractors, tenants, li­ censees, and other invitees of the grantee grantor, in relation to an easement,— (a) means the registered proprietor of the servient land; and includes the agents, employees, contractors, tenants, li­ (b) censees, and other invitees of the grantor repair and maintenance, in relation to an easement facility, includes the replacement of the easement facility servient land, in relation to an easement, means— (a) the parcel of land over which an easement is regis­ tered and that is described by reference to the register in a transfer instrument, easement instrument, or deposit document: a stipulated course or stipulated area (b) stipulated course or stipulated area, in relation to any of the classes of easements referred to in these regulations, means the course that— (a) is shown on a plan prepared for the purpose of specify­ ing the easement; and is referred to in a transfer instrument, easement instru­ ment, or deposit document.
(b) Schedule 4 clause 1 repair and maintenance: inserted, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 11(1) of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).
2 Classes of easements For the purposes of regulation 10(a), easements are classiﬁed by reference to the following rights: a right to convey water: (a) a right to drain water: (b) a right to drain sewage: (c) a right of way: (d) a right to convey electricity: (e) 101 Schedule 4 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 (f) (g) a right to convey telecommunications and computer media: a right to convey gas.
Rights and powers implied in easements granting certain rights (2) Right to convey water 3 (1) A right to convey water includes the right for the grantee in common with the grantor and other persons to whom the grantor may grant similar rights to take and convey water in free and unimpeded ﬂow from the source of supply or point of entry through the easement facility and over the servient land to the dominant land.
The right to take and convey water in free and unimpeded ﬂow is limited to the extent required by any period of necessary cleansing, renewal, modiﬁcation, or repair of the easement fa­ cility.

The easement facility referred to in subclause (1) is the ease­ ment facility laid or to be laid along the stipulated course or stipulated area, as agreed by the grantor at the time of instal­ lation of the facility.
The grantor must not do and must not allow to be done any­ thing on the servient land that may cause the purity or ﬂow of water in the water supply system to be diminished or polluted.
(3) (4) Right to drain water 4 (1) A right to drain water includes the right for the grantee in com­ mon with the grantor and other persons to whom the grantor may grant similar rights to convey water (whether sourced from rain, springs, soakage, or seepage) in any quantity from the dominant land through the easement facility and over the servient land.

The right to drain water is limited to the extent required by any period of necessary cleansing, renewal, modiﬁcation, or repair of the easement facility.
The easement facility referred to in subclause (1) is the ease­ ment facility laid or to be laid along the stipulated course or (2) (3) 102 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 4 stipulated area, as agreed by the grantor at the time of instal­ lation of the facility.
(2) Right to drain sewage 5 (1) A right to drain sewage includes the right for the grantee in common with the grantor and other persons to whom the grantor may grant similar rights to drain, discharge, and convey sewage and other waste material and waste ﬂuids through the easement facility and over the servient land.
The right to drain, discharge, and convey sewage and other waste material and waste ﬂuids is limited to the extent required by any period of necessary cleansing, renewal, modiﬁcation, or repair of the easement facility.

The easement facility referred to in subclause (1) is the ease­ ment facility laid or to be laid along the stipulated course or stipulated area, as agreed by the grantor at the time of instal­ lation of the facility.
(3) Rights of way 6 (1) A right of way includes the right for the grantee in common with the grantor and other persons to whom the grantor may grant similar rights, at all times, to go over and along the ease­ ment facility.

The right to go over and along the easement facility includes the right to go over and along the easement facility with or without any kind of— (a) (b) vehicle, machinery, or implement; or domestic animal or (if the servient land is rural land) farm animal.
(2) (3) A right of way includes— (a) (b) the right to establish a driveway, to repair and maintain an existing driveway, and (if necessary for any of those purposes) to alter the state of the land over which the easement is granted; and the right to have the easement facility kept clear at all times of obstructions (whether caused by parked ve­ hicles, deposit of materials, or unreasonable impedi­ ment) to the use and enjoyment of the driveway.
103 Schedule 4 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Right to convey electricity 7 (1) A right to convey electricity includes the right for the grantee in common with the grantor and other persons to whom the grantor may grant similar rights, at all times, to lead and con­ vey electricity and electric impulses without interruption or impediment from the point of entry through the easement fa­ cility and over the servient land.
The right to convey electricity without interruption or imped­ iment is limited to the extent required by any period of neces­ sary renewal or repair of the easement facility.

The easement facility referred to in subclause (1) is the ease­ ment facility laid or to be laid along the stipulated course or stipulated area, as agreed by the grantor at the time of instal­ lation of the facility.
(3) (2) 8 Right to convey telecommunications and computer media (1) A right to convey telecommunications and computer media in­ cludes the right for the grantee in common with the grantor and other persons to whom the grantor may grant similar rights, at all times, to lead and convey telecommunications and com­ puter media without interruption or impediment from the point of entry through the easement facility and over the servient land.
The right to convey telecommunications and computer media without interruption or impediment is limited to the extent re­ quired by any period of necessary renewal or repair of the ease­ ment facility.

The easement facility referred to in subclause (1) is the ease­ ment facility laid or to be laid along the stipulated course or stipulated area, as agreed by the grantor at the time of instal­ lation of the facility.
(2) (3) Right to convey gas 9 (1) A right to convey gas includes the right for the grantee in com­ mon with the grantor and other persons to whom the grantor may grant similar rights, at all times, to lead and convey gas without interruption or impediment from the point of entry through the easement facility and over the servient land.
104 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 4 (2) (3) The right to lead and convey gas without interruption or im­ pediment is limited to the extent required by any period of ne­ cessary renewal or repair of the easement facility.

The easement facility referred to in subclause (1) is the ease­ ment facility laid or to be laid along the stipulated course or stipulated area, as agreed by the grantor at the time of instal­ lation of the facility.
Rights and powers implied in all classes of easements General rights 10 (1) All the easements referred to in this schedule include— (a) (b) the right to use any easement facility already situated on the stipulated area or course for the purpose of the easement granted; and if no suitable easement facility exists, the right to lay, install, and construct an easement facility reasonably required by the grantee (including the right to excavate land for the purpose of that construction).
The grantor must not do and must not allow to be done on the servient land anything that may interfere with or restrict the rights of any other party or interfere with the efﬁcient operation of the easement facility.

The grantee must not do and must not allow to be done on the dominant land or the servient land anything that may interfere with or restrict the rights of any other party or interfere with the efﬁcient operation of the easement facility.
Repair, maintenance, and costs If the grantee (or grantees, if more than 1) has (or have) exclu­ sive use of the easement facility, each grantee is responsible for arranging the repair and maintenance of the easement fa­ cility, and for the associated costs, so as to keep the facility in good order and to prevent it from becoming a danger or nuis­ ance.
If the grantee (or grantees, if more than 1) and the grantor share the use of the easement facility, each of them is responsible equally for the repair and maintenance of the easement facil­ (2) (3) 11 (1) (2) 105 Schedule 4 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 (3) (4) (5) ity, and for the associated costs, for the purposes set out in subclause (1).

If the easement is in gross, the grantee bears the cost of all work done outside the servient land.
The parties responsible for maintenance under subclause (1) or subclause (2) or subclause (5) (as the case may be) must meet any associated requirements of the relevant local authority.

The grantor or grantee must promptly carry out at that party’s sole cost any repair and maintenance of the easement facility that is attributable solely to an act or omission by that party.
(6) However, if the repair and maintenance of the easement fa­ cility is only partly attributable to an act or omission by the grantor or grantee,— (a) that party must pay the portion of the costs of the repair and maintenance that is attributable to that act or omis­ sion; and the balance of those costs is payable in accordance with subclause (2).

(b) The costs of any electric power used for the conveyance of water must be apportioned between users of the water in pro­ portion to their usage of the water.
Schedule 4 clause 11(4): amended, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 11(2) of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).

Schedule 4 clause 11(5): added, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 11(3) of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).

Schedule 4 clause 11(6): added, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 11(3) of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).
Schedule 4 clause 11(7): added, on 8 October 2007, by regulation 11(3) of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2007 (SR 2007/261).
Rights of entry For the purpose of performing any duty or in the exercise of any rights conferred under these regulations or implied in any easement, the grantee may— (a) enter upon the servient land by a reasonable route and with all necessary tools, vehicles, and equipment; and remain on the servient land for a reasonable time for the sole purpose of completing the necessary work; and (b) (7) 12 (1) 106 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 4 (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 13 (c) leave any vehicles or equipment on the servient land for a reasonable time if work is proceeding.
The grantee must ensure that as little damage or disturbance as possible is caused to the servient land or to the grantor.

The grantee must ensure that all work is performed in a proper and workmanlike manner.

The grantee must ensure that all work is completed promptly.

The grantee must immediately make good any damage done to the servient land by restoring the surface of the land as nearly as possible to its former condition.
The grantee must compensate the grantor for all damages caused by the work to any crop (whether ready for harvest or not) or to any buildings, erections, or fences on the servient land.
Default If the grantor or the grantee does not meet the obligations im­ plied or speciﬁed in any easement,— (a) the party not in default may serve on the defaulting party written notice requiring the defaulting party to meet a speciﬁc obligation and stating that, after the expiration of 7 working days from service of the notice of default, the other party may meet the obligation: if, at the expiry of the 7­working­day period, the party in default has not met the obligation, the other party may— meet the obligation; and (i) (ii) for that purpose, enter the servient land: the party in default is liable to pay the other party the cost of preparing and serving the default notice and the costs incurred in meeting the obligation: the other party may recover from the party in default, as a liquidated debt, any money payable under this clause.
(b) (c) (d) 14 Disputes If a dispute in relation to an easement arises between parties who have a registered interest under the easement,— (a) the party initiating the dispute must provide full written particulars of the dispute to the other party; and 107 Schedule 4 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 the parties must promptly meet and in good faith try to resolve the dispute using informal dispute resolution techniques, which may include negotiation, mediation, independent expert appraisal, or any other dispute reso­ lution technique that may be agreed by the parties; and if the dispute is not resolved within 14 working days of the written particulars being given (or any longer period agreed by the parties),— (i) the dispute must be referred to arbitration in ac­ cordance with the Arbitration Act 1996; and the arbitration must be conducted by a single ar­ bitrator to be agreed on by the parties or, failing agreement, to be appointed by the President of the District Law Society (being the District Law Society that has its headquarters closest to the land).
(ii) (b) (c) 108 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 5 Schedule 5 Fees payable for matters under Land Transfer Act 1952 r 42 Schedule 5 was substituted, as from 1 July 2003, by regulation 3 Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2003 (SR 2003/125).

Schedule 5 was substituted, as from 5 July 2004, by regulation 3 Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/158).
Schedule 5 was substituted, as from 1 September 2007, by regulation 5 Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/216).

Key to table In the table below, n/a means that the manual or electronic process (as the case may be) is not applicable to the relevant item.
Part 1—Search fees Auto lodge­ ment image Auto lodge­ ment tem­ plate Auto regis­ tra­ tion Man­ ual Description of item ($) ($) ($) ($) 1 For inspecting in a land registry ofﬁce— (a) a grant or certiﬁcate of title (CT), or a lease or licence in accordance with the Land Act 1948 (b) a document not speciﬁed in paragraph (a) For providing, under section 33(3) or (4) of the 2002 Act,— 2 7 7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 109 Schedule 5 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Part 1—continued Auto lodge­ ment image Auto lodge­ ment tem­ plate Auto regis­ tra­ tion Man­ ual Description of item ($) ($) ($) ($) (a) a search copy of any grant or certiﬁcate of title or computer register, or a search copy of any lease or licence registered or entered in the register in accordance with the Land Act 1948 (b) a search copy showing only current information (other than the relevant plan or diagram) (c) a search copy showing current and historical information (other than the relevant plan or diagram) (d) a search copy under, and for the purposes of, section 172A of the Act 110 8 n/a n/a 8 n/a n/a 8 8 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 3 3 3 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Part 1—continued Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 5 Auto lodge­ ment image Auto lodge­ ment tem­ plate Auto regis­ tra­ tion Man­ ual Description of item ($) ($) ($) ($) (e) a copy of a document not speciﬁed in paragraphs (a) to (d) (f) an instrument structured text view (other than a detailed structured text view) For certiﬁcation as a true copy On
 presentation of an electronic instrument from an electronic workspace facility, and for the automatic registration of that electronic instrument On presentation of an electronic instrument from an electronic workspace facility that is not capable of automatic registration 3 4 5 8 8 3 n/a n/a 3 n/a n/a No fee n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 37 n/a 37 37 n/a 111 Schedule 5 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Part 1—continued Auto lodge­ ment image Auto lodge­ ment tem­ plate Auto regis­ tra­ tion
 Man­ ual Description of item ($) ($) ($) ($) On the deposit of a paper instrument in a secure facility under section 47(1)(b) of the Act, or the presentation of a paper instrument by post under section 47(1)(c) of the Act, including (without limitation) the presentation of an instrument in place of an instrument that was found not to be in order for registration, and returned, under section 43(1)(a) of the Act 6 112 37 n/a n/a n/a Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Part 1—continued Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 5 Auto lodge­ ment image Auto lodge­ ment tem­ plate Auto regis­ tra­ tion Man­ ual Description of item ($) ($) ($) ($) 7 8 On the presentation of a paper instrument by hand at a public counter under section 47(1)(a) of the Act, including ( without limitation) the presentation of an instrument in place of an instrument that was found not to be in order for registration, and returned, under section 43(1)(a) of the Act For registration, deposit, or ﬁling of any instrument, dealing, or document, unless otherwise speciﬁcally exempted or provided for 57 n/a n/a n/a 23 23 No fee n/a 113 Schedule 5 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Part 1—continued Auto lodge­ ment image Auto lodge­ ment tem­ plate Auto regis­ tra­ tion Man­ ual Description of item ($) ($) ($) ($) If any instrument or other matter purports to deal with or affect land included in more than 1 computer register, for each computer register other than the ﬁrst For the
 creation of a computer register under sections 7, 9 (in relation to an interest referred to in subsection (1)(a)), 11, and 13 of the 2002 Act For depositing a plan For approving a form For advertising an application or notice required to be advertised 114 No fee No fee No fee n/a 65 40 52 65 40 52 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 414 414 n/a n/a Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Part 1—continued Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Schedule 5 Auto lodge­ ment image Auto lodge­ ment tem­ plate Auto regis­ tra­
 tion Man­ ual Description of item ($) ($) ($) ($) 14 15 For sending a notice on the application or request of any person, whether required by the Act or otherwise, including the preparing and sending notice of the lodging of a caveat under the Act, or of a notice of the lodging of a claim under section 42 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 On the resubmission of an instrument in compliance with a requisition under section 43(1)(b) of the Act, including (without limitation) where the instrument is resubmitted in place of an instrument that was found not to be in order for registration, 3 3 n/a n/a 31 31 13 n/a 115 Schedule 5 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Part 1—continued Auto lodge­ ment image Auto lodge­ ment tem­ plate Auto regis­ tra­ tion Man­ ual Description of item ($) ($) ($) ($) and retained, under that provision Schedule 5 Part 1 item 2(f): amended, on 31 March 2008, by regulation 8 of the Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/15).
Part 2—Registrar’s fees Description of item Auto lodge­ ment ­ image ($) Auto lodge­ ment template ($) Manual ($) 1 Examining evidence produced to the Registrar under section 164C(3)(a) of the Act that meets any requirements under section 164C(1) or (2) of the Act, where no action is taken under section 164B(2) or 164C(3)(b) of the Act 116 n/a n/a n/a Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Part 2—continued Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Explanatory note Description of item Auto lodge­ ment ­ image ($) Auto lodge­ ment template ($) Manual ($) 2 3 4 Examining evidence produced to the Registrar under section 164C(3)(a) of the Act that does not meet the requirements under section 164C(1) or (2) of the Act, where no action is taken under section 164B(2) or 164C(3)(b) of the Act 130 per person per hour plus rea­ sonable disburse­ ments Requiring a statement under section 164C(3)(b) of the Act 130 per person per hour Any other action relating to the audit of a certiﬁcation for the purpose of exercising (or deciding whether to exercise) the powers under section 164B(2) of the Act 130 per person per hour plus rea­ sonable disburse­ ments Marie Shroff, Clerk of the Executive Council.
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Explanatory note This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

117 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 These regulations, which come into force on 26 August 2002, revoke the Land Transfer Regulations 1966 (SR 1966/25) and replace those regulations with provisions that facilitate the Landonline changes introduced by the Land Transfer (Computer Registers and Electronic Lodgement) Amendment Act 2002.
The changes include— •• specifying the kinds of instruments that are capable of being electronic instruments: specifying who must sign certain kinds of instrument: prescribing various notice periods that were formerly pre­ scribed in the Land Transfer Act 1952: prescribing forms and other matters relating to certiﬁcations under section 164A of the Land Transfer Act 1952: prescribing a new set of rights and powers implied in ease­ ments for those formerly prescribed in Schedule 7 of the Land Transfer Act 1952: prescribing new forms (some of which replace forms formerly prescribed in Schedule 2 of the Land Transfer Act 1952): prescribing fees payable for matters under the Land Transfer Act 1952: removing provisions that are now covered by the Land Transfer Act 1952.
•• •• •• •• •• •• •• Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notiﬁcation in Gazette: 25 July 2002.

118 Reprinted as at 31 March 2008 Land Transfer Regulations 2002 Notes Contents 1 2 3 General About this eprint List of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent ﬁrst) Notes 1 2 3 General This is an eprint of the Land Transfer Regulations 2002.

It incorporates all the amendments to the Land Transfer Regula­ tions 2002 as at 31 March 2008.
The list of amendments at the end of these notes speciﬁes all the amendments incorporated into this eprint since 3 September 2007.

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