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2003/274 Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2003 Pursuant to section 236 of the Land Transfer Act 1952, Her Excel­ lency the Governor­General, acting on the advice and with the con­ sent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

1 2 3 1 (1) (2) 2 3 (1) Contents Title Commencement Classes of instruments capable of being electronic instruments Page 1 1 1 Title These regulations are the Land Transfer Amendment Regula­ tions (No 2) 2003.
In these regulations, the Land Transfer Regulations 20021 are called “the principal regulations”.

Commencement These regulations come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notiﬁcation in the Gazette.

Classes of instruments capable of being electronic instruments Regulation 4(1) of the principal regulations is amended by adding the words “or, in the case of a deposit document, meets the requirements of subclause (3)”.
1 SR 2002/213 1 Explanatory note Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2003 2003/274 (2) Regulation 4 of the principal regulations is amended by adding the following subclause: “(3) A deposit document is capable of being an electronic instru­ ment if— “(a) “(b) “(c) 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 ap­ proval given under the Resource Management Act 1991 or the Unit Titles Act 1972 by the relevant territorial au­ thority 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.” Diane Morcom, Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notiﬁcation in the Gazette, amend the Land Tranfer Regulations 2002 to enable deposit documents under the Land Transfer Act 1952 to be lodged with the Registrar electronically.

The amendment effectively provides for the electronic lodgement of territorial authority approvals of survey plans.
The requirements are that the deposit document— •• has been prepared in an electronic workspace facility approved by the Registrar; and is in a form acceptable to the Registrar; and contains or is associated with any required certiﬁcation or ap­ proval given under the Resource Management Act 1991 or the Unit Titles Act 1972 by the relevant territorial authority.

•• •• Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.
2 2003/274 Land Transfer Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2003 Date of notiﬁcation in Gazette: 2 October 2003.

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