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2008/15 Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 Dame Sian Elias, Administrator of the Government Order in Council At Wellington this 18th day of February 2008 Present: Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council Pursuant to section 236 of the Land Transfer Act 1952, Her Excel- lency the Administrator of the Government, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regu- lations.
Contents Title Commencement Principal regulations amended Class of instruments capable of being electronic instruments Parties in respect of whom certification under section 164A of Act is required New regulation 12 substituted 12 Schedule 1 amended Schedule 5 amended Form of certification Page 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 1 r 1 Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 Schedule New Part 3 substituted in Schedule 1 2008/15 5 Regulations Title These regulations are the Land Transfer Amendment Regula- tions 2008.
Commencement These regulations come into force on 31 March 2008.

Principal regulations amended These regulations amend the Land Transfer Regulations 2002.

Class of instruments capable of being electronic instruments Regulation 4(2)(a) is revoked.

Parties in respect of whom certification under section 164A of Act is required The third column of the table in regulation 11 is amended by omitting “registered proprietor” opposite the item relating to transfer instruments and substituting “transferor”.
New regulation 12 substituted Regulation 12 is revoked and the following regulation substi- tuted: “12 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: 2 2008/15 Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 r 6 I certify that I have the authority to act for [insert description of the appropriate party from the third column 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 complied 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 transaction, 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 consented 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 [insert 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 3 r 7 Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 2008/15 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].
I certify that I hold evidence showing the truth of the certifications I have given and will retain that evidence for the prescribed period.

Schedule 1 amended Part 1 of Schedule 1 is revoked.

Item (h) of “Discharge instrument” in Part 2 of Schedule 1 is amended by omitting “Section 348, Local Government Act 1974” and substituting “Section 304 or 348, Local Govern- ment Act 1974, or section 109(2), Resource Management Act 1991”.
Item (p) of “Discharge instrument” in Part 2 of Schedule 1 is amended by omitting “Regulation 5A(6)”, and substituting “Regulation 5A”.

Schedule 1 is amended by revoking Part 3 and substituting the Part 3 set out in the Schedule of these regulations.

Schedule 5 amended Item 2(f) in Schedule 5 is amended by omitting “3” in the column headed “Auto registration ($)” and substituting “No fee”.
7 (1) (2) (3) (4) 8 4 2008/15 Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 Schedule New Part 3 substituted in Schedule 1 Schedule r 7 “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) (d) 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 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) for which 1 computer register has been created; or comprised in 1 registered instrument; or 5 Explanatory note Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 2008/15 Part 3—continued Class of permissible instrument Necessary elements (iii) (iv) 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) (c) (d) does not register the creation or surrender of any easement or profit a prendre; and 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.
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 31 March 2008, amend the Land Transfer Regulations 2002 to implement Landonline release 6 2008/15 Land Transfer Amendment Regulations 2008 • 3.0 of the programmed expansion of electronic lodgement.
The ul- timate aim of the expansion is to apply electronic lodgement to all instruments that may be lodged by conveyancers.
The amendments to the Land Transfer Regulations 2002 include— removing the limitation in regulation 4(2) and Part 1 of Sched- • ule 1 as to the number of instruments that can be included in a transaction by way of a transfer or mortgage: adding a certification requirement to regulation 12 to cover conveyancers submitting electronic transfer and mortgage in- struments for registration against Crown leases or licences: enabling electronic discharges, transfers, and mortgages for part of a land title: enabling electronic transfers of interests by persons with statu- tory authority other than the owner: providing for the electronic registration of transfer instruments for co-transferees taking title as joint tenants and tenants in common in combination, and, for mortgage instruments for co-mortgagees taking a mortgage as joint tenants and tenants in common in combination: omitting from item 2(f) of Schedule 5 a fee that is currently waived.
• • • • Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 21 February 2008.

These regulations are administered by Land Information New Zealand.

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