### Land Titles Ordinance 《土地業權條例》

81. Rectification by Registrar
(Not yet in operation)
(1) The Registrar may rectify any error or omission in the Title Register—
(a) on his own volition, if the rectification will not materially affect the interest of the owner of registered land or a registered charge, or the lessee of a registered long term lease;
(b) on application presented to him by any person, if the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Registrar that the error or omission is of a clerical nature only and that the rectification will not materially affect the interest of the owner of registered land or a registered charge, or the lessee of a registered long term lease; or
(c) in any other case, with the consent of all persons interested.
(2) The Registrar shall—
(a) on application presented to him by a person stating that there has been a change in his name; and
(b) on proof to his satisfaction of that change,
make an entry in the Title Register to record the change if that person’s former name is the subject of an entry in the Title Register.
(3) Where—
(a) pursuant to section 61(3), the name of a minor is entered in the Title Register as the owner of registered land or a registered charge, or as the lessee of a registered long term lease; and
(b) the owner or lessee, as the case may be, attains full age,
then the owner or lessee, as the case may be, may make an application to the Registrar to remove the words in the Title Register which describe him as a minor.
(4) On receipt of an application under subsection (3), the Registrar shall, if he is satisfied that the owner or lessee concerned has attained full age, remove the words in the Title Register which describe him as a minor.

### Land Titles Ordinance 《土地業權條例》

83. Time for bringing proceedings under section 82
(Not yet in operation)
(1) Subject to subsection (2), no application for the rectification of the Title Register may be made under section 82 after the end of the period of 12 years from the date on which the entry in the Title Register in question was obtained, made or omitted, as the case may be.
(2) The Limitation Ordinance (Cap. 347) shall apply, with necessary modifications, to an application for the rectification of the Title Register under section 82.

### Land Titles Ordinance 《土地業權條例》

85. Amount of indemnity
(Not yet in operation)
(1) The amount of any indemnity payable under section 84(1) shall not exceed, in respect of each entry referred to in that section in respect of which an indemnity is payable—
(a) in the case of any such entry obtained, made or omitted by or as the result of fraud on the part of any person—
(i) the value of the interest in the registered land or registered long term lease concerned on the date on which such entry was obtained, made or omitted; or
(ii) the amount from time to time determined under subsection (3) for the purposes of this subsection as such amount is in force immediately before the discovery of the fraud,
whichever is the lesser;
(b) in any other case, the value of the interest in the registered land or registered long term lease concerned on the date on which the mistake or omission concerned was made.
(2) Where 2 or more persons have ceased to be the owners of registered land or the lessees of a registered long term lease in consequence of—
(a) an order being made under section 82(1) or (3) for the rectification of the Title Register on the ground of fraud; or
(b) a fraud referred to in section 84(1),
and, in consequence of that cesser, those persons are entitled to be paid an indemnity under section 84(1), then the total of the indemnity shall not exceed the amount referred to in subsection (1)(a).
(3) The Financial Secretary may, by notice published in the Gazette, determine an amount for the purposes of subsection (1)(a)(ii).
(4) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that a notice under subsection (3) is subsidiary legislation.

### Land Titles Ordinance 《土地業權條例》

86. Procedure for claiming indemnity
(Not yet in operation)
(1) The Registrar shall, on application in the specified form made to him by an interested person—
(a) determine whether a right of indemnity has arisen under this Part; and
(b) if he determines that a right of indemnity—
(i) has arisen under this Part, offer an indemnity to the person of such value which, in the opinion of the Registrar, satisfies the right;
(ii) has not arisen under this Part, refuse the application.
(2) The Court shall, on application made to it by an interested person who has made an application under subsection (1) and who has rejected an offer mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(i) or who has had the application refused under subsection (1)(b)(ii)—
(a) determine whether a right of indemnity has arisen under this Part; and
(b) if it determines that a right of indemnity has arisen under this Part, determine the amount of the indemnity in accordance with section 85 and award the indemnity accordingly together with, as to the Court appears just, any costs and expenses properly incurred in relation to the matter.
(3) No proceedings may be commenced in the Court for the purposes of determining whether a right of indemnity has arisen under this Part except by a person mentioned in subsection (2).
(4) A person who has accepted an offer under subsection (1)(b)(i) shall not commence any proceedings in the Court under Part 11 or this Part.

87. Time limit for claiming indemnity
(Not yet in operation)
A liability to pay an indemnity under this Part shall be deemed to be a simple contract debt and, for the purposes of section 4 of the Limitation Ordinance (Cap. 347), the cause of action shall be deemed to arise at the time when the claimant knows or, but for his own default, might have known, of the existence of his claim.

88. Recovery of indemnity paid
(Not yet in operation)
(1) Where an indemnity is paid for a loss, the Government shall be entitled to recover the amount paid from any persons who have caused or substantially contributed to the loss by their fraud, in proportion to their respective contributions to the loss.
(2) The Government shall be entitled to enforce any express or implied covenant or other right which the person who is indemnified would have been entitled to enforce in relation to the matter in respect of which indemnity has been paid.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that subsections (1) and (2) shall not operate to prevent a person to whom an indemnity has been paid from taking any legal proceedings or enforcing any right to recover any amount of damages that, by virtue of the operation of section 85(1)(a), he has not been able to recover from the Land Titles Indemnity Fund.