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1 The Real Property Act is amended by this Part.
3 The following is added after section 3 and before the centred heading "LAND TITLES DISTRICTS AND OFFICES":
3.1 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may by regulation designate a person, partnership or other entity as a service provider to provide one or more land registry services on behalf of the government.
3.2(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may by regulation authorize a service provider to
3.2(2) An amount retained by a service provider in accordance with a regulation under subsection (1) is not public money for the purpose of The Financial Administration Act.
3.3 Subject to the regulations, a service provider is not an agent of the Crown.
3.4 A service provider must ensure that any person employed by it to provide land registry services fulfills his or her obligations under this Act.
3.5(1) Every record created or received by a service provider for the purpose of providing land registry services is deemed to be a government record under The Archives and Recordkeeping Act.
3.5(2) Every record respecting the provision of land registry services is deemed to be under the control of the minister for the purpose of Part 2 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
3.5(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to
3.5(4) If a request for access to a record to which subsection (2) applies is made under Part 2 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the service provider must
3.5(5) In this section, "record" means a record of information in any form, including electronic form, but does not include a mechanism or system for generating, sending, receiving, storing or otherwise processing information.
3.6(1) A service provider may collect, use and disclose personal information to the extent necessary for the purpose of providing land registry services on behalf of the government.
3.6(2) A service provider must, with respect to personal information collected or retained by it to provide land registry services, comply with the restrictions and obligations respecting personal information set out in Part 3 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
3.6(3) A service provider must establish a policy, acceptable to the minister, to protect
3.6(4) The service provider must make the policy established under subsection (3) available to the public.
3.7(1) A service provider must establish, and make available to the public, a conflict of interest policy that is acceptable to the minister.
3.7(2) The conflict of interest policy must
3.8 Despite The Legal Profession Act, a service provider is not by reason only of its employee's performance of the duties of a district registrar considered to be practising law within the meaning of that Act.
3.9 Despite The Land Surveyors Act, a service provider is not by reason only of its employee's performance of the duties of the Examiner of Surveys considered to be engaged in the practice of land surveying within the meaning of that Act.
3.10 If the land registry services for which a district registrar or the Examiner of Surveys is responsible are provided by a service provider, the designations and revocations of a designation under sections 13 and 13.1 may be governed by an agreement between the government and the service provider.
4 Section 5 is repealed.
5(1) Subsection 11(1) is replaced with the following:
11(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing the days and times during which
5(2) Subsection 11(2) is repealed.
6 The following is added after section 11 and before the centred heading that follows it:
11.1 A person for whom a land registry service is provided must pay the fee prescribed for that service.
7 The centred heading before section 12 is amended by striking out "DISTRICT REGISTRARS AND".
8 Sections 12 and 13 are replaced with the following:
12(1) A Registrar-General must be appointed under The Civil Service Act.
12(2) The Registrar-General must exercise general oversight of the land registration systems.
12(3) The Registrar-General may make, amend and repeal rules of practice that relate to the land registration systems.
12(4) A district registrar, the Examiner of Surveys and any other person providing a land registry service must comply with the rules under subsection (3).
12(5) The Registrar-General may delegate any of his or her powers or duties to any person employed by the government, except the power to make regulations or rules of practice.
12.1(1) One or more deputy Registrars-General may be appointed as provided in The Civil Service Act. A deputy has the powers, and may perform the duties, of the Registrar-General.
12.1(2) A deputy Registrar-General is to assist the Registrar-General in the performance of his or her duties. If the Registrar-General is absent, or unable to act, or if there is no Registrar-General, a deputy must act in the Registrar-General's place.
12.2 A person is eligible to be the Registrar-General or a deputy Registrar-General only if the person is a lawyer and a member of The Law Society of Manitoba.
12.3 A district registrar or the Examiner of Surveys may ask the Registrar-General for an opinion on a point of law or practice. A district registrar and the Examiner of Surveys must act in accordance with an opinion given by the Registrar-General.
13(1) For each district, the Registrar-General must designate a district registrar.
13(2) The Registrar-General may designate one or more deputy district registrars.
13(3) The Registrar-General may revoke a designation made under this section.
13(4) A person is eligible to be a district registrar or deputy district registrar only if the person
13(5) Every district registrar and deputy district registrar has the powers of, and may perform the duties of, the district registrar of each land titles district.
13(6) A deputy district registrar is to assist the district registrar in the performance of his or her duties. If the district registrar is absent, or unable to act, or if there is no district registrar for a district, a deputy or another district registrar must act in the district registrar's place.
13(7) Subject to the regulations, a district registrar may delegate any of his or her powers or duties under this or any other Act to any person employed in a land titles office. A district registrar must ensure that a delegated power is properly exercised and that a delegated duty is performed in accordance with this Act.
13.1(1) The Registrar-General must designate an Examiner of Surveys.
13.1(2) The Registrar-General may designate one or more deputy examiners of surveys.
13.1(3) The Registrar-General may revoke a designation made under this section.
13.1(4) A person is eligible to be the Examiner of Surveys or a deputy examiner of surveys only if the person
13.1(5) Each deputy examiner of surveys has the powers of, and may perform the duties of, the Examiner of Surveys.
13.1(6) A deputy examiner of surveys is to assist the Examiner of Surveys in the performance of his or her duties. If the Examiner of Surveys is absent, or unable to act, or if there is no Examiner of Surveys, a deputy must act in the Examiner of Surveys' place.
13.1(7) Subject to the regulations, the Examiner of Surveys may delegate any of his or her powers or duties under this or any other Act to any person employed in a land titles office. The Examiner of Surveys must ensure that a delegated power is properly exercised and that a delegated duty is performed in accordance with this Act.
13.2(1) A district registrar, the Examiner of Surveys or any other person performing the duties of a district registrar or the Examiner of Surveys may advise the Registrar-General if they become aware of a failure to comply with this or any other Act relating to a land registration system.
13.2(2) A service provider must not take any of the measures listed in subsection (3) against an employee by reason only that
13.2(3) The measures prohibited by subsection (2) are
13.2(4) An employee of a service provider who alleges that a prohibited measure has been taken against him or her may file a written complaint with The Manitoba Labour Board. Sections 28 and 29 of The Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act apply with necessary changes to a complaint under this subsection.
13.2(5) The annual report that the department presided over by the minister must file under section 18 of The Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act must include the number of disclosures received by the Registrar-General under this section and any corrective action taken or direction given as a result of a disclosure.
9 Subsection 14(1) is amended by striking out "and assign a serial number to the instrument and such other data as the Registrar General may prescribe" and substituting "assign a serial number to the instrument and record any other data specified in the rules under subsection 12(3)".
10 Subsection 17(1) and section 19 are repealed.
11(1) Subsection 20(1) is repealed.
11(2) Subsection 20(4) is replaced with the following:
20(4) The person requiring the attendance of the district registrar as a witness must pay the prescribed fee for each certified copy produced in accordance with subsection (3).
12 Subsection 51(3) is amended by striking out "approved by the Registrar-General" and substituting "approved by the district registrar".
13 Subsection 52(5) is amended by striking out "as prescribed herein".
14 Subsection 63(5) is replaced with the following:
63(5) When a document is attached as a schedule to a document in an approved form
15 Subsection 66(5) is replaced with the following:
66(5) The district registrar may permit an instrument in the old system form to be registered under the new system if
16 Subsection 67(1) is amended by striking out "the Registrar-General" and substituting "a district registrar".
17 Subsection 71(2) is amended
18 Subsection 79(1) is replaced with the following:
79(1) The district registrar must not accept for registration an instrument that has the effect of severing a joint tenancy — other than a transmission by a trustee in bankruptcy or one giving effect to an order of the court — unless
19 Subsection 81(2) is amended by striking out ", in any form that may be prescribed in the regulations,".
20(1) Subsection 85(3) is amended
20(2) Subsection 85(7) is repealed.
21(1) Subsection 96(4) is amended by striking out "the Registrar General" and substituting "a district registrar".
21(2) Subsection 96(7.1) is amended in the part before clause (a) by striking out "The government is not liable to pay compensation to any person" and substituting "No person is entitled to compensation under this Act".
21(3) Subsection 96(13) is amended
22 Subsection 111.5(4) is replaced with the following:
111.5(4) Subsection 147(2) applies to the service of a notice under subsection (1) as if it were a notice under subsection 147(1).
23 Subsection 117(10) is amended by striking out "Registrar-General" and substituting "Examiner of Surveys".
24 Subsections 121(1) and (3) are amended by adding "or a district registrar" after "Registrar-General".
25 Section 122 is amended by striking out "the Registrar-General" and substituting "a district registrar".
26 Section 123 is replaced with the following:
123 A district registrar may cause a copy of a plan registered, filed or deposited in a registry office or land titles office, to be made under the direction of the Examiner of Surveys, who, together with the district registrar, shall certify that it is a true copy of the original. A certified copy has the same force and effect as the original plan.
27 Subsection 124(2) is amended in the section heading and in the section by striking out "Registrar-General" and substituting "Examiner of Surveys".
28 Subsection 125(2) is amended by striking out "Registrar-General" and substituting "Examiner of Surveys".
29 Section 131 is amended by striking out "thereof as may be prescribed from time to time by the Registrar-General" and substituting "as the Registrar-General requires".
30 Section 144 is amended by striking out "prescribes" and substituting "makes".
31 Subsection 147(2) is amended by striking out "prescribed for service of notices" and substituting "a notice must be served".
32 Subsection 150(2) is replaced with the following:
150(2) Subsection 147(2) applies to the service of a notice under subsection (1) as if it were a notice under subsection 147(1).
33 The following is added after subsection 169.1(6):
169.1(6.1) Instead of proceeding in accordance with subsections (7) to (11), the Registrar-General may take any steps he or she considers appropriate to resolve an application informally to the satisfaction of the interested parties and in a manner consistent with this Act.
34(1) Subsection 181(1) is replaced with the following:
181(1) The government shall maintain a fund known as the "assurance fund".
34(2) Subsections 181(2) and (5) are repealed.
35 Section 182 is amended by striking out "183" and substituting "182.1".
36 The following is added after section 182:
182.1 A claim for compensation must be made against the government.
37 Subsection 184(1) is amended by striking out "The government is not liable to pay compensation from the assurance fund to a person" and substituting "No person is entitled to compensation".
38 In the following provisions, "The government is not liable to pay compensation to a person" is struck out and "No person is entitled to compensation" is substituted:
39 Section 192.1 is amended by striking out "Her Majesty in right of the province" and substituting "the Government of Manitoba".
40 Section 192.2 is renumbered as subsection 192.2(1) and the following are added as subsections 192.2(2) and (3):
192.2(2) The limit on liability provided by subsection (1) to an employee or agent of a service provider also applies to the government and the service provider to the same extent that it would apply to the government under The Proceedings Against the Crown Act if the employee or agent were an officer or agent of the government. But this subsection does not limit the liability of the service provider to the government.
192.2(3) In this section and section 192.1, "employee of a land titles office" includes a person who is employed by a service provider to provide land registry services.
41 The following is added after section 193:
193.1 The Registrar-General may approve forms for use under this Act.
42(1) Clause 195(a) is repealed.
42(2) Clause 195(b) is replaced with the following:
42(3) The following is added after clause 195(d):
43 Section 196 is repealed.
44 The provisions of The Real Property Act listed in the Schedule to this Act are amended as specified in the Schedule.
45 The Personal Property Security Act is amended by this Part.
46 Section 1 is amended by adding the following definitions:
47 The following is added after section 2:
2.1 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may by regulation designate a person, partnership or other entity as a service provider to provide one or more registry services on behalf of the government.
2.2(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may by regulation authorize a service provider to
2.2(2) An amount retained by a service provider in accordance with a regulation under subsection (1) is not public money for the purpose of The Financial Administration Act.
2.3 Subject to the regulations, a service provider is not an agent of the Crown.
2.4 A service provider must ensure that any person employed by it to provide a registry service fulfills his or her obligations under the Act.
2.5(1) Every record created or received by a service provider for the purpose of providing registry services is deemed to be a government record under The Archives and Recordkeeping Act.
2.5(2) Every record respecting the provision of registry services is deemed to be under the control of the minister for the purpose of Part 2 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
2.5(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to
2.5(4) If a request for access to a record to which subsection (2) applies is made under Part 2 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the service provider must
2.5(5) In this section, "record" means a record of information in any form, including electronic form, but does not include a mechanism or system for generating, sending, receiving, storing or otherwise processing information.
2.6(1) A service provider may collect, use and disclose personal information to the extent necessary for the purpose of providing registry services on behalf of the government.
2.6(2) A service provider must, with respect to personal information collected or retained by it to provide registry services, comply with the restrictions and obligations respecting personal information set out in Part 3 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
2.6(3) A service provider must establish a policy, acceptable to the minister, to protect
2.6(4) The service provider must make the policy established under subsection (3) available to the public.
2.7(1) A service provider must establish, and make available to the public, a conflict of interest policy that is acceptable to the minister.
2.7(2) The conflict of interest policy must
2.8 If registry services are provided by a service provider, the designations and revocations of a designation under section 42 may be governed by an agreement between the government and the service provider.
48(1) Subsections 42(2) and (3) are replaced with the following:
42(2) The Registrar-General must designate a Registrar of Personal Property Security.
42(2.1) The Registrar-General may designate one or more deputy registrars.
42(2.2) The Registrar-General may revoke a designation made under this section.
42(2.3) A person is not eligible to be the Registrar or a deputy registrar unless he or she is employed by a service provider or employed under The Civil Service Act.
42(3) Subject to sections 42.1 to 42.3, the Registrar and deputy registrars must supervise the Registry and shall have the powers and obligations set out in this Act and any other Act, and as prescribed in a regulation to this Act or any other Act providing for registration in the Registry.
48(2) The following is added after subsection 42(4):
42(5) Each deputy registrar has the powers of, and may perform the duties of, the Registrar.
42(6) A deputy registrar is to assist the Registrar in the performance of his or her duties. If the Registrar is absent, or unable to act, or if there is no Registrar, a deputy registrar must act in the Registrar's place.
49 The following is added after section 42:
42.1(1) The Registrar-General must exercise general oversight of the Registry.
42.1(2) The Registrar-General may make, amend and repeal rules of practice that relate to the Registry.
42.1(3) The Registrar and any other person engaged in the operation of the Registry must comply with the rules under subsection (2).
42.1(4) The Registrar-General may delegate any of his or her powers or duties to any person employed by the government, except the power to make rules.
42.2 The Registrar may ask the Registrar-General for an opinion on a point of law or practice. The Registrar must act in accordance with an opinion given by the Registrar-General.
42.3(1) A person who is affected by a decision of the Registrar or any other employee of the Registry respecting the provision of a registry service may refer the matter to the Registrar-General for a decision.
42.3(2) If the Registrar-General makes a decision on a matter referred under subsection (1), the Registrar must act in accordance with the decision.
42.4(1) The Registrar or any other person engaged in the operation of the Registry may advise the Registrar-General if they become aware of any failure to comply with this Act.
42.4(2) A service provider must not take any of the measures listed in subsection (3) against an employee by reason only that
42.4(3) The measures prohibited by subsection (2) are
42.4(4) An employee of a service provider who alleges that a prohibited measure has been taken against him or her may file a written complaint with The Manitoba Labour Board. Sections 28 and 29 of The Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act apply with necessary changes to a complaint under this subsection.
42.4(5) The annual report that the department presided over by the minister must file under section 18 of The Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act must include the number of disclosures received by the Registrar-General under this section and any corrective action taken or direction given as a result of a disclosure.
50(1) Clause 52(2)(a) is amended by striking out "province" and substituting "Government of Manitoba or service provider".
50(2) Subsection 52(4) is amended by adding "a service provider, the Registrar-General," after "Crown in right of the province,".
50(3) The following is added after subsection 52(4):
52(4.1) Subsection (4) does not apply to an action brought against a service provider by the Government of Manitoba.
51 Subsection 54(4) is amended by striking out "Registrar" wherever it occurs and substituting "Registrar-General".
52 Section 72 is amended
53 The Registry Act is amended by this Part.
54 Section 1 is amended
55 Sections 6 and 7 are repealed.
56 Clause 8(c) is amended by striking out "; or a deputy of that district registrar appointed under section 6".
57 Section 9 is replaced with the following:
58 Section 12 is repealed.
59 Section 16 is amended
60(1) Subsection 20(2) is amended
60(2) Subsection 20(3) is amended by striking out "in such form and containing such information as may be prescribed by the regulations" and substituting "in a form approved by the Registrar-General".
60(3) Subsection 20(8) is replaced with the following:
60(4) Subsection 20(9) is repealed.
61 Section 48 is amended in the section heading and in the section by striking out "Registrar-General" and substituting "Examiner of Surveys".
62 Section 50 is replaced with the following:
63 Subsection 52(2) is amended by adding "or a district registrar" after "Registrar-General".
64 Subsection 66(1) and sections 67 and 68 are repealed.
65 Subsection 29(1) of The Archives and Recordkeeping Act is amended by adding ", or for," after "generated or received by".
66(1) The City of Winnipeg Charter is amended by this section.
66(2) Subsection 184(7) is amended by striking out "prescribed" and substituting "approved".
66(3) Subsection 200(2) is amended by adding ", a service provider under The Real Property Act" before "or the government".
66(4) Subsection 382(1) is amended by striking out "prescribed" and substituting "approved".
66(5) Subsection 398(2) is amended by adding ", a service provider under The Real Property Act" before "or the government".
67 Section 1 of The Condominium Act is amended by repealing the definitions "district registrar" and "Registrar General".
68 Subsection 1(1) of The Condominium Act, as enacted by S.M. 2011, c. 30, is amended
69 Subsection 20(1) of The Homesteads Act is amended by striking out "prescribed" and substituting "approved".
70 Section 6 of The Hudson's Bay Company Land Register Act is amended by striking out "district registrar" and substituting "Registrar-General".
71 The Schedule of Definitions to The Interpretation Act is amended in the definition "district registrar" by striking out "appointed" and substituting "designated".
72 Clause 17.1(5)(b) of The Legal Aid Manitoba Act is amended by striking out "prescribed" and substituting "approved".
73(1) The Legal Profession Act is amended by this section.
73(2) Clause 19(2)(b) is amended by adding "or (3.1)" after "subsection (3)".
73(3) The following is added after subsection 19(3):
73(4) The following is added after clause 20(4)(b):
74(1) The Life Leases Act is amended by this section.
74(2) Subsection 11(6) is amended by striking out "or Land Titles Office under" and substituting ", a Land Titles Office, the government or a service provider under".
75(2) Subsections 247.1(1) and 363(1) are amended by repealing the definition "district registrar".
75(3) Subsection 247.11(2) is amended by adding ", a service provider under The Real Property Act," before "or the government".
75(4) Clause 247.13(1)(a) is amended by striking out "prescribed" and substituting "approved".
75(5) Section 379 is amended by striking out "or a Land Titles Office for" and substituting ", a Land Titles Office, the government or a service provider under The Real Property Act for".
76 Subsection 224(3) of The Oil and Gas Act is amended by striking out "appointed".
77 Subsection 182(5) of The Residential Tenancies Act is amended by striking out "prescribed" and substituting "approved".
78 Section 2 of The Special Survey Act is amended
79(1) The Tax Administration and Miscellaneous Taxes Act is amended by this section.
79(2) Subsection 111(1) is amended by replacing the definition "collector" with the following:
79(3) The following is added after subsection 115(2):
115(3) If a district registrar is not satisfied that the fair market value set out in an affidavit under this section is correct, the district registrar may require the person tendering the transfer to produce an appraisal or any other evidence.
79(4) The following is added after section 120:
120.1(1) Money and other property of a collector, and property held by a secured creditor, that but for a security interest would be property of the collector, equal in value to the tax collected is deemed, from the time the tax is collected until it is remitted,
120.1(2) Money held in trust under subsection (1), and the proceeds of any other property held in trust under that subsection, must be paid to the minister in priority to all security interests, including one that arose before this subsection came into force or before the money or other property became subject to the trust.
80 This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by proclamation.