22 (1) Except as otherwise provided in and subject to, (a)  this Act and the regulations; and (b)  Part I of the Land Registration Reform Act and the regulations made under it, any instrument within the meaning of section 1 and any other instrument specifically permitted to be registered under Part I of this Act may be registered.  R.S.O. 1990, c. R.20, s. 22 (1); 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 219 (1). Delivery of instruments (2) Unless otherwise provided in this Act, any instrument that may be registered shall be registered upon and by delivery to the Director of the instrument or of an executed duplicate or other original part of the instrument with all necessary affidavits. 2012, c. 8, Sched. 51, s. 12. Same (2.1) In subsection (2), “delivery” includes delivery by direct electronic transmission.  1994, c. 27, s. 99 (3). Unpatented Crown lands (3) Subject to subsection (4), the registration of an instrument purporting to affect unpatented Crown land or land that has the status of unpatented Crown land has no effect under this Act.  R.S.O. 1990, c. R.20, s. 22 (3). Exceptions (4) Subsection (3) does not apply, (a)  to a mortgage or other encumbrance made by the original nominee of the Crown or by a person through whom a person obtaining a grant of land from the Crown derived title, or to a lien affecting the land; (b)  to a plan of Crown land made under the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, the Public Lands Act or any other Act of Ontario; (c)  to a lease of Crown land or of an interest therein or of any interest of the Crown in land under the Mining Act or the Public Lands Act; (d)  in the case of an instrument purporting to affect land, which when the instrument was registered was unpatented Crown land, if, (i)  a patent of the land is subsequently registered, or (ii)  a notice, which was issued by any competent governmental authority, in existence before or after the creation of the Province of Ontario, and which stated that the land was patented, is recorded in the land registry office; (e)  to an instrument affecting land that was unpatented Crown land at the time of registration of the instrument, where the instrument, (i)  was registered in compliance with an Act of Ontario, or (ii)  was registered as contemplated by an Act of Ontario and the instrument was either executed or approved on behalf of the Crown by a minister or other person authorized by law so to do; or (f)  to a licence of occupation for the purpose of a pipe line as defined in the Ontario Energy Board Act, if the licence is accompanied by a statement of the licensee or his or her solicitor or, where the licensee is a corporation, an officer of or solicitor for the corporation stating that the land affected by the licence is to be used for that purpose, or to any instrument affecting a registered licence of occupation.  R.S.O. 1990, c. R.20, s. 22 (4); 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 219 (2). Water lots, etc. (5) An instrument purporting to affect land covered by water shall not be registered unless the registry division in which the land is situate can be readily ascertained from the instrument.  R.S.O. 1990, c. R.20, s. 22 (5). Notice of unregistered interest (6) An instrument that refers to an unregistered instrument or to an interest or claim dependent upon or arising out of an unregistered instrument shall not be registered under this Act.  R.S.O. 1990, c. R.20, s. 22 (6). Leases (7) Despite subsections (2) and (6), a notice of, (a)  a lease; (a.1)  an amendment of a lease; (b)  a sublease; (c)  an assignment of a lease; (d)  a mortgage of a lease; (e)  an assignment of the lessor’s interest in a lease; (f)  a determination or surrender of a lease; (g)  an agreement to lease; or (h)  an option to lease, may be registered if it complies with the regulations.  R.S.O. 1990, c. R.20, s. 22 (7); 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 219 (3). Agreements and options (8) Despite subsections (2) and (6), a notice of, (a)  an agreement of purchase and sale of land or an assignment thereof; or (b)  an option for the purchase of land or an assignment thereof, may be registered if it complies with the regulations.  R.S.O. 1990, c. R.20, s. 22 (8). Expiry (9) Subject to subsection (10), the registration of a notice under subsection (8) expires one year after the date of its registration.  R.S.O. 1990, c. R.20, s. 22 (9). Renewal (10) The period of registration of a notice under subsection (8) may be extended from time to time by registering a renewal notice in the prescribed form and, unless the period is further extended, the registration of the renewal notice expires one year after the date of its registration.  R.S.O. 1990, c. R.20, s. 22 (10). Statement of good faith (11) A notice registered under subsection (8) or (10) shall be accompanied by a statement of good faith in the prescribed form.  1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 219 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1994, c. 27, s. 99 (3) - 09/12/1994; 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 219 (1-4) - 18/12/1998 2012, c. 8, Sched. 51, s. 12 - 01/09/2016