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Reprint as at 24 January 2009

Land Transfer Regulations 2002

(SR 2002/213)

Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 23rd day of July 2002

Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

These regulations are administered by Land Information New Zealand.

Pursuant to sections 235 and 236 of the Land Transfer Act 1952, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

Contents

Part 1
Preliminary provisions

3 Interpretation

Part 2
Instruments

4 Classes of instruments capable of being electronic instruments

5 How instruments must refer to register

6 Who must sign paper instruments

7 Physical properties of paper documents

8 Forms of paper instruments

9 Form of registrable memorandum

10 Rights and powers implied in easements

Part 3
Certification and execution of instruments

11 Parties in respect of whom certification under section 164A of Act is required

12 Form of certification

13 Legal effect of certifications

14 Period for which certifier must keep evidence showing truth of certification

15 How certificates of correctness must be executed

16 How paper instruments must be executed

Part 4
Registration

Supporting documents

17 When duplicate certificate or other instrument of title must be produced [Revoked]

18 When particulars of other instruments must be supplied [Revoked]

19 Deposit of plans

20 When plans must be deposited

Registration process

21 Things that must not be registered

22 Alterations to instruments

23 Withdrawal of instruments after lodgement

24 Registration as to part of land affected

25 Merger of estates or interests

26 Change of name

27 Notice to caveator of instrument presented for registration

28 Change by caveator of address for service

29 Death of caveator

30 Powers of attorney

Records and their integrity

31 Records and indexes

32 Documents must not be altered while retained by Registrar

33 Documents must not be altered after registration

34 Plans must not be altered after deposit

Part 5
Certificates of title

35 Delivery of new certificate of title issued on request [Revoked]

36 Delivery of new certificate of title issued on registration of instrument [Revoked]

37 General powers of Registrar as to delivery of documents [Revoked]

38 Area of land or number of parcels or subdivisions on 1 title

Part 6
Administration

39 Prescribed notice periods

40 Where and when services must be available

41 Assistance to persons searching

43 Fees are inclusive of GST

Schedule 1
Electronic instrument

Schedule 2
Forms of paper instruments

Schedule 3
Form of registrable memorandum

Schedule 4
Rights and powers implied in easements

Schedule 5
Fees payable for matters under Land Transfer Act 1952

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