Section 38

The Registrar must not register any instrument purporting to transfer or otherwise to deal with or affect registered land except in the manner herein provided, nor unless the instrument is substantially in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

The Registrar must not enter in the land‑register a notification of any transaction the legal effect of which is personal only or which does not create a recognised interest in land.

The Registrar must not register as proprietor any person or body other than a natural person, or a corporation, or a limited liability partnership, or a foreign state in the name of that state, or a body expressly empowered by statute to hold land.

The Registrar must not accept for registration any instrument unless the fees prescribed in respect thereof have been deposited or partially paid or arrangements have been made for payment through the inter‑bank GIRO or other electronic means.