Clause 16

by inserting, immediately after the words “Tenants in common” in the 1st line of subsection (3), the words “entitled in equal shares”;

by deleting subsection (6) and substituting the following subsection:“(6) Upon the registration of the instrument of declaration which has been duly served as required by subsection (5), the respective registered estates and interests in the registered land shall be held by the declarant as tenant in common with the remaining joint tenants and shares in the registered land shall be equally apportioned by the Registrar among the declarant and the remaining joint tenants.”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (7), the following subsection:“(8) Where an application to register an instrument of declaration is made under this section, the Registrar may dispense with production of the document of title on such terms as the Registrar may think fit and register the instrument if he is satisfied that the applicant is unable to produce the document of title on the basis that he is unable to procure it despite his best efforts.”.