Clause 29

by deleting paragraph (b) of subsection (3) and substituting the following paragraph:“(b)a solicitor has not been employed by a party to the instrument, the party himself shall sign the certificate referred to in subsection (2) and if the party is a corporation or limited liability partnership, the certificate shall be signed by a responsible officer of the corporation or limited liability partnership, as the case may be.”;

by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:“(5) Where the certificate is signed by any party (including a solicitor who is a party acquiring or divesting title under the instrument), or by a responsible officer of any corporation or limited liability partnership, divesting or acquiring title, the Registrar may require such person to appear before him and to furnish satisfactory evidence as to his identity, capacity and authority.”;

by deleting the words “application, dealing or caveat” wherever they appear in subsection (6) and substituting in each case the words “instrument or caveat”;

by deleting “$5,000” in subsection (6) and substituting “$25,000”; and

by deleting subsection (8) and substituting the following subsection:“(8) In this section —“responsible officer” means —

in the case of a corporation (other than a limited liability partnership), its secretary or other permanent officer, or a member of its board of directors, council or other governing body; or

in the case of a limited liability partnership, its partner, manager or an attorney appointed in that behalf by the limited liability partnership;“solicitor” means a solicitor who has in force a practising certificate issued under the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161).”.