Clause 9

Section 21 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:“(5) Where a person entitled to the unregistered land does not or is unable to produce the documents of title or any other evidence substantiating his claim, the Registrar may, in his discretion, issue a certificate of title to that person if a statutory declaration (in a form acceptable to the Registrar) has been executed by that person, his successor‑in‑title, his mortgagee or any person who has possession or control of the documents of title, and produced to the Registrar for his inspection and, if the Registrar so requires, retention.”.