Land Titles Act · 1985 Revised Edition · Part X · Transmissions
103. Notice of death or defeasance
Feedback & supportUpon the death of a joint tenant or of a life tenant of registered land, the proprietor who has become entitled to that land consequent upon that death may apply in the prescribed form to have the death notified in the land-register.
registered land
“registered land” means land which has been brought under the provisions of this Act by being included in a folio of the land-register;
Upon proof to his satisfaction of such a death, the Registrar shall make such entries in the land-register as may be necessary to indicate that the interest of the deceased proprietor has determined, and that the land has become vested in the survivor or other person entitled in reversion or remainder, as the case may be.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Titles appointed pursuant to this Act.
Where a person has become entitled to registered land consequent upon defeasance of the interest of the proprietor of that land, and under circumstances in respect of which no express provision is made by this Act for registration of the interest of that person, he may apply for such registration in the form (suitably amended) prescribed for use under this section.
land
“land” means the surface of any defined parcel of the earth, and all substances thereunder, and so much of the column of air above the surface as is reasonably necessary for the proprietor’s use and enjoyment, and includes any estate or interest in land and all vegetation growing thereon and structures affixed thereto. Subject to any provision to the contrary the proprietorship of land includes natural rights to air, light, water and support and the right of access to any highway on which the land abuts;
Section 29 of the Estate Duty Act [Cap. 96] applies to registered land, and upon the death of a joint tenant or a life tenant of registered land the Commissioner of Estate Duties is not required to register any instrument of charge claiming an interest in the land for estate duty payable.[99
interest
“interest”, in relation to land, means any interest in land recognised as such by law, and includes an estate in land;