44. Reassertion of ownership by proprietor
Feedback & supportA proprietor of an interest in registered land who believes or fears that that land is in adverse possession may lodge with the Registrar a reassertion of his ownership of that interest, and the Registrar shall enter in the land-register a notification of the reassertion.
interest
“interest”, in relation to land, means any interest in land recognised as such by law, and includes an estate in land;
An entry pursuant to this section is a notification within the meaning of section 42.
Such a notification shall not be entered while there is pending in the Land Titles Registry an application for a possessory title to that land.[40
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;