8. Alienation by State
Feedback & supportWhen after the commencement of this Act any person has become entitled to land upon alienation by the Crown or the State for an estate in fee simple, or for an estate in perpetuity, or for a leasehold term of not less than 21 years, the Collector of Land Revenue shall furnish to the Registrar a certificate to that effect, and the Registrar shall thereupon bring the land under the provisions of this Act as hereinafter directed and shall deliver the duplicate certificate of title to the person entitled thereto.
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;
A certificate of title issued pursuant to this section shall not be conclusive as to the boundaries or dimensions of the land therein comprised until the relevant Crown or State instrument has been formally issued and until any alterations have been made pursuant to subsection (5).
The land in any certificate of title issued pursuant to this section shall be held subject to such exceptions, reservations, covenants, and conditions as may lawfully be included in the relevant Crown or State instrument.
Upon the issue of a certificate of title pursuant to this section, the Registrar shall endorse on the relevant folio of the land-register a caution warning persons dealing with the proprietor of the extent, if any, to which that folio is inconclusive as to the boundaries or dimensions.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Titles appointed pursuant to this Act.
Upon the issue of the relevant Crown or State instrument, the Collector of Land Revenue shall deliver it to the Registrar who shall thereupon make any alterations in the land-register necessary to conform to that instrument, and shall cancel any caution relating to inconclusiveness.