Land Titles Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Initial Registration of Titles
13. Collector to furnish Registrar with particulars of fresh State title
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Where at the time of the lodgment of any surrender of the title to land under section 9, the land is subject to any subsisting mortgage, statutory charge or caveat, the fresh State title or titles to be issued by the President under section 9 must be endorsed with a statement by the Collector that the fresh State title or titles are subject to any subsisting mortgage, statutory charge or caveat mentioned in that section.
land
“land” means —(a)the surface of any defined parcel of the earth, so much of the subterranean space below and so much of the column of airspace above the surface whether or not held apart from the surface as is reasonably necessary for the proprietor’s use and enjoyment, and includes any estate or interest therein and all vegetation growing thereon and structures affixed thereto; or(b)any parcel of airspace or any subterranean space whether or not held apart from the surface of the earth and described with certainty by reference to a plan approved by the Chief Surveyor and filed with the Authority, and includes any estate or interest therein and all vegetation growing thereon and structures affixed thereto,and where the context so permits, 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;
Upon the issue of the fresh State title by the President for the land surrendered under section 9, the Collector must furnish to the Registrar such particulars of the fresh State title in such manner as may be required by the Registrar to enable the Registrar —
State title
“State title” means any grant or lease issued under the State Lands Act 1920 or State Lands Ordinance 1886 and includes a Crown grant or lease issued under the Crown Lands Ordinance 1886 at any time prior to 16 September 1963;
to bring the land under the provisions of this Act by creating one or more new folios for the land; and
to notify the subsisting mortgage, statutory charge or caveat on the relevant folio or folios and, where applicable, cancel the previously existing folio or folios for the land.
Section 27(5) and (6) applies, with the necessary modifications, to the mortgage, statutory charge or caveat notified on the relevant folio under subsection (2).
folio
“folio” means a folio of the land‑register, whether qualified or unqualified as to title;