Land Titles Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 16 · Powers of Attorney
150. Investigation and registration fees
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Any purchaser of registered land from an attorney who is not a “general attorney” within the meaning of section 149 is entitled to be paid by the attorney —
purchaser
“purchaser” means a person who, in good faith and for valuable consideration, acquires an estate or interest in land, and includes a mortgagee, chargee and lessee; and
the sum of $100 towards the costs of investigating title; and
any additional registration fee which may be prescribed for instruments executed by attorneys.
Any agreement, condition or stipulation in contravention of this section is void.
Where an attorney proves to the satisfaction of the Registrar that the power under which the attorney acts is likely to be used in a series or course of similar transactions, and that complications are not likely to arise in the interpretation of the power, the Registrar may, by an endorsement on the power or a duly certified copy thereof, exempt all transactions or any particular kind or kinds of transactions from this section, and thereupon, for the duration and within the limits of that exemption, additional fees or costs as prescribed by this section are not payable.
attorney
“attorney” means any person appointed by an instrument under seal to act as the agent for or on behalf of a principal in relation to transactions with registered land, whether the agent is called attorney, receiver, broker, factor or otherwise and, where the context admits,