Land Titles Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Registration
38. Restrictions on Registrar’s powers of registration
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The Registrar must not register any instrument purporting to transfer or otherwise to deal with or affect registered land except in the manner herein provided, nor unless the instrument is substantially in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
The Registrar must not enter in the land‑register a notification of any transaction the legal effect of which is personal only or which does not create a recognised interest in land.
land‑register
“land‑register” means the land‑register that is maintained under section 28;
The Registrar must not register as proprietor any person or body other than a natural person, or a corporation, or a limited liability partnership, or a foreign state in the name of that state, or a body expressly empowered by statute to hold land.
proprietor
“proprietor” means any person who appears from the land‑register to be the person entitled to an estate or interest in any land which has been brought under the provisions of this Act, and includes a mortgagee, chargee and lessee;
The Registrar must not accept for registration any instrument unless the fees prescribed in respect thereof have been deposited or partially paid or arrangements have been made for payment through the inter‑bank GIRO or other electronic means.
instrument
“instrument” includes a transfer, lease, mortgage, transmission application, charge and any other application, or any other document in writing relating to any disposition, devolution or acquisition of land or any claim to or vesting of interest in land;