Land Registration Act
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Land Registration Act CHAPTER 6 OF THE ACTS OF 2001 as amended by 2002, c. 19; 2003, c. 7, s. 4; 2004, c. 38; 2006, c. 15, ss. 9, 10; 2008, c. 19; 2009, c. 10, s. 30; 2011, c. 20; 2014, c. 35, s. 24 © 2016 Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of Nova Scotia Published by Authority of the Speaker of the House of Assembly Halifax This page is intentionally blank. CHAPTER 6 OF THE ACTS OF 2001 amended 2002, c. 19; 2003, c. 7, s. 4; 2004, c. 38; 2006, c. 15, ss. 9, 10; 2008, c. 19; 2009, c. 10, s. 30; 2011, c. 20; 2014, c. 35, s. 24 An Act to Provide for the Registration of Title to Land and to Amend Certain Statutes Respecting Real Property Table of Contents (The table of contents is not part of the statute) Section Short title........................................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose of Act................................................................................................................................... 2 Interpretation..................................................................................................................................... 3 Interpretation..................................................................................................................................... 4 Application of Act............................................................................................................................. 6 Land registration districts.................................................................................................................. 7 Registrar General .............................................................................................................................. 8 Deputy Registrar General.................................................................................................................. 8A Registrar and deputy registrars ......................................................................................................... 9 Registrars .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Parcel registers .................................................................................................................................. 11 Utility rolls ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Contents of parcel register ................................................................................................................ 13 Maintenance of registers ................................................................................................................... 14 Immunity from liability..................................................................................................................... 16 Registrable interests .......................................................................................................................... 17 Registration requirements ................................................................................................................. 18 Legal description of parcel................................................................................................................ 19 Registered interests ........................................................................................................................... 20 Location and boundaries ................................................................................................................... 21 Change of name ................................................................................................................................ 22 Subdivisions...................................................................................................................................... 23 Registration of wills.......................................................................................................................... 24 Grants of administration.................................................................................................................... 25 Prerequisites for acceptance of deed................................................................................................. 26 Proof of death.................................................................................................................................... 27 Trusts................................................................................................................................................. 28 Expropriations................................................................................................................................... 29 Bankruptcies...................................................................................................................................... 30 Tax sales............................................................................................................................................ 31 Right to file certain documents ......................................................................................................... 32 Corrections and amendments to register........................................................................................... 33 Request for correction....................................................................................................................... 34 Proceeding to correct registration ..................................................................................................... 35 Priority rules...................................................................................................................................... 36 Application for registration............................................................................................................... 37 Registration ....................................................................................................................................... 37A Reference to non-residents................................................................................................................ 38 Interests not to be included in parcel register ................................................................................... 40 Land acquired by certificate of title .................................................................................................. 41 Registration on initiative of Registrar General .................................................................................42 Notice filed in registry of deeds........................................................................................................ 43 Effect of registration ......................................................................................................................... 44 Unregistered instruments ineffective ................................................................................................ 45 Restriction on certain registration..................................................................................................... 46 Agreement with Minister respecting registration under Registry Act .............................................. 46A SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 2 land registration 2001, c. 6 Recording of interest.......................................................................................................................... 47 Duties of registrar .............................................................................................................................. 48 Duties of registrar .............................................................................................................................. 49 Effect of cancellation......................................................................................................................... 50 Effect of security interest on title....................................................................................................... 51 Rights of holder of security interest................................................................................................... 52 Debentures and floating charges........................................................................................................ 53 Restriction on effect of court order.................................................................................................... 54 Leases ................................................................................................................................................ 55 Duty to refuse .................................................................................................................................... 56 Cancellation of recording .................................................................................................................. 57 Certificate of lis pendens ................................................................................................................... 58 Personal Property Registry ................................................................................................................ 59 Discharge of security interests........................................................................................................... 60 Effect of condition and covenants ....................................................................................................