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Fisheries Act 1996

Registration of transfers, mortgages, caveats, etc - Registration procedure

157: Application for registration

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You need to follow some steps to apply for registration. You must present an instrument in the approved form to the chief executive. This instrument must contain the required particulars and be executed in the specified manner. You also need to pay the prescribed fee when you apply. The application must be in the approved form, if one is available. You can find more information about the approved form and the prescribed fee. The rules for applying are set out in the approved form, which you should use when applying for registration, and you can find more information about this process in the Fisheries Act 1996.

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Part 8Registration of transfers, mortgages, caveats, etc
Registration procedure

157Application for registration

  1. Every application to register a transaction shall—

  2. be made by presenting to the chief executive an instrument in the approved form (if any); and
    1. contain such particulars as are specified in the approved form (if any); and
      1. be executed in the manner specified in the approved form (if any); and
        1. be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).

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          Notes
          • Section 157(a): amended, on , pursuant to section 90(2) of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 101).