Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Land Transfer Act 2017

Dealings in estates and interests in land - Statutory land charges

121: Protection of Registrar

You could also call this:

"Safeguarding the Person in Charge of Land Records"

Illustration for Land Transfer Act 2017

The Registrar can register a charge under section 118 without asking more questions, using the information in the notice. You can think of the Registrar like a person in charge of keeping track of land information. The Registrar can also release a charge under section 120 based on certain information, such as a certificate or details from the applicant.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM6731273.

This page was last updated on — View changes

Topics:
Housing and property > Land useHousing and property > Buying and selling homes
Previous

120: Release of charge, or

"How to remove a charge from a piece of land when it's been paid off"

Next

122: Interpretation, or

"What special words mean in this law"

Part 3Dealings in estates and interests in land
Statutory land charges

121Protection of Registrar

  1. The Registrar is entitled, without making any further inquiries, to—

  2. register a charge under section 118 on the basis of the information contained in the notice:
    1. release a charge under section 120 on the basis of the information—
      1. contained in a certificate under subsection (2) of that section; or
        1. provided by the applicant under subsection (3) of that section.

        Compare