Land Transfer Act 2017

Miscellaneous applications and other matters - Limited certificates of title

206: Status of caveats lodged under section 205(1) of Land Transfer Act 1952

You could also call this:

"What happens to old caveats when land is brought under the new Land Transfer Act"

You are dealing with a caveat that was lodged under the Deeds Registration Act 1908. This caveat was lodged in accordance with section 205(1) of the Land Transfer Act 1952, which can be found at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM271940. You must treat this caveat as if it was lodged under section 174 against an application to bring land under the Land Transfer Act 2017. You need to follow the rules in subpart 2, which can be found at DLM6731362.html, when dealing with this application and caveat. These rules apply with some changes to the application and the caveat. The changes are necessary to make the rules work with this application and caveat. The caveat is related to land and an application to bring that land under the Land Transfer Act 2017. You can find more information about section 205 at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM271940. The rules in subpart 2 will help you understand how to deal with the application and the caveat.

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205: Certain interests extinguished, or

"Some old rights to land are cancelled after 12 years"

207: Caveats against limited record of title limited as to parcels, or

"Stopping changes to some land titles if you live or own nearby land"

Part 4Miscellaneous applications and other matters
Limited certificates of title

206Status of caveats lodged under section 205(1) of Land Transfer Act 1952

This section applies to a caveat lodged under the Deeds Registration Act 1908 in accordance with section 205(1) of the Land Transfer Act 1952.
The caveat must, for the purposes of this Act, be treated as having been lodged under section 174 against an application to bring land to which the caveat relates under this Act. The provisions of subpart 2 apply with any necessary modifications to the application and the caveat.

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