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Land Transfer Act 2017

Miscellaneous provisions - General provisions - Registrar-General of Land

232: Seal of office

You could also call this:

"The Registrar-General's official stamp"

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The Registrar-General of Land can have a special seal with the New Zealand Coat of Arms and their title on it. You can think of this seal as a stamp that shows something is official. The seal can be electronic or mechanical. The Registrar's seal is used to show that a document is genuine and comes from the Registrar. If a document has the Registrar's seal on it, you can assume it is real unless someone proves otherwise. This helps keep things official and trustworthy. You can find more information about this by looking at s 6 for comparison.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
General provisions: Registrar-General of Land

232Seal of office

  1. The Registrar may have a seal of office with the impression of the New Zealand Coat of Arms and the words Registrar-General of Land, New Zealand.

  2. The seal may be electronic or mechanical.

  3. An instrument that bears a representation of the Registrar's seal and that appears to be issued by or on behalf of the Registrar is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to be treated as having been issued by or under the direction of the Registrar.

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