Finance Act 2008

Amendment of section 62 (certificate relating to registration of title based on possession) of Principal Act.

128.— (1) Section 62 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) by substituting the following for the definition of “the Act of 1964”:

“ ‘ Act of 1964 ’ means the Registration of Title Act 1964 , as amended by the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006 ;”,

(ii) by deleting the definition of “the Registrar”,

(iii) by inserting the following after “Act of 1964”:

“ ‘ Authority ’ means the Property Registration Authority established by section 9 of the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006 ;”, and

(iv) by substituting “Authority” for “Registrar” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant period”,

and

(b) in subsections (2), (3) and (7) by substituting “Authority” for “Registrar” in each place where it occurs.

(2) This section applies to applications to register property made on or after 4 November 2006.