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Compilation of register of lands registered under General Registry Act

Cap. 194, s. 12 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) On the declaration by the Minister of a compulsory registration area under section 4, the Registrar shall, in relation to every parcel of land situated in that area the title to which is already registered under the General Registry Act, prepare a register in the prescribed form showing all the subsisting particulars registered under that Act. Act. CAP. 327. CAP. 327. CAP. 327. (2) Any person having an interest in any parcel of land registered under the General Registry Act, shall be given notice in writing by the Registrar that the particulars of the said registration have been transferred to the Land Register compiled under this Act and thereupon the General Registry Act shall cease to apply to such parcel and this Act shall apply thereto. (3) On receipt of notice issued under sub-section (2), the proprietor of land or of a lease registered under the General Registry Act shall within thirty days of the date of such notice surrender his certificate of title to the Registrar and shall, if he so requests, be given a land certificate or certificate of lease under this Act without payment of any fee therefor. (4) Any person who after due notice and without reasonable cause fails to surrender his certificate of title commits an (5) Every certificate of title surrendered under sub-section (3) shall be filed. Act.
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Compilation of register of lands registered under General Registry Act — Cap. 194 s. 12 · Belize Law