§ 117 — Notification of caveats

117.—(1) Where the particulars of a caveat have been provisionally entered in the Caveat Index or a folio or both, and the caveat is subsequently accepted by the Registrar as being in order for notification, the Registrar must —(a)

if the caveat relates to land not yet brought under the provisions of this Act — expeditiously sign and date the entry of the particulars of the caveat in the Caveat Index;

(b)

if the caveat relates to a manual folio — expeditiously sign and date the entry of the particulars of the caveat in the folio;

(c)

if the caveat relates to a computer folio — date the entry of the particulars thereof in the Caveat Index and in the computer folio,

and notify the caveatee that the caveat has been lodged and accepted by the Registrar.

(2) When any land specified in a caveat which has been notified in the Caveat Index is brought under the provisions of this Act and the caveat is notified in the land-register, the Registrar must as soon as practicable make the appropriate entry in the Caveat Index to indicate clearly the folio created for the land.

(3) If upon investigation it is found that a caveat does not comply with the requirements of this Act, the Registrar must give notice to the caveator of the matters in respect of which it is deficient, and if, within a period of not less than 14 days from the date of the service of the notice, the caveat is not rectified, it is deemed to have been withdrawn.

(4) The Registrar must cancel the entry of the notification of a caveat mentioned in subsection (3) in the Caveat Index or the land‑register, as the case may be.

(5) The Registrar need not be concerned to consider whether or not a caveator’s claim is justified.[8/2014]

—(1) Where the particulars of a caveat have been provisionally entered in the Caveat Index or a folio or both, and the caveat is subsequently accepted by the Registrar as being in order for notification, the Registrar must —(a)

if the caveat relates to land not yet brought under the provisions of this Act — expeditiously sign and date the entry of the particulars of the caveat in the Caveat Index;

(b)

if the caveat relates to a manual folio — expeditiously sign and date the entry of the particulars of the caveat in the folio;

(c)

if the caveat relates to a computer folio — date the entry of the particulars thereof in the Caveat Index and in the computer folio,

and notify the caveatee that the caveat has been lodged and accepted by the Registrar.

(2) When any land specified in a caveat which has been notified in the Caveat Index is brought under the provisions of this Act and the caveat is notified in the land-register, the Registrar must as soon as practicable make the appropriate entry in the Caveat Index to indicate clearly the folio created for the land.

(3) If upon investigation it is found that a caveat does not comply with the requirements of this Act, the Registrar must give notice to the caveator of the matters in respect of which it is deficient, and if, within a period of not less than 14 days from the date of the service of the notice, the caveat is not rectified, it is deemed to have been withdrawn.

(4) The Registrar must cancel the entry of the notification of a caveat mentioned in subsection (3) in the Caveat Index or the land‑register, as the case may be.

(5) The Registrar need not be concerned to consider whether or not a caveator’s claim is justified.[8/2014]