Article 3 New rule 29

The following rule shall be substituted for rule 29:

“Certificate by a solicitor as to title on first registration

29

On an application for first registration following a sale of freehold or leasehold land or the grant of a lease where the land comprises only a single house or flat, including any yard, garden or outhouse belonging thereto the Registrar may, if he thinks fit, register a title as absolute or good leasehold on production of a certificate by a solicitor at the expense of the applicant, to the effect that:

(a)

he acted for the applicant on the purchase or the grant of the lease which induced the registration;

(b)

he investigated, or caused to be investigated, the title in the usual way on the applicant’s behalf and made, or caused to be made, all necessary searches;

(c)

he believes that the applicant is, and has been since the date of the acquisition, in undisputed possession of the land or in receipt of the rents and profits thereof;

(d)

he is not aware of any question or doubt affecting the applicant’s title or of any claim to the land adverse to the interest of the applicant;

(e)

the applicant has not entered into any arrangement or created any incumbrance requiring entry on the register except as may be stated in the certificate; and

(f)

he is not aware of any other matters affecting the applicant’s title except as may be referred to in the assurance to the applicant or stated in the certificate.”