Land Acts Amendment Act of 1961 (10 Eliz ll No. 51) (Qld)

213 ®uecnslnub ANNO DEOIMO ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGINAE ~•••••••••••••••••o-••••••••••••••••••••$•••••coe, No. 51 An Act to Amend "The Land Acts, 1910 to 1961," in certain particulars [ASSENTED TO 19TH DECEMBER, 1961] BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, - by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- 1. (1) This Act may be cited as "The Land Acts Short title Amendment Act of 1961." (2) "The Land Acts, 1910 to 1961," are in this Act Principal referred to as the Principal Act. Act (3) The Principal Act and this Act may be ~ollective collectively cited as" The Land Acts, 1910 to 1961." title

214 Land Acts Amendment Act 10 ELIZ. II. No. 51, News. 7A inserted 2. The Principal Act is amended by inserting after section seven the following section :- Issue of grant to trustee " [7 A.] (J) In any case in which a person is entitled to have a grant in fee-simple issued to him as trustee, other than as a trustee of land granted in trust for a public purpose, the Governor in Council shall not issue such grant until such person has deposited in the office in Brisbane of the Department of Public Lands an instrument, in duplicate, declaring the trusts upon which the land the subject of the grant shall be held by such person. Every such instrument shall be signed by such person, shall be attested by a witness, and shall refer to the description to be given in the grant of the land or shall give such other description as may be necessary to identify the land. (2) Upon the forwarding to the Registrar of Titles of the grant for entry of the duplicate thereof in the register book kept by him, pursuant to the provisions of " The Real Property Acts, 1861 to 1960," there shall also be forwarded to him both copies deposited in the office in Brisbane of the Department of Public Lands of the instrument declaring the trusts upon which the land the subject of the grant shall be held by the grantee. The Registrar of Titles shall have and may exercise with respect to such instrument the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section one hundred and twelve of" The Real Property Acts, 1861 to 1960," and may refuse to enter the duplicate of the grant in the aforesaid register book until the requirements of any requisition made by him under that section in respect of the instrument have been complied with to his satisfaction.

1961 Land Acts Amendment Act The Registrar of Titles shall not make any entry of such trusts in the aforementioned register book but he shall retain in his office for safe custody and reference one copy of such instrument and he may make with respect to such instrument such memorial, entry or noting in or on the grant, including the duplicate thereof entered in the aforementioned register book, as he deems necessary or expedient for referring thereto. (3) This section applies to grants the entitlement whereto accrued, but which have not been issued, before the date of the enactment of this section, as well as to grants the entitlement whereto accrues on or after such date." 215