Supreme Court Registration Transfer Act 1857 No 23a (NSW)

No. XXVII.

Deeds

E eqistration.

An Act for transferring to the Eegistrar General

the duties of the Chief Clerk of the Supreme

Court as Registrar of Deeds and other Instru­

ments. \lltli March, 1857.]

Preamble. X’TT IIE E .E A S it is expedient to transfer to the General Registry

Y y for New South W ales all Instrum ents heretofore registered

recorded or deposited in the Registry Office attached to the Supreme Court and to vest in the R egistrar General the custody thereof and the registration recording and depositing of like Instrum ents in future Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty by and w ith the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South W ales iu Parliam ent assembled and by the authority of the same as follows :—

All Instruments &c. 1. Upon a day to be fixed by the Governor of which fourteen

in Supreme Court _ days previous notice shall be published in the Government Gazette the

Eegistry Office to be

transferred to Regis- officer then by law charged w ith the custody of Instrum ents thereto-

trar General. registered eiirollcd or deposited in the R egistry Office attached

. to the Supreme Court shall deliver up and the Registrar General shall take possession of the said office and all the said Instrum ents of w hat­ soever kind and all indexes books documents and writings in the custody of the said officer relating thereto.

All duties of regis- 2. Upon and from the same day all the duties now by law

oiTtim Regisuar̂ '* imposed upou and all the powers and authorities then vested in the General.■ ' said officer as such shall be transferred to and imposed upon and

vested in the R egistrar General and the like fees may be taken by him for performing the said duties as may now by law be taken for the performance thereof.

Registrar General	3.	I t shall be lawful for the Registrar General w ith the sanction
may appoint a

Deputy &c. of the Governor to appoint a Deputy or Deputies whose acts w ith respect to all the duties aforesaid shall have the same force and effect as if done by the R egistrar General.

Oommissioners of4. Every Commissioner of the Supreme Court for tak ing affidavits fckuow\edgeme*rtŝ (i^ot residing wuthin five miles of the City of Sydney) shall have power

&c.to take acknowledgments of m arried women and others and verifica­

tions of copies of Deeds and other Instrum ents requiring verification and may receive to his own use the fees now by law payable in tha t behalf.

No. XXVIII,