Section 144 — Land Transfer Act 1952: Lapse of caveat against bringing land under Act

144 Lapse of caveat against bringing land under Act After the expiration of 3 months from the receipt thereof every caveat under section 136 shall be deemed to have lapsed, unless the person by whom or on whose behalf the caveat was lodged has within that time taken proceedings in some Court of competent jurisdiction to establish his title to the estate, interest, lien, or charge therein specified, and has given written notice thereof to the Registrar, or has obtained from the High Court an order or injunction restraining the Registrar from bringing the land therein referred to under this Act. Compare: 1915 No 35 s 153 The words “ High Court ” were substituted, as from 1 April 1980, for the words “ Supreme Court ” pursuant to section 12 Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124). Section 144 was amended, as from 17 May 2005, by section 14 Land Transfer Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 58) by substituting the words “ under section 136 ” for the words “ in Form M ” .