Section 30 — Land Transfer Act 1952: Disposition of previous title deeds on issue of certificate of title

30 Disposition of previous title deeds on issue of certificate of title (1) Upon issuing a certificate of title bringing land under this Act, the Registrar shall cancel by stamp or otherwise the conveyance or other instrument through which the applicant derives his title; but, if any such instrument relates to or includes any property other than the land included in the certificate of title, the Registrar shall, by endorsement thereon, cancel the same in so far only as relates to the land included in the certificate, and that instrument shall for all other purposes remain in full force and effect. (2) All instruments of title relating exclusively to the land shall be retained by the Registrar, and no person shall be entitled to the production thereof except upon the written order of the applicant, or of some person claiming through or under him, or upon the order of the High Court. Compare: 1915 No 35 s 30 The words “ High Court ” in subsection (2) were substituted, as from 1 April 1980, for the words “ Supreme Court ” pursuant to section 12 Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124).