Section 89 — Land Transfer Act 1952: Issue of certificate of title on sale for non-payment of rates

89 Issue of certificate of title on sale for non-payment of rates Where a transfer has, under section 83 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 , been registered without production of the outstanding certificate of title, the Registrar may, if he is satisfied that the outstanding certificate cannot be got in and cancelled, issue a new certificate in the name of the purchaser without cancellation of the outstanding certificate, and for that purpose may cancel the existing folium of the register. Compare: 1915 No 35 s 81 Section 89 was amended, as from 29 June 1989, by section 208(1) Rating Powers Act 1988 (1988 No 97) by substituting the words “ section 148 of the Rating Powers Act 1988 ” for the words “ section 84 of the Rating Act 1967 ” . Section 89 was amended, as from 1 July 2003, by section 137(1) Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 (2002 No 6) by substituting the words “ section 83 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 ” for the words “ section 148 of the Rating Powers Act 1988 ” . See section 137(2) of that Act for the savings provision that provides that the changes apply for the purpose of rating in a financial year that begins on or after 1 July 2003.