Section 242 — Resource Management Act 1991: Prior registered instruments protected

242 Prior registered instruments protected (1) Where— (a) For the purpose of complying with a condition of a kind referred to in section 220(1)(b) ,— (i) A covenant is registered in accordance with section 240 , to the effect that specified land shall not, without the approval of the territorial authority, be transferred, leased, or otherwise disposed of except in conjunction with other land; or (ii) Specified land is amalgamated in one certificate of title with any other land in accordance with section 241 ; and (b) That other land is already subject to a registered instrument under which a power to sell, a right of renewal, or a right or obligation to purchase is lawfully conferred or imposed; and (c) That power, right, or obligation becomes exercisable but is not able to be exercised or fully exercised because of section 240(2) or section 241(2) — the specified land shall be deemed to be and always to have been part of the other land that is subject to that instrument, and all rights and obligations in respect of, and encumbrances on, that other land shall be deemed also to be rights and obligations in respect of, or encumbrances on, the specified land; and the District Land Registrar shall enter upon all relevant certificates of title a memorandum to the effect that the land therein is subject to this subsection. (2) Where any instrument to which subsection (1) applies is a mortgage, charge, or lien, it shall be deemed to have priority over any mortgage, charge, or lien against the specified land which is registered subsequent to the issue of the certificate of title pursuant to section 241 or the registration of the covenant entered into pursuant to section 240 , as the case may be; and the District Land Registrar shall enter upon all relevant certificates of title a memorandum to the effect that the land therein is subject to this subsection. (3) Where a memorandum has been entered on a certificate of title under this section, and the District Land Registrar then receives notification pursuant to section 240(5) or section 241(4) , the District Land Registrar shall note the memorandum accordingly. Subsection (3) was inserted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 129 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65).