Deeds and Land Registry (Registration of Instruments) Regulations, 1991 (SRO No. 17 of 1991)

Deeds and Land Registry (Registration of Instruments) Regulations SRO 17 of 1991 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1. Citation. 2. Definition. 3. Size, Quality and Kind of Paper. 4. Regulations as to Plans. 5. Regulations as to Printing, etc. Revocation. Commencement. DEEDS AND LAND REGISTRY (REGISTRATION OF INSTRUMENTS) REGULATIONS [SRO 17 of 1991.] [19th August, 1991.] 1. Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Deeds and Land Registry (Registration of Instruments) Regulations, 1991. 2. Definition In the Regulations “Act” means the Deeds and Land Registry Act, Chapter 90, of the Laws of Grenada. 3. Size, Quality and Kind of Paper (1) (a) Subject to Regulation 4 hereof, a copy of any instrument supplied to the Registrar pursuant to Section 18(1) of the Act shall be on white deed paper 125 grams 13 inches long and 8 inches wide having a margin not less than 1½ inches to be left blank on the left side of the face of the paper and on the right side of the reverse. (b) Where the copy supplied consists of more than one sheet of paper it shall be held together by a staple affixed at the top left-hand corner thereof only. 4. Regulations as to Plans (1) The size of a plan annexed to the copy shall not be smaller than 13 inches long by 8 inches wide nor larger than 13 inches long by 14½ inches wide having in either case a margin not less than 1½ inches to be left blank on the left side of the face. (2) All such plans shall be drawn on white deed paper 125 grams. 5. Regulations as to Printing, etc. (1) Every copy of an instrument must be produced by one of the following means, that is to say, printing and typewriting otherwise than by means of a carbon and may be produced partly by one of those means and partly by another or others of them. (2) A copy shall be deemed to be printed if it is produced by type lithography or stencil duplicating. (3) Any type used in producing a copy for use as aforesaid must be such as to give a clear and legible impression and must not be smaller than eleven (11) point type for printing or elite type for type lithography stencil duplicating or typewriting. (4) Any copy produced by a photographic or similar process giving a positive and permanent representation free from blemishes, shall to the extent that it contains a facsimile of any printed, written or typewritten matter, be treated as if it were printed, written or typewritten, as the case may be. Revocation The Deeds and Land Registry (Registration of Instruments) Regulations, 1991, SRO No. 5 of 1991, are hereby revoked. Commencement These Regulations shall come into force the 19th day of August, 1991.