Public Registry Act (Schedules) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000

L.N. 262 of 2000

PUBLIC REGISTRY ACT

(CAP. 56)

Public Registry Act (Schedules) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 39 of the Public

Registry Act, the Minister for Home Affairs with the concurrence of

the Minister of Finance, has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Public Registry Act Citation and entry

(Schedules) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000, and shall be read and into force.

construed as one with the Schedules to the Public Registry Act,

hereinafter referred to as "the Schedules".

The First Schedule of the Schedules shall be amended as Amends the rmt

Schedule of the

Schedules.

(a)

in Section A thereof, paragraphs 3 to 7 shall be deleted;

(b) in Section B thereof, paragraphs 12 and 13 shall be

deleted; and

(c) immediately after Section B thereof, there shall be added

the following new section C

Applications, Searches and Certificates

"c 1. For every application for a search for entries against

a particular individual or company, provided that where the

application is submitted by a Government department the

application fee shall be reduced by half

.

And in addition, there shall be payable

a) For every copy, irrespective of the number of

pages, of a note of preference, reference, enrolment or

other record forming part ofthe search

.

b) Where as part of the search, instead of a full

copy of the note, only an indication thereof is given,

such as "GPP" for guarantee of peaceful possession,

"DIM" for different maternity, or similar note in lieu of

the full copy

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C2. When the application refers to the verification and

certification of non-computerised searches, in addition to the

minimum application fee mentioned in paragraph Cl hereof,

as well as in addition to the charge mentioned in the same

paragraph whenever a particular note is not recorded in the

searches presented for verification and certification, and as a

result of the verification and certification, a copy of the

missing note is provided with the result, including the

checking of notes of reference in respect of particular notes

of preference not forming part of an official search

application, a charge, per match, of

a)

For the first 99 matches

.

b) Where the number is 100 matches but does not

exceed 200, charge per match within this band

.

c) Where the number is 200 matches but does not

exceed 500, charge per match within this band

.

d) Where the number is 500 matches but does not

exceed 1000, charge per match within this band

.

e) Where the number of matches is 1000 or over,

charge per match within this band

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C3. Request to update an official search issued during

the ninety days prior to the request

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C4. For a special certificate (Public Registry Certificate)

of any entry issued as a true copy of any entry following an

ad hoc request in tenns of article 30 of the Act, and not

fonning part of an official search

.

C5. For every certificate relating to the wills made by

any particular person, irrespective of the number of pages

(including the fee for the search)

(a) where an application does not require a search

into pre-1972 records

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in all other cases

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(b)

C6. Application to be registered as an agent

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