Cap. 296 Art. 4Land Registrar and other officers.

(1) The business of the registry shall be conducted by a public officer who shall be appointed for that purpose and shall be known as the Land Registrar, with such officers (namely, assistant registrars, clerks and other employees) as may from time to time be deemed to be required.

(2) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed Land Registrar unless he is an advocate or a notary public of not less than seven years’ standing.

(3) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed assistant registrar unless he is an advocate or a notary public or a legal procurator of not less than three years’ standing.

(4) During any vacancy in the office of the Land Registrar, all the functions, powers and authorities by this Act or by any other law assigned to or conferred on the Land Registrar shall be exercised by an assistant registrar designated by the Minister to act as Land Registrar and all acts done by an assistant registrar so designated shall have the same effect in all respects as if they had been done by the Land Registrar.