EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

REAL PROPERTY (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE (NO. 2) 1986

NO 44 OF 1986

The Real Property (Amendment) Ordinance (No. 2) 1986 amends the Real Property Ordinance 1925 to enable the imposition of a fee for a search of the Register of Land Titles.  Details of the amending Ordinance are as follows:

Sections 1 and 2 deal with citation and commencement.

Section 3 amends Schedule 18 of the Real Property Ordinance 1925 by inserting into that schedule a new item 5A which concerns the inspection of the Register Book.  The effect of the amendment is to provide that the Minister may determine a fee for the purposes of inspecting the Register Book pursuant to section 66 of the Real Property Ordinance 1925.