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Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act

Government Bill

12th Assembly, 7th Session

Introduced on March 10, 1995

Events

Timeline of key legislative events

  • First Reading
    Completed March 10, 1995 (Debate | Vote)
  • Second Reading
    Completed March 10, 1995 (Debate | Vote)
  • Third Reading
    Completed April 27, 1995 (Debate | Vote)
  • Commissioner's Assent
    Completed April 27, 1995 (Debate)
  • Status

    Bill Text



    Related Votes

    April 27, 1995 Passed Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput, that Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act, be read for the third time.
    March 10, 1995 Passed Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act, be read for the second time. This bill makes a number of additions to the Land Titles Act to facilitate the transfer of leases and third-party interests, which are recorded on the records for the Minister administering territorial lands into the land titles system, in particular in respect of lands which must be conveyed to the municipalities under the Nunavut land claims agreement. Certain documents will be exempted from the usual rules applying to the execution of documents, the registrar may accept certain leases, together with amendments and assignments of the lease, which do not comply with the act at present and the Minister administering the lands will be authorized to submit other documents as caveats. The bill also amend the act to: -update the provisions pertaining to the registrar's record-keeping obligations to take into account technological advances; -make it clear that a transferee of any interest shown on a certificate of title is entitled to rely upon the memorandum of the interest of the transferor on the title; -provide a mechanism to give effect for the vesting of ownership by statute; -permit the registration of transfers of caveats -permit an owner to surrender a duplicate certificate of a title for cancellation, or request that one be issued where previously it had been requested that one not be issued; -provide that an owner may transfer an easement to himself or herself and that an easement is not extinguished where a person becomes the owner of an easement and the land over which the easement runs; -provide for the replacement of metes and bounds descriptions by a survey and for authority to give effect to plans of survey registered under the former federal act. Thank you.
    March 10, 1995 Passed Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act, be read for the first time.

    Discussion & Mentions

    Assent To Bills
    Assent To Bills

    April 27th, 1995

    Page 1108


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    Commissioner Maksagak

    As Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, it gives me pleasure to assent to the following bills: Bill 1, Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1995-96; Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Fair Practices Act; Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Retirement Plan Beneficiaries Act; Bill 22, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 1994-95; Bill 23, Write-off of Debts Act, 1994-95; Bill 24, Community Employees' Benefits Act; Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act; and, Bill 30, Deficit Elimination Act. Thank you.

    ---Applause

    Bill 27: An Act To Amend The Land Titles Act
    Item 21: Third Reading Of Bills

    April 27th, 1995

    Page 1108


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    Stephen Kakfwi

    Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

    Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput, that Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act, be read for the third time.

    Bill 27: An Act To Amend The Land Titles Act
    Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

    March 9th, 1995

    Page 607


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    Stephen Kakfwi

    Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

    Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act, be read for the second time. This bill makes a number of additions to the Land Titles Act to facilitate the transfer of leases and third-party interests, which are recorded on the records for the Minister administering territorial lands into the land titles system, in particular in respect of lands which must be conveyed to the municipalities under the Nunavut land claims agreement. Certain documents will be exempted from the usual rules applying to the execution of documents, the registrar may accept certain leases, together with amendments and assignments of the lease, which do not comply with the act at present and the Minister administering the lands will be authorized to submit other documents as caveats.

    The bill also amend the act to:

    -update the provisions pertaining to the registrar's record-keeping obligations to take into account technological advances;

    -make it clear that a transferee of any interest shown on a certificate of title is entitled to rely upon the memorandum of the interest of the transferor on the title;

    -provide a mechanism to give effect for the vesting of ownership by statute;

    -permit the registration of transfers of caveats

    -permit an owner to surrender a duplicate certificate of a title for cancellation, or request that one be issued where previously it had been requested that one not be issued;

    -provide that an owner may transfer an easement to himself or herself and that an easement is not extinguished where a person becomes the owner of an easement and the land over which the easement runs;

    -provide for the replacement of metes and bounds descriptions by a survey and for authority to give effect to plans of survey registered under the former federal act. Thank you.

    Bill 27: An Act To Amend The Land Titles Act
    Item 17: First Reading Of Bills

    March 9th, 1995

    Page 603


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    Stephen Kakfwi

    Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

    Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act, be read for the first time.