S.L. 55.6 Art. 8Land Registry.

(1) Saving the provisions of these regulations, a Land

Registry official search that is not in terms of the Land Registry

Rules shall be excluded from the scope of these regulations.

(2) For the purpose of these regulations, the Land Registry official search shall be issued not more than four months prior to the date of publication of the notarial act.

(3) (a) A notary shall not be responsible beyond what transpires from the Land Registry official search.

(b) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a), a notary shall not be responsible for any error or omission in such official search, whatever the reason.

(4) Where there is a conflict between the Land Registry official search and a copy of a notarial act which forms part of the searches, the notary shall inform the transferee and shall advise him on the course of action he could take, including the possibility of referring such transferee to take further independent legal advice.

(5) Where there is a manifest discrepancy between a plan in the Land Registry official search and a plan submitted to a notary by the transferee, or one which is annexed to a copy of a notarial act which forms part of the searches, the notary shall advise the transferee to seek the services of an architect on the course of action the transferee could take.