199—Amendment of section 191—Caveats
(1)
Section 191(d)—delete paragraph (d) and substitute:
(d)
Persons interested may summon caveator
the registered proprietor or any other person claiming estate or interest in
the land may, by summons, call on any caveator, including the
Registrar-General, to attend before the Court to show cause why the caveat
should not be removed; and the Court may, after allowing the parties a
reasonable opportunity to be heard, make such order as appears just in the
circumstances; (if the caveator does not appear in response to the summons,
the Court may, if satisfied that the summons was duly served, proceed to hear
and determine the application in the caveator's absence);
(2)
Section 191—after paragraph (f) insert:
(fa)
Action to establish validity of claim
a caveator may bring an action in the Court to establish the validity of the
claim on which the caveat is based;
(3)
Section 191(g)—delete paragraph (g) and substitute:
(g)
Caveator may apply to Court for order to extend time
the Court may, on the caveator's application, extend the period of
21 days until an action under paragraph (fa) is determined or for
any other period;
(4) Section 191(k),
heading—delete "leave" and substitute:
permission
(5)
Section 191(k)—delete "leave" and substitute:
permission