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Issue Date: May 23, 1978
Legislation: The Land Titles Act, S.O. 1970, c.234 and The Registry Act, S.O. 1970, c.409, Sec 16

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Section 16 of The Registry Act requires the Land Registrar to produce for inspection any book of his office relating to an instrument, upon receipt of a request in writing and the prescribed fee.

This section should enable a title searcher to require production of any fee or receiving or day book. Item 14 of the Tariff of Fees .set out in Ontario Regulation 880/76 made under The Registry Act provides that there is no fee for a search of a fee, receiving or day book. Accordingly, the book should be made available for examination at the counter upon a verbal request end without any fee, so long as the title searcher does not unduly inconvenience the Land Registry Office staff or other title searchers.

Item 16 of the Tariff of Fees set out in Ontario Regulation 881/76 made under The Land Titles Act provides for a $1.00 fee for a search of any index or register. The words "index or register" are not to be construed as including a fee and receiving book. A search of the fee and receiving book in the land titles system, therefore, may also be made without charge.

This Bulletin replaces Bulletin 74096.

Original signed by:

Darlene Allems, Solicitor