The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Deeds and Titles Registration Amendment Act 1865.”

Sections XXI. and XXII. of “The Deeds Registration Amendment Act 1863” are hereby repealed.

Every Crown Grant of land within the Colony shall before the same shall be delivered to the Grantee or other the person entitled to receive the same be registered either in the Register of Deeds or in the Land Register Office for the Province or District within which the land comprised in such Grant shall be situate at the option of such grantee And it shall be the duty of every Commissioner of Crown Lands Waste Lands Board or other officer or person charged with the delivery of Crown Grants to transmit the same for registration accordingly.

Besides the deeds and documents mentioned in the Land Registration Ordinance of Session II. No. 9 of the late Legislative Council of New Zealand as documents which may be registered all Powers of Attorney by which any person is authorized to deal with land may be registered with accompanying affidavits and declaration if any.

And whereas it is expedient to obviate the danger of loss of documents in transmitting them from one Province to others for the purpose of registration—

Be it enacted that a copy of any document which may have been duly registered in the Registry of Deeds of any District or Province certified under the official seal and the hand of the Registrar of such District or Province to be a true copy may be registered in the Registry of Deeds in any other District or Province.