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knowing the same to have been forged, or any document the signature to which has been forged, knowing the same to have been forged ; or (e.) Fraudulently, or with intent to defraud, uses or deposits, or seeks to use or deposit under this Act any power of attorney, knowing the same to have been revoked, whether expressly or by death of the grantor. 210. Every person who knowingly or wilfully makes a false oath or declaration concerning any matter or procedure made and done in pursuance of this Act or any former Land Transfer Act is guilty of perjury. 211. Every person convicted of a crime or perjury under this Act is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for any term not exceeding four years. 212. No proceeding or conviction for any Act hereby declared to be an offence or a crime or perjury shall affect any remedy which any person aggrieved or injured by such act may be entitled to at law or in equity against the person who has committed such act, or against his estate. Land-broJcers and Valuators. 213. (1.) The Registrar-General may, with the sanction of the Governor, license fit and proper persons to be land-brokers for transacting business under this Act, and, with like sanction, may from time to time prescribe the charges recoverable by such brokers for such business by any scale not exceeding the charges specified in the Eighth Schedule hereto ; and for every such license may charge and receive the fee of five pounds annually. (2.) Every such license shall continue in force until the thirtyfirst day of December next after the date thereof. 214. Before granting any such license the Registrar - General shall take a bond from the person to whom the license is to be issued in the sum of one thousand pounds, with two sureties each in the sum of five hundred pounds, conditioned that such person shall duly and faithfully act in the capacity of such licensed land-broker in accordance with this Act. 215. Any license granted as aforesaid may be revoked by the Registrar-General, with the sanction of the Governor, upon the ground of malfeasance or incapacity of the licensee, or in case the sureties or either of them becomes bankrupt or leaves New Zealand or desires to be discharged from his liability. 216. Any person who, not being the holder of a license as a landbroker under this Act, or of a certificate for the time being in force to the effect that he is on the roll of the Supreme Court as a barrister or solicitor thereof, transacts business for fee or reward under this Act, or wilfully and falsely pretends to be entitled to transact such business, is for each offence liable to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds. 217. If any person licensed as a land-broker knowingly and wilfully charges more than the sums mentioned in the aforesaid scale, or in so far as such scale does not extend, then more than the sums mentioned in the Eighth Schedule hereto, his license shall be cancelled, and he shall be incapable of being again licensed as a land-broker for two years.

Perjuries under the Act. 1908, No. 99, s. 213

Punishment. Ib., s. 214

Conviction not to affect civil remedy. lb., s. 21 5

Registrar-General, with sanction of Governor, may license persons as land-brokers, lb., s. 216

1913, No. 17, s. 21 Bond required before grant of license. 1908, No. 99, s. 217

Licenses may be revoked. lb., s. 218

Acting without license. Ib., s. 219

License of landbroker making unlawful charges cancelled. Ib., s. 220

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