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224. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all offences against this Act may be prosecuted, and all fines or sums of money imposed or declared to be due or owing by or under the same may be sued for and recovered, in the name of the Attorney-General, before any Court having jurisdiction for punishment of offences of the like nature or for the recovery of fines or sums of money of the like amount. 225. Before proceeding to enforce any penalty under this Act for non-production of any deed or instrument the Registrar may require the person at whose instance such proceeding is taken to deposit with the Clerk of the Court in which such proceeding is to be taken a reasonable sum as security for any costs or expenses which may be incurred by the Registrar in relation to such proceeding or consequent on any failure therein, and to sign an undertaking to pay such costs or expenses. 226. All discretionary powers vested in Registrars, save only such as are expressly required to be exercised in conjunction with an Examiner of Titles, shall be exercised subject to such regulations, as may be made under this Act. 227. No District Land Registrar shall be bound to produce in any Court of law or elsewhere than in the Land Registry for the district any Register or other document in his custody as such Registrar, or to attend before any Court or elsewhere to give evidence as such Registrar, except by order of a Judge of the Supreme Court, which order shall not be made unless such Judge is satisfied that such attendance or production is necessary, and that the required evidence cannot be given by certified copy of such Register or instrument. 228. No officer appointed under this Act, or whose appointment is hereby confirmed, shall be personally liable to any action or proceeding for or in respect of any act or matter bona fide done or omitted to be done by him in the exercise or supposed exercise of powers vested in him under this Act. 229. The special provisions contained in the several Appendices I, 11, and 111 annexed to this Act are hereby enacted, and shall be deemed to form part of this Act. 230. Where by any unrepealed Act any act, matter, or thing is authorized to be done, or any memorial is authorized or directed to be registered under any former Land Transfer Act, such act, matter, or thing may be done, or such memorial registered, under this Act, unless the same is inconsistent with, the express provisions hereof. 231. Where in any unrepealed Act, or in any deed, instrument, or other document, made before the coming into operation of this Act, reference is made to any former Land Transfer Act, such reference shall be construed and shall operate as if it had been made to this Act, or to such of the provisions of this Act as correspond to those of the Act so referred to.

Prosecution of offences. 1908, No. 99, s. 227

Registrar may require indemnity for costs. Ib., s. 228

Discretionary powers of Registrars. Ib., s. 229

Registrar not bound to attend Court or produce Register without Judge's order. Ib., s. 230

Officers not personally liable. Ib., s. 231.

Special provisions in Appendices enacted. Ib., s. 232 Acts authorized under former Land Transfer Act may be done under this Act. Ib., s. 233

References to foimer Land Transfer Act to apply to this Act. Ib., s. 234

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