B-9 - Act respecting registry offices

Updated to 22 October 1999

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chapter B-9

Act respecting registry offices

1992, c. 57, s. 446.

1. The Minister of Justice appoints, for each registry office, a registrar entrusted with the keeping of that office.

The Minister of Justice may, however, where the circumstances so require, entrust the keeping of more than one registry office to the same registrar.

Each registrar is, by virtue of his office and as long as he remains in office, deputy registrar for every registry office other than that for which he was appointed.

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 1; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

2. The Minister of Justice appoints one or more deputy registrars for each registry office.

Deputy registrars have, in all respects, the same powers, duties and obligations as the registrar and exercise or perform them under the authority of the registrar.

Each deputy registrar is, by virtue of his office and as long as he remains in office, a deputy registrar for every registry office other than that for which he was appointed.

The Minister of Justice or any officer of his department designated by him in writing may, where the circumstances so require, appoint deputy registrars for the time he fixes, from among the personnel of the registry offices. The instrument of appointment may limit their powers and functions and specify the conditions governing the exercise thereof.

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 3; 1992, c. 57, s. 447; 1998, c. 5, s. 20.

3. The Minister of Justice may order a registrar to replace or reconstitute the whole or part of any document kept by the registrar so as to ensure the conservation of the rights published and to facilitate the consultation of the document.

The replacement or reconstitution may be effected by transcription, photocopy, microfilm or any other means that will ensure the conservation of the information recorded in the document and facilitate the consultation of the document.

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 4; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

4. The Minister determines the means to be used to replace or reconstitute the document and the manner of proceeding with such replacement or reconstitution so as to ensure its authenticity.

Where a document is replaced, the registrar collates the reproduction with the original and certifies in writing and under his oath of office that it is a true reproduction of the original.

Where a document is reconstituted, the registrar certifies in writing and under his oath of office that the reproduction has been carried out in accordance with the order of the Minister.

Any reproduction so certified has the same authenticity, validity and effect as the document it replaces or of which it is a reconstitution and the provisions of the Civil Code relating to the organization of registry offices apply.

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 5; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 14, s. 81; 1978, c. 15, s. 140; 1983, c. 55, s. 161; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

5. The Government may determine, by regulation, for documents requiring publication, the quality and dimensions of the paper used, the lay-out of the text, the types of copies that may be presented for registration and the manner of keeping the documents forming part of the records of the registry office.

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 6; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 14, s. 81; 1978, c. 15, s. 140; 1983, c. 55, s. 161; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

5.1. (Replaced).

1987, c. 98, s. 6; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

6. Where a document is replaced or reconstituted by microfilm, the Minister of Justice determines the means and manner of recording any particular relating to an entry appearing on the microfilm.

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 7; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 14, s. 81; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 16, s. 3; 1974, c. 11, s. 46; 1978, c. 15, s. 140; 1981, c. 14, s. 21; 1983, c. 55, s. 161; 1987, c. 98, s. 7; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

7. Every registrar and every deputy registrar shall, upon his appointment, take, before a judge of the Superior Court, before the clerk of the district in which the office for which he is appointed is located or before an officer designated in writing by the Minister of Justice, the following oath:

“I, (name), declare under oath that I will faithfully, impartially and honestly perform, to the best of my ability and knowledge, all the duties of the office of (registrar or deputy registrar) and that I will so exercise all the powers thereof.

The oath is filed at the office of the branch of the Ministère de la Justice responsible for registry offices. An officer designated in writing by the Minister of Justice issues, on request, a certified copy of the oath.

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 8; 1991, c. 26, s. 3; 1992, c. 57, s. 447; 1999, c. 40, s. 41.

8. The Government may, by order, make tariffs of fees to be collected by registrars for the various services performed by them. It may, in such tariffs,

(1)  determine the persons, departments or bodies that are exempt from the payment of fees or the documents or services for which an exemption applies;

(2)  prescribe, for the services it determines, the terms and conditions of payment of the fees, and determine the persons, departments or bodies that may benefit therefrom.

In addition, the Government shall take into account, when fixing tariffs, the percentage established by the order made under section 8 of the Act to promote the reform of the cadastre in Québec (chapter R-3.1).

Every such order may be amended, repealed or replaced and apply to one or more or to all the registration divisions of Québec.

The order shall be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec and come into force 30 days after publication.

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 9; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 16, s. 3; 1979, c. 43, s. 10; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

9. Where the tariff established in accordance with section 8 prescribes that fees must be paid for the registration of a document or the performance of a service in a registry office, no such document may be presented to the registrar, and, subject to the terms and conditions of payment prescribed under subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph of section 8, no such service may be performed by the registrar, unless the prescribed fees have been paid.

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 10; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 14, s. 81; 1978, c. 15, s. 140; 1983, c. 55, s. 161; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

10. No fee is exigible

(1)  for the registration of a hypothec granted under the Act respecting the Société de financement agricole (chapter S-11.0101) or the Farm Credit Corporation Act (Statutes of Canada, 1993, chapter 14). However, the application for registration must indicate that the grantor operates a farming business and must make reference to the Act under which the hupothec was granted;

(2)  for searches made in registry offices for the purposes of such hypothecs;

(3)  for the issue by the registrar, either hand to hand or by mail, of certified statements, extracts or copies of applications for registration that relate to such hupothecs.

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 11; 1979, c. 38, s. 39; 1991, c. 26, s. 3; 1992, c. 57, s. 447; 1995, c. 33, s. 18.

11. The territory of the registration divisions in which there is a land register, within the meaning of article 2972 of the Civil Code of Québec, is described by government regulation.

The territory of the registration division is the territory described in the Territorial Division Act (chapter D-11) where the land register takes the form of the index of immovables, the register of real rights of State resource development or the register of the public service networks and of immovables situated in a territory without a cadastral survey.

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 13; 1991, c. 26, s. 3; 1992, c. 57, s. 447; 1993, c. 78, s. 15.

12. For the purposes of the updating of the municipal assessment roll, a person applying for the registration of the acquisition, creation, recognition, modification, transmission or extinction of the right of ownership in an immovable or of a special mode or dismemberment of that right must present to the registrar, in addition to the documents required for registration, a copy, authenticated or not, of the act evidencing the right and a copy, authenticated or not, of the summary or extract where the application is made by means of a summary or extract.

Where the act evidencing the right concerns immovables situated in the territory of several local municipalities, the applicant must present one copy per municipality.

The registrar shall send to the local municipality concerned, within the time fixed in the first paragraph of section 10 of the Act respecting duties on transfers of immovables (chapter D-15.1) and according to the tariff applicable to the sending of notices of transfer, the copies presented by the applicant under the first paragraph.

The provisions of this section do not apply where the act evidencing the right is a deed of transfer subject to the provisions of section 9.1 of the Act respecting duties on transfers of immovables.

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 13; 1991, c. 26, s. 3; 1992, c. 57, s. 447; 1993, c. 78, s. 15; 1995, c. 33, s. 19.

13. The registrar shall not refuse the registration referred to in section 12 on the ground that the applicant has failed to comply with the requirements of the said section concerning the presentation of copies.

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 14; 1992, c. 57, s. 447; 1995, c. 33, s. 19.

14. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 15; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

15. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 16; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

16. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 17; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

17. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 18; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

18. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 19; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

19. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 20; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

20. (Repealed).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 21; 1986, c. 62, s. 2.

21. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 22; 1969, c. 26, s. 91; 1991, c. 26, s. 4; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

22. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 23; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 17, s. 2; 1984, c. 46, s. 15; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

22.1. (Replaced).

1982, c. 58, s. 16; 1984, c. 46, s. 16; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

23. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 24; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

24. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 25; 1990, c. 4, s. 115; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

25. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 26; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 16, s. 3; 1979, c. 43, s. 11; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

26. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 27; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

27. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 28; 1990, c. 4, s. 116; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

28. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 29; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

29. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 30; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 16, s. 3; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

30. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 31; 1974, c. 11, s. 2; 1987, c. 98, s. 8; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

31. (Repealed).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 32; 1979, c. 43, s. 12.

32. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 33; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

33. (Repealed).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 34; 1982, c. 58, s. 17.

34. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 35; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

35. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 36; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

36. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 37; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

37. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 38; 1985, c. 22, s. 37; 1991, c. 20, s. 2; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

37.1. (Replaced).

1991, c. 20, s. 3; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

37.2. (Replaced).

1991, c. 20, s. 3; 1992, c. 32, s. 39; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

38. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 39; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 14, s. 81; 1978, c. 15, s. 140; 1983, c. 55, s. 161; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

39. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 40; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 16, s. 3; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

40. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 41; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

41. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 42; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

42. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 43; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

43. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 44; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 16, s. 3; 1977, c. 5, s. 14; 1991, c. 20, s. 4; 1992, c. 61, s. 89; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

44. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 45; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

45. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 46; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

46. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 47; 1965 (1st sess.), c. 14, s. 81; 1978, c. 15, s. 140; 1983, c. 55, s. 161; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

47. (Repealed).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 48; 1991, c. 26, s. 5.

48. (Repealed).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 49; 1991, c. 26, s. 5.

49. (Repealed).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 50; 1991, c. 26, s. 5.

50. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, s. 51; 1986, c. 95, s. 37; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

51. (Replaced).

1982, c. 21, s. 1; U. K., 1982, c. 11, Sch. B, Part I, s. 33; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

FORMS

FORM 1

(Repealed).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, form 1; 1986, c. 95, s. 38; 1987, c. 98, s. 9.

FORM 2

(Repealed).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, form 2; 1987, c. 98, s. 9.

FORM 3

(Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 319, form 3; 1992, c. 57, s. 447.

REPEAL SCHEDULE

In accordance with section 17 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes (chapter R-3), chapter 319 of the Revised Statutes, 1964, in force on 31 December 1977, is repealed, except section 2, effective from the coming into force of chapter B-9 of the Revised Statutes.