ABSTRACT

As explained at the beginning of the last chapter, the 1925 legislation provided for the extension of a system of registered conveyancing. The registered system, whilst primarily directed at the mechanics of holding and dealing with land, incidentally made some important changes in the enforceability, and thereby in the nature, of various rights. In particular, under the registered system, the question whether a right is legal or equitable is usually less important than the question whether it is on the register or off the register.