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Official searches

10.—(1) A requisition for an official search of the register under section 9(1) of the Act must identify the land in respect of which the official search is to be made.

(2) The extent of the land identified must not be such that the registrar considers that the search could prejudice the exercise of any of his or her functions under these Rules or the Act.

(3) The requisition must be made using an electronic means of communication and in accordance with any determination by the registrar under rule 13.

(4) The official search certificate issued under section 9(4) of the Act must either—

(a)certify that there are no subsisting registrations in respect of the land, or

(b)where there are any subsisting registrations in respect of the land, show the particulars of registration.

(5) The official search certificate must be in electronic form.