Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937)

Chapter VIII : Miscellaneous

98. Substituted copy of lost deed supersedes original which must be surrendered on recovery
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(1)If a copy of a registered deed or other document has been issued, in manner prescribed by regulation, in substitution of a deed or other document which has been lost or is believed to have been destroyed, the original deed or other document, if still in existence, shall thereupon become void.

 

(2)If a deed or other document which has become void as aforesaid, comes into the possession or custody of any person who knows that a copy has been issued in substitution thereof, he shall forthwith deliver or transmit such deed or other document to the registrar concerned.