Name Search Regulation, Alta. Reg. 207/1999

Copyright of the Alberta Statutes and Regulations, whether in print or electronic form is
held by the Province of Alberta.  No person may download or reproduce copies of the
legislation for any purpose other than personal use without the consent of the Alberta
Queen's Printer.

This consolidation has no legislative sanction and has been produced solely for the
convenience of research.  The official bound Statutes and Regulations must be consulted
for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law.

This consolidation may not contain maps, charts and graphs contained in the printed version.

AR 207/99 Name Search
(Consolidated up to 354/2003)

     ALBERTA REGULATION 207/99

     Land Titles Act

     NAME SEARCH REGULATION



Definitions
1   In this Regulation,

     (a)  "Act" means the Land Titles Act;

     (b)  "instrument" means an instrument as defined in the Act;

     (c)  "name search" means, with respect to the name of a person, a
search of the register under section 17 of the Act for the purpose of
determining registered ownership interests, if any, in land of a person
registered in the register; 

     (d)  "police officer" means a police officer as defined in the
Police Act and includes a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who
is defined as a member under the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act
(Canada).
     AR 207/99 s1;251/2001


Criteria
2   A person requesting a name search must fulfil at least one of the
following criteria before the Registrar may conduct the name search:

     (a)  the person requesting the name search is the person whose name
is to be searched;

     (b)  the person requesting the name search has been given a written
consent for the name search by the person whose name is to be searched;

     (c)  the person requesting the name search has a registerable or
registered instrument and is searching the name of the person

               (i)  who is specified in the instrument, and

               (ii) whose interests in land the instrument is intended
to be registered or is registered against or whose interests in land are
entitled to be dealt with;

     (d)  the person requesting the name search is a police officer
carrying out duties as a police officer;

     (e)  the person requesting the name search is authorized or
otherwise entitled pursuant to an order of a court to have the name search
conducted;

     (f)  the person requesting the name search is doing so on behalf of
the Crown or with respect to carrying out duties or functions on behalf of
the Crown;

     (g)  the person requesting the name search is doing so as the agent
for or representative of a person who meets the criteria for requesting a
name search under clause (b) or (c).


Expiry
3   For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for
ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in
its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires
on June 1, 2010.
     AR 207/99 s3;354/2003