Land Title Practice Manual

Land Title Act Part 7 (ss. 58 To 120)—Descriptions And Plans

In This Volume

  1. Overview of Part 7 [§7.1]

  2. Legislation and Commentary [§7.2]

    1. DIVISION 1—GENERAL
    2. 58 Description of land [§7.3]
    3. 59 Public official plan [§7.4]
    4. 60 Description in Crown grant [§7.5]
    5. 61 Registration of title to Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company land [§7.6]
    6. 62 Subsequent descriptions of land [§7.7]
    7. 63 Description by parcels shown on subdivision plan [§7.8]
    8. 64 Substitution for metes and bounds or abbreviated description [§7.9]
    9. 65 Assignment of distinguishing letter to remainder [§7.10]
    10. 66 Assignment of distinguishing letter by registrar [§7.11]
    11. 67 Requirements as to subdivision and reference plans [§7.12]
    12. 68 Posting plan [§7.13]
    13. 69 Block outline survey [§7.14]
    14. 70 Explanatory plan of block or lot in Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company grant [§7.15]
    15. 71 Composite plans [§7.16]
    16. 72 When composite plan not to be deposited [§7.17]
    17. DIVISION 2—SUBDIVISION OF LAND
    18. 73 Restrictions on subdivision [§7.18]
    19. 73.1 Lease of part of a parcel of land enforceable [§7.19]
    20. 74 Method of defining new parcel [§7.20]
    21. 75 Requirements for subdivisions [§7.21]
    22. 76 Relief from requirements established by section 75 [§7.22]
    23. DIVISION 3—APPOINTMENT, POWERS AND DUTIES OF APPROVING OFFICERS
    24. 77 Appointment of municipal approving officers [§7.23]
    25. 77.1 Appointment of regional district and islands trust approving officers [§7.24]
    26. 77.2 Provincial approving officers [§7.25]
    27. 77.21 Appointment of treaty first nation approving officers [§7.26]
    28. 77.3 Nisga’a approving officer [§7.27]
    29. 78 Certain designations prohibited on subdivision plans [§7.28]
    30. 79 [Repealed] [§7.29]
    31. 80 Controlled access highway [§7.30]
    32. 81 Land in improvement districts [§7.31]
    33. 82 [Repealed] [§7.32]
    34. DIVISION 4—APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISION PLANS
    35. 83 Tender of plan for examination and approval [§7.33]
    36. 83.1 Referral to designated highways official [§7.34]
    37. 84 Plan tendered later than 3 months after survey [§7.35]
    38. 85 Time limit for approval and consideration of public interest [§7.36]
    39. 85.1 Environmental Management Act requirements must be met [§7.37]
    40. 86 Matters to be considered by approving officer on application for approval [§7.38]
    41. 87 Local government matters to be considered by approving officer [§7.39]
    42. 88 Approval of plan [§7.40]
    43. 89 Appeal to Supreme Court [§7.41]
    44. 90 Power of Lieutenant Governor in Council to prohibit deposit of plan [§7.42]
    45. DIVISION 5—DEPOSIT OF SUBDIVISION PLANS
    46. 91 Approval of subdivision plan required [§7.43]
    47. 92 Application for deposit [§7.44]
    48. 93 Title to land in plan required to be registered [§7.45]
    49. 94 Endorsement of certificate [§7.46]
    50. 95 Accreted land within plan [§7.47]
    51. 96 Water boundary deemed to be natural boundary [§7.48]
    52. 97 Signatures of owners to plan [§7.49]
    53. 98 New indefeasible titles for parcels shown on deposited plan [§7.50]
    54. DIVISION 6—OTHER METHODS OF DEFINING NEW PARCELS
    55. 99 Registrar to determine whether description of land acceptable [§7.51]
    56. 100 Re-establishment of boundaries [§7.52]
    57. 101 Principles guiding approving officer [§7.53]
    58. 102 Dedication by reference or explanatory plan [§7.54]
    59. 103 Execution of plan by owner [§7.55]
    60. 104 Serial deposit number [§7.56]
    61. DIVISION 7—CONFLICTING MEASUREMENTS
    62. 105 Power of registrar if measurements on plans conflict [§7.57]
    63. 106 Power of registrar to correct errors, defects or omissions [§7.58]
    64. DIVISION 8—VESTING OF TITLE BY DEPOSIT OF PLAN
    65. 107 Dedication and vesting [§7.59]
    66. 108 If designation on plan “Returned to Crown in right of the Province” [§7.60]
    67. 109 Extinguishment of highway not shown on plan [§7.61]
    68. DIVISION 9—AMENDMENT OF PLAN
    69. 110 [Repealed] [§7.62]
    70. DIVISION 10—PENALTIES IF PLANS NOT DEPOSITED
    71. 111 Rights of purchaser when plan not deposited [§7.63]
    72. 112 Penalty for failure to deposit plan of subdivision [§7.64]
    73. DIVISION 11—STATUTORY RIGHT OF WAY PLANS
    74. 113 Deposit [§7.65]
    75. 114 Statutory right of way plan may be used in application to register fee simple [§7.66]
    76. 115 Deposit of statutory right of way plan [§7.67]
    77. 116 Requirements of statutory right of way plans [§7.68]
    78. 117 Widening of statutory right of way [§7.69]
    79. 118 When water boundary deemed natural boundary [§7.70]
    80. 119 Alteration in deposited statutory right of way plan [§7.71]
    81. DIVISION 12—PLANS AND DESCRIPTIONS TO ACCOMPANY BYLAWS
    82. 120 Municipal bylaw cancelling highway or public square dedication [§7.72]

  3. Appendix 1: Reading Metes and Bounds Descriptions [§7.73]

  4. Appendix 2: Types of Plans [§7.74]

  5. Appendix 3: Surveyor General’s Circular Letters [§7.75]

    1. Re: Headings on Plans Filed Pursuant to Section 69 of the Land Title Act (C.L. No. 455) [§7.76]
    2. Re: Block Outline Survey—Section 69(3), Land Title Act (C.L. No. 461B) [§7.77]
    3. Re: Section 108 Land Title Act (C.L. 468) [§7.78]
    4. Re: Ambulatory Natural Boundaries and Artificial High Water Marks—Effects on the Extent of Ownership (C.L. No. 470) [§7.79]
    5. Re: Surveys of Crown Land Pursuant to the Land Title Act and the Land Act and Submission of Resultant Plans to the Surveyor General (C.L. No. 475A) [§7.80]
    6. Re: Accretion and Natural Boundary Adjustment Applications to the Surveyor General Pursuant to Sections 94(1) and 118(1) of the Land Title Act (C.L. No. 477A) [§7.81]
    7. Re: Block Outline Survey—Amendment to Section 69.1, Land Act (C.L. No. 478) [§7.82]
    8. Section 58 Land Act Applications (C.L. No. 484B) [§7.83]