Notation of change of registered name on public records
15(1)Subject to subsection (2) and to the
Vital Statistics Act and without restricting the effect that a change of name may have at law, a person whose registered name has been changed under this Act
(a)
upon production of a certificate issued under paragraph 9(1)(
d) or a duplicate certificate issued under subsection 14(1),
(b)
upon production of satisfactory proof of identity, and
(c)
upon payment of any fee prescribed by or under any statute,
to have a notation of the change of registered name made on any public record, certificate, instrument or document of the Province.
15(2)Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), a person whose registered name has been changed under this Act is not entitled to have the change of registered name recorded in respect of a public record, certificate, instrument or document filed or registered under an Act of the Legislature with a registrar of deeds or a registrar of land titles.
15(3)A person whose registered name has been changed under this Act and who holds an interest in real property that is registered under the
Land Titles Act with a registrar of land titles may provide the registrar of land titles with notice of the change of registered name on a form provided by the Registrar General, and the registrar of land titles shall note the change of registered name on the appropriate records.
15(4)A person whose registered name has been changed under this Act and who holds an interest in real or personal property registered or filed under an Act of the Legislature with a registrar of deeds may provide the registrar of deeds with notice of the change of registered name on a form provided by the Registrar General, and the registrar of deeds shall register or file the notice in the system in which the interest is registered or filed.
1994, c.77, s.11; 1995, c.11, s.6; 1996, c.74, s.4; 1998, c.18, s.13