Acts and Regulations

C-2.001 - Change of Name Act

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Document signed by Registrar General, as evidence
16(1)A document issued under this Act that purports to be signed by the Registrar General is for all purposes prima facie proof of its contents without proof of the appointment or signature of the Registrar General who issued it and is admissible as evidence in any court of the Province.
16(2)A document issued under this Act that purports to be signed by the Registrar General is not invalid because the Registrar General ceased to hold office before the issuance of the document.
16(3)A document issued under this Act that purports to be signed by the Registrar General is sufficient evidence of the due execution of the document by the Registrar General for all purposes respecting the registration or filing of the document under any Act, and no further evidence of execution by or the signature of the Registrar General is required for the purpose of registration or filing.
16(4)Where the signature of the Registrar General is required for any purpose under this Act, the signature may be written, engraved, lithographed or reproduced by any other method of reproducing words in legible form.
16(5)If the Registrar General keeps registrations in respect of changes of registered names in an electronic information storage system, any reference in this Act to the Registrar General making an entry on a document shall be deemed to include the making of an entry in the electronic information storage system having the same or similar effect as the entry required under this Act.
16(6)If the Registrar General keeps registrations in respect of changes of registered names in an electronic information storage system, a requirement imposed by or under this Act, any other Act or any regulation under this or any other Act that the Registrar General make a notation on a registration or a correction in a registration shall be deemed to be met if the Registrar General makes an entry in the electronic information storage system having the same or similar effect as the required notation or correction with the result that the system causes a notice containing the information entered to appear whenever the document is accessed on the system.
2011, c.37, s.6
Document signed by Registrar General, as evidence
16(1)A document issued under this Act that purports to be signed by the Registrar General is for all purposes prima facie proof of its contents without proof of the appointment or signature of the Registrar General who issued it and is admissible as evidence in any court of the Province.
16(2)A document issued under this Act that purports to be signed by the Registrar General is not invalid because the Registrar General ceased to hold office before the issuance of the document.
16(3)A document issued under this Act that purports to be signed by the Registrar General is sufficient evidence of the due execution of the document by the Registrar General for all purposes respecting the registration or filing of the document under any Act, and no further evidence of execution by or the signature of the Registrar General is required for the purpose of registration or filing.
16(4)Where the signature of the Registrar General is required for any purpose under this Act, the signature may be written, engraved, lithographed or reproduced by any other method of reproducing words in legible form.
16(5)If the Registrar General keeps registrations in respect of changes of registered names in an electronic information storage system, any reference in this Act to the Registrar General making an entry on a document shall be deemed to include the making of an entry in the electronic information storage system having the same or similar effect as the entry required under this Act.
16(6)If the Registrar General keeps registrations in respect of changes of registered names in an electronic information storage system, a requirement imposed by or under this Act, any other Act or any regulation under this or any other Act that the Registrar General make a notation on a registration or a correction in a registration shall be deemed to be met if the Registrar General makes an entry in the electronic information storage system having the same or similar effect as the required notation or correction with the result that the system causes a notice containing the information entered to appear whenever the document is accessed on the system.
2011, c.37, s.6
Document signed by Registrar General, as evidence
16(1)A document issued under this Act that purports to be signed by the Registrar General is for all purposes prima facie proof of its contents without proof of the appointment or signature of the Registrar General who issued it and is admissible as evidence in any court of the Province.
16(2)A document issued under this Act that purports to be signed by the Registrar General is not invalid because the Registrar General ceased to hold office before the issuance of the document.
16(3)A document issued under this Act that purports to be signed by the Registrar General is sufficient evidence of the due execution of the document by the Registrar General for all purposes respecting the registration or filing of the document under any Act, and no further evidence of execution by or the signature of the Registrar General is required for the purpose of registration or filing.
16(4)Where the signature of the Registrar General is required for any purpose under this Act, the signature may be written, engraved, lithographed or reproduced by any other method of reproducing words in legible form.