| 1 | The Assignment of Book Debts Act R.S.N. 1970, c. 15 | (1) Wherever the word “corporation” occurs in section 3, there shall in every case be substituted the expression “corporation or, for greater certainty, partnership of corporations”. (2) Subsection 5(3) is repealed. (3) Section 14 is repealed and the following substituted therefor: “14 Subject to the rights of other persons accrued by reason of any omission or misstatement referred to in this section, a judge of the Supreme Court, on being satisfied that any omission or misstatement in any document filed under this Act was accidental or due to inadvertence or impossibility or other sufficient cause, may, in the judge’s discretion, order the omission or misstatement to be rectified on such terms and conditions, if any, as to security, notice by advertisement or otherwise, or as to any other matter or thing as the judge thinks fit to direct, and the order or a copy thereof shall be annexed to the assignment on file or tendered for registration and appropriate entries shall be made in the register.”
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| 2 | The Bills of Sale Act R.S.N. 1970, c. 21 | (1) Wherever the word “corporation” occurs in paragraph 2(h), there shall in every case be substituted the expression “corporation or, for greater certainty, partnership of corporations”. (2) Subsection 7(1) is amended by striking out the words “within thirty days from the date of its execution”. (3) Section 7 is further amended by adding the following subsection: “(5) Where a bill of sale that contains an error or omission of a clerical nature made during the preparation of the bill of sale is filed in the registry in accordance with this section, an amended bill of sale, verified by affidavit referring to the former bill of sale and specifying and correcting the error or omission, may be filed.”
(4) Subsection 20(1) is repealed and the following substituted therefor: “20 (1) A judge of the Supreme Court, on being satisfied that an omission to register a renewal statement within the time prescribed by this Act or that an omission or misstatement in a document registered under this Act was accidental or due to inadvertence or impossibility or other sufficient cause, may, subject to the rights of other persons accrued by reason thereof, extend the time for registration or order the omission or misstatement to be rectified on any terms and conditions the judge directs.”
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| 3 | The Conditional Sales Act R.S.N. 1970, c. 56 | (1) Subsection 4(3) is amended by striking out the words “within thirty days from the date of its execution”. (2) Section 4 is further amended by adding the following subsection: “(5) Where a conditional sale that contains an error or omission of a clerical nature made during the preparation of the conditional sale has been filed in the registry in accordance with this section, an amended conditional sale, verified by affidavit referring to the former conditional sale and specifying and correcting the error or omission, may be filed.”
(3) Subsection 18(1) is repealed and the following substituted therefor: “18 (1) A judge of the Supreme Court, on being satisfied that an omission to file a notice required to be filed under section 14 or a renewal statement or amended statement within the time prescribed by this Act or that an omission or misstatement in a document filed under this Act was accidental or due to inadvertence or impossibility or other sufficient cause, may, subject to the rights of other persons accrued by reason thereof, extend the time for filing or order the omission or misstatement to be rectified on any terms and conditions the judge directs.”
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| 4 | The Conveyancing Act R.S.N. 1970, c. 63 | (1) Subsection 6.1(2) is repealed and the following substituted therefor: (2) Subsection 6.2(2) is repealed. (3) Section 6.6 is repealed. (4) Section 6.7 is repealed.
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| 5 | The Registration of Deeds Act R.S.N. 1970, c. 328 | (1) Paragraph 6(1)(e) is repealed and the following substituted therefor: (2) Where the word “corporation” occurs in paragraph 33(2)(a), there shall be substituted the expression “corporation or, for greater certainty, partnership of corporations”. (3) Where the word “person” occurs in paragraph 33(2)(c), there shall be substituted the expression “person or partnership.” (4) Wherever in paragraph 33(2)(d) the word “corporation” occurs, there shall in every case be substituted the expression “corporation or, for greater certainty, partnership of corporations”. (5) Where the expression “the Crown in right of Newfoundland” occurs in subsection 39(4), there shall be substituted the expression “the Crown in right of Canada or the Crown in right of Newfoundland”.
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