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(a) purporting to bear the imprint of the seal referred to in subsection (1); and

(b) purporting to be signed and issued by a person referred to in section 11(3),

shall be received in evidence in those proceedings upon its production without further proof and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, it shall be presumed—

(c) where the instrument purports to be so signed, that the signature is that of the person referred to in that section; and

(d) where the instrument purports to be so issued, that it was issued by or under the direction of the Registrar.

PART 3
Registration Procedures and Connected Matters

13. Matters capable of being registered

No matter shall be capable of being registered in the Title Register unless—

(a) the registration of the matter is expressly provided for in this Ordinance or any other enactment (by whatever words used);

(b) where paragraph (a) is not applicable, the matter is a dealing in registered land, a registered charge or a registered long term lease;

(c) where neither paragraph (a) nor (b) is applicable, the matter is an order of any court or tribunal—

(i) affecting registered land, a registered charge or a registered long term lease; and

(ii) issued or made for the purpose of enforcing a judgment; and

(d) in any other case, the matter affects registered land, a registered charge or a registered long term lease and the Registrar permits it to be registered.

14. Applications for registration

(1) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Ordinance, no matter shall be registered in the Title Register unless the matter is the subject of an application presented to the Registrar for the registration of that matter, and this requirement applies—