Pursuant to The Planning Act, the district registrar is prohibited from accepting caveats that may have the effect of subdividing land unless the caveat is accompanied by approval from the subdivision authority. This issue arises when the caveat is only affecting part of the land in a title. Caveats that may subdivide include:
• Agreement for purchase and sale of land
• Beneficial interest under a trust
• Equitable mortgage
• Equitable owner
• Lease (where the period of the lease plus all possible renewals is more than 21 years and the leased land is not limited to floor space inside a building)
• Option to Purchase
• Unregistered mortgage
• Unregistered transfer of land
• Reversionary interest