(1) If a land certificate or certificate of lease is lost or destroyed, the proprietor may apply to the Registrar for the issue of a new certificate, and shall produce evidence to satisfy the Registrar of the loss or destruction of the previous certificate.
(2) The Registrar shall require a statutory declaration that the certificate has been lost or destroyed.
(3) The Registrar, if satisfied with the evidence as to the loss or destruction of the certificate, and after the publication of such notice as he or she may think fit, may issue a new certificate.
(4) When a lost certificate is found, it shall be delivered to the Registrar for cancellation.