5. The Land Registrar shall assist gratis to the best of his ability, in any way in which the Minister may require his assistance, in the preparation and keeping of the plans and, as the case may be, of the books of reference to be made; and each local municipality shall furnish, free of charge, to the Minister in the form he requires, where it has it in its possession, the description and extent of the lots and parcels of lands included in its territory, and the names of the owners thereof, so far as the same can be ascertained from the assessment or valuation rolls or from any other documents in its possession.
R. S. 1964, c. 320, s. 5; 1985, c. 22, s. 43; 1993, c. 52, s. 9; 2020, c. 172020, c. 17, s. 461.