166. Where the land register is not composed of land books made up of land files, in accordance with article 2972 of the new Code, the Minister of Justice may, by order, alter the form of any book, index or register in lieu thereof or to be kept by registrars, or direct new ones to be kept; the order is published in the Gazette officielle du Québec and takes effect from the day mentioned therein, provided that day is not less than 30 days after publication of the order.
Where irregularities are found in the authentication or manner of keeping of the registers, the Minister may, by order, in each particular case, indicate to the registrar the manner of correcting such irregularities. Similarly, he may, if circumstances require, authorize the registrar to part temporarily with the registers or books of which he is depositary to allow them to be replaced or remade; the order identifies the registers or books concerned and fixes the maximum period for which the registrar may part with them.