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(3) A delegate of the Registrar—

(a) shall perform the delegated functions and may exercise the delegated powers as if the delegate were the Registrar himself; and

(b) shall be presumed to be acting in accordance with the terms of the delegation in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

11. Immunity

(1) No person to whom this subsection applies, acting in good faith, shall be personally liable in damages for any act done or default made in the performance or purported performance of any function, or the exercise or purported exercise of any power, under this Ordinance.

(2) The Government shall not be liable in damages for either—

(a) any act or default referred to in subsection (1); or

(b) any other act done or default made—

(i) by a person, to whom that subsection applies, not acting in good faith; and

(ii) in the performance or purported performance of any function, or the exercise or purported exercise of any power, under this Ordinance,

unless that act or default gives rise to an indemnity under Part 12 and, in any such case, the liability shall not exceed the amount of the indemnity provided under that Part in respect of that act or default.

(3) The persons to whom subsection (1) applies are—

(a) the Registrar (including a delegate of the Registrar under section 10); and

(b) any public officer assisting the Registrar (or any such delegate) in the performance or purported performance of any function, or the exercise or purported exercise of any power, under this Ordinance.

12. Seal of Land Registry

(1) The Land Registry shall have a seal of office having inscribed in the margin of the seal—

(a) the words “Land Registrar, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” in the English language and “香港特別行政區土地註冊處處長” in the Chinese language; or

(b) such other words as the Registrar may from time to time specify by notice published in the Gazette.

(2) For the purposes of any proceedings, whether under this Ordinance or otherwise, an instrument—