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Land and Deeds Registry Act
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CHAPTER 185 THE LANDS AND DEEDS REGISTRY ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
PART II
REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS
3. Establishment and constitution of Registry of Deeds
4. Documents required to be registered
5. Times within which registration must be effected
6. Documents to be void for want of registration
7. Priority of documents and date of registration
8. Optional registration of documents not required to be registered
9. Registers to be kept
10. Miscellaneous Register, contents of
11. Correction of errors or omissions in Registers
12. Documents to refer to diagram, plan or description
13. Identity of person presenting document for registration
14. Registrar to be satisfied that all duties have been paid
15. Registration of notarially certified copies
16. Details of registration
17. Copies to be filed consecutively
18. Memorandum of registration to be endorsed on original
19. Evasion of duty by understatement of consideration
20. Translations, if not in English language
21. Registration not to cure defects
22. Registry open for search
23. Official certificates of search
24. Indemnity to officers of Registry
25. Admissibility in evidence of certified copies
26. Procedure to be adopted when certified copy is tendered in evidence
27. Application of Bills of Sale Acts
28. Concessions by chiefs unaffected
PART III
PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
29. Certificate of Title required before registration
30. Who may obtain Provisional Certificate or Certificate of Title
31. Tenants for life and tenants in tail
32. Effect of issue of Provisional Certificate
33. Effect of issue of Certificate of Title
34. Restriction on ejectment after issue of Certificate of Title
35. Protection against adverse possession
36. Application for Provisional Certificate
37. Formalities of application
38. Procedure upon application
39. Issue of Provisional Certificate
40. Minister may prescribe different procedure when Registrar is not a barrister or solicitor
41. Disposal of objections to issue of Provisional Certificate
42. Certificate of Title to issue on original State Grant
43. Certificate of Title may be issued six years from Provisional Certificate
44. Procedure on application for Certificate of Title
45. Issue of Certificate of Title
46. Disposal of objections to issue of Certificate of Title
47. Interests outstanding at time of issue of Certificate
48. Existing encumbrances to be noted on Certificate
49. Certificate: how to be dated
50. How memorial of easement to be recorded
51. Joint tenants and tenants in common
52. Issue of Certificate of Title may be withheld for fourteen days in certain cases
53. Certificate not to be void though issued in name of person deceased
54. Certificate to be evidence of proprietorship
55. Proprietor may claim single Certificate in place of several
56. Declaration may be made in case of loss of original Certificate
57. Issue of Certificate on sale for non-payment of rates
PART IV
TRANSFER AND TRANSMISSION OF REGISTERED LAND
58. Purchaser from Registered Proprietor not to be affected by notice
59. No liability on bona fide purchaser or mortgagee
60. Creation of various estates
61. Transfer by Registered Proprietor
62. Implied covenant in transfer of equity of redemption
63. Memorandum of order of court vesting estate or interest to be entered on Register
64. Charge in assent
65. Mortgage to take effect as security
66. Power of sale
67. Discharge of mortgage: how effected
68. Persons claiming under transmission may apply to have same registered
69. Procedure on application for transmission
70. Caveat may be entered on behalf of beneficiaries under any will or settlement
71. Disclaimer of lease on bankruptcy of lessee
72. Entry to operate as transfer on sale or surrender
73. No entry of disclaimer except with leave of Court
PART V
TRUSTS
74. No entry of trusts to be made on Register except those specially authorised
75. Vesting in new trustees
PART VI
CAVEATS
76. Caveat against dealing with land
77. Particulars to be stated in caveat
78. Service of notices as to caveats
79. Effect of caveat against dealings
80. Notice of caveat to be given to persons affected
81. Procedure for removal of caveat
82. Person entering caveat without cause liable for damages
83. Caveat may be withdrawn
PART VII
MISCELLANEOUS
84. Registrar may require production of instruments
85. Penalty for failure to produce instruments when required by Registrar
86. Public rights of way
87. Appeal to Court from decision of Registrar
88. Registrar may submit special case
89. Procedure on appeals
90. Penalty for unqualified person acting
91. Mining rights
92. Regulations