Registration of Deeds Act (Cap. 19:06).
An Act relating to the execution, registration and admission in evidence of Deeds, and to provide for the protection of purchasers and mortgagees.
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This Act makes provision for the registration and execution of deeds. It also provides for the protection of purchasers and mortgagees. For the purposes of this Act a memorandum of a statutory lease executed in accordance with the provisions of the Land Tenants (Security of Tenure) Act, shall be deemed to be a deed registrable under this Act. Deeds shall be certified by a licensed Surveyor within the meaning of the Land Surveyors Ordinance.