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Physical Planning (Subdivision) Regulations (Cap. 286).

Regulations
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
land-use planning
land subdivision
land registration
These Regulations apply to land to which section 2 of the Physical Planning Act applies. All subdivision of areas to which these Regulations apply shall require the grant of permission of a local authority or liaison committee (reg. 4). Regulations 5 to 12 provides for procedures of applications and registration of applications. The register of applications, containing the information outlined in regulation 8, shall be open for inspection by the general public in accordance with regulation 12.
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Government Lands (Forms) Rules (Cap. 280).

Regulations
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
cadastres
public ownership
land registration
These Rules prescribe in the Schedule forms that shall be used in all cases under Part X of the Government Lands Act.
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Government Lands (Registration Offices) Rules (Cap. 280).

Regulations
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
cadastres
public ownership
land registration
These Rules establish Government Lands Registration Offices at Nairobi and Mombasa and specify for each office the transactions relating to Government land that shall be registered in that office.

Implements: Government Lands Act (Cap. 280). (2010)
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Government Lands (Registration) Rules (Cap. 280).

Regulations
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
cadastres
public ownership
land registration
These Rules concern the registration of any assignment of a lease issued under the Government Lands Act where the premium reserved by such lease is payable to the Government by instalments. The Registrar shall not register such lease unless and until the head lease thereof is produced duly endorsed by the Commissioner of Lands, as provided for in subsection (4) of section 24 of the Act. The endorsement shall also be registered under the Act.
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Land (Group Representatives) Act (Cap. 287).

An Act of Parliament to provide for the incorporation of representatives of groups who have been recorded as owners of land under the Land Adjudication Act, and for purposes connected therewith and purposes incidental thereto.

Legislation
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
public ownership
land ownership
land registration
This Act makes provision for the incorporation of group representatives of groups formed under the Land Adjudication Act and contains rules relative to the administration of such group representatives and its property and the nomination and powers of the Registrar of Group Representatives. The Minister shall appoint a Registrar of Group Representatives to perform the duties and exercise the powers imposed and conferred on by this Act.
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Land Adjudication Act (Cap. 284).

An Act of Parliament to provide for the ascertainment and recording of rights and interests in Trust land, and for purposes connected therewith and purposes incidental thereto.

Legislation
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
Land Conflicts
land dispute resolution
cadastres
public ownership
land ownership
land registration
This Act makes provision for the administration of the adjudication of any area of Trust land designated by the Minister. The Minister may designate, by Order, Trust land to which provisions of this Act apply if: (a) the county council in whom the land is vested so requests; (b) the Minister considers it expedient that the rights and interests of persons in the land should be ascertained and registered; and (c) the Land Consolidation Act does not apply to the area.
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Registration of Titles (Forms) Rules (Cap. 281).

Registration of Titles (Forms) Rules (Cap. 281).

Regulations
January, 1960
Africa, Eastern Africa, Kenya
cadastres
land registration
These Rules prescribe forms for purposes of the Registration of Titles Act. The fees payable in all matters connected with the forms mentioned in rules 2 and 3 wherever applicable of the principal Rules shall be those prescribed by the Minister in the Gazette.

Implements: Registration of Titles Act (Cap. 281). (2006)

Amended by: Registration of Titles (Forms) (Amendment) Rules. (2005-09-02)

Amended by: Registration of Titles (Forms) (Amendment) Rules, 2011 (L.N. No. 124 of 2011). (2011-08-10)
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Equitable Mortgages Act (Cap. 291).

An Act of Parliament relating to equitable mortgages.

Legislation
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
cadastres
land registration
This Act provides for the validity of mortgages or charges made in Kenya by delivery to a person or his agent of a document or documents of title to immovable property, with intent to create a security thereon. Such mortgages shall not be invalidated by section 59 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, of India, as applied to Kenya.
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Registered Land Rules (Cap. 300).

Regulations
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
leases
cadastres
land registration
These Rules implement selected provisions of the Registered Land Act. They define the form of the register in the First Schedule and the form of a title deed and a certificate of lease in the Second Schedule. Any register, certificate of freehold title or instrument which complies with the form prescribed under the Land Consolidation Act shall be deemed to comply with these Rules. The Rules contain other provisions regarding forms, provide for the verification of instruments, prescribe fees for registration and limit powers of the Registrar to prepare a title or registration instrument.
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Registered Land (Registration of Maximum Number of Proprietors) Rules (Cap. 300).

Regulations
Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
farmland
leases
cadastres
land registration
These Rules prescribe that only twenty or any lesser number of persons may be registered as the proprietors of any land, lease or charge where charge to the land restricts its user to any purpose other than agriculture and in the opinion of the registrar, the instrument presented for registration will have the effect of vesting the land, lease or charge in such persons jointly as partnership property. The Rules shall only apply to specified registration sections.

Implements: Registered Land Act (Cap. 300). (2006)