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“Land” here includes land covered with water and things affixed on land or growing on land (sect. 2). The Act shall apply to any area constituted as a Registration District by the Minister under section 5In each District a land registry shall be maintained in which information set out in section 6 shall be kept. Section 7 concerns appointment of land registration officers. There shall be one Registrar of Land appointed by the President. Powers of this officer are outlined in section 8. Sections 11 to 26 concern registration in and contents of the Register, whereas sections 27 to 31 prescribe effects of registration.Section 38 and following prescribe conditions and procedures for the valid transfer of land and land rights in relation with registration.Sections 45 to 64 make provision for the contractual relationship of lease and sublease and the termination of such relationship.Sections 65 to 83 concern rights that may be established by an owner of land in favour of creditors. Land or rights in land may be transferred in accordance with provisions of sections 84 to 99. Sections 100 to 110 concern common ownership and partition of land. Every disposition of land, or lease or mortgage shall be effected by an instrument in the prescribed form or another form prescribed by the Registrar (sect. 111).Remaining provisions deal with execution of instruments, agents, attorney, transmission, trusts, rectifications and appeals against decisions of the Registrar. (167 sections divided into 12 Parts)
