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Published date: 4 July 1964

Registration of Title Act, 1964 (No. 16)

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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part I Preliminary and General (ss. 1-6)
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1. Short title.
In force
2. Commencement.
In force
3. Interpretation.
Repealed
4. Expenses.
In force
5. Repeals.
In force
6. Continuance of existing officers, offices, registers, instruments and documents.
Part II Land Registry, Registers, the Authority and Jurisdiction (ss. 7-22)
Land Registry (s. 7)
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7. Land Registry.
Registers (s. 8)
In force
8. Registers of ownership.
The Authority (ss. 9-17)
Repealed
9. The Registrar of Titles.
Repealed
10. Local registrars.
Repealed
11. Relations of Registrar and local registrars.
Repealed
12. Officers of central and local offices.
Repealed
13. Exercise of powers of registering authorities.
Repealed
14. Fees.
Repealed
15. Official seals.
In force
16. Powers of the Authority.
Repealed
17. Proceedings by and against Registrar.
Jurisdiction of the Court (ss. 18-22)
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18. The court.
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19. Appeal and reference to the court.
In force
20. Enforcement by High Court of order of the Authority.
In force
21. The Authority to obey order of court.
In force
22. Power of court in action for specific performance.
Part III Registration of Ownership (ss. 23-108)
Compulsory Registration (ss. 23-26)
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23. Compulsory registration.
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24. Extension of compulsory registration.
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25. Effect of failure to register where registration compulsory.
In force
26. Registration by Land Commission.
General Provisions as to Registration (ss. 27-32)
Repealed
27. Classes of owners who may be registered.
Repealed
28. Land certificate.
In force
29. Rectification on amendment of vesting order.
In force
30. Fraudulent dispositions and entries.
In force
31. Conclusiveness of register.
In force
32. Rectification of errors in registration.
Freehold Land (ss. 33-39)
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33. Classes of title which may be registered.
In force
34. Registration of burdens.
In force
35. Registration subject to, or free from, equities.
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36. Effect of previous registration with qualified or possessory title.
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37. Effect of registration with absolute title.
In force
38. Effect of registration with possessory title.
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39. Effect of registration with qualified title.
Leasehold Interests (ss. 40-48)
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40. Classes of title which may be registered.
In force
41. Registration of burdens.
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42. Previous registration with, and without, note as to lessor's title.
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43. Effect of previous registration with qualified or possessory title.
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44. Effect of registration with absolute title.
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45. Effect of registration with good leasehold title.
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46. Effect of registration with possessory title.
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47. Effect of registration with qualified title.
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48. Transfer of land from leasehold to freehold register.
Title under Statute of Limitations (ss. 49-49A)
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49. Registration of title acquired by possession.
In force
49A. Registration of easements and profits à prendre in certain cases.
Conversion of Registered Title (s. 50)
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50. Conversion of registered title into absolute or good leasehold.
Transfers (ss. 51-60)
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51. Transfer of registered land.
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52. Effect of transfer of freehold land with absolute title.
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53. Effect of transfer of freehold land with possessory title.
In force
54. Effect of transfer of freehold land with qualified title.
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55. Effect of transfer of leasehold interest with absolute title.
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56. Effect of transfer of leasehold interest with good leasehold title.
In force
57. Effect of transfer of leasehold interest with possessory title.
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58. Effect of transfer of leasehold interest with qualified title.
In force
59. Saving of consent to alienation, etc.
In force
60. Defeasance of registered owner's estate.
Transmissions (s. 61)
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61. Transmission of registered land from limited owner and on death.
Charges (ss. 62-67)
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62. Creation and effect of charge on registered land.
In force
63. Saving for mortgages registered as charges.
In force
64. Transfer of charge.
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65. Discharge of registered charge.
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66. Transmission, etc., of charge.
In force
67. Restriction on custody of land certificate by registered owner of a charge.
Other Interests in Registered Land (ss. 68-82)
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68. Creation and effect of subordinate rights and interests.
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69. Burdens which may be registered as affecting registered land.
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70. Registration of ownership of burdens.
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71. Registration of judgment mortgages.
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72. Burdens which are without registration to affect registered land.
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73. Mines, minerals, and mining rights.
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74. Priority of registered burdens.
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75. Priority of registered charge for future advances.
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76. Power of charging to be exercised by registered charge.
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77. Powers with respect to statutory charges.
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78. Term of years vested in trustee for raising money out of registered land.
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79. Term of years vested in trustee for raising money, or mortgage, prior to first registration.
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80. Provisions as to incumbrances created or issued by company and not registered or protected.
In force
81. Right of residence.
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82. Note of rights appurtenant to land.
Register of Incorporeal Hereditaments and Other Rights (s. 83)
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83. Register of ownership.
Registry Maps and Boundaries (ss. 84-89)
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84. Registry maps.
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85. Description of registered land.
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86. Entry of boundaries in certain cases.
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87. Entry of boundaries by agreement.
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88. Settlement of boundaries on transfer.
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89. Meaning of owner of unregistered land in regard to boundaries.
Supplementary Provisions (ss. 90-95)
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90. Powers of person entitled to be registered as owner of land or charge.
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91. Undivided shares and co-owners.
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92. Notice of trusts.
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93. Discovery of instruments and facts affecting title.
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94. Production of deeds.
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95. Deeds to be marked with notice of registration.
Cautions and Inhibitions (ss. 96-98)
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96. Caution against first registration of land.
In force
97. Caution against registered dealings.
In force
98. Inhibition of registered dealings.
Settled Land (s. 99)
Repealed
99. Provisions as to limited owners.
Trustees (s. 100)
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100. Power for trustee to apply to court for directions.
Persons under Disability (ss. 101-102)
Repealed
101. Infants.
In force
102. Persons of unsound mind.
Bankruptcy (s. 103)
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103. Provisions as to bankruptcy of registered owner.
Stamp Duties (s. 104)
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104. Stamp duties.
Certificates and Notices (ss. 105-106)
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105. Certificates.
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106. Addresses and notices.
Searches and Priority (ss. 107-108)
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107. Searches of registers and maps.
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108. Priority given by certificate of official search.
Part IV Devolution on Death and Descent on Intestacy (ss. 109-114)
Repealed
109. Application of Part IV.
Repealed
110. Devolution of registered land.
Repealed
111. Succession to beneficial interest in registered land on intestacy.
Repealed
112. Abolition of rules of descent in relation to registered freehold land.
Repealed
113. Saving for deaths before commencement of this Act.
Repealed
114. Meaning of "heirs".
Part V Miscellaneous Provisions (ss. 115-127)
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115. Avoidance of certain stipulations in contracts for sale or charge of registered land.
In force
116. Exemption of land from registration in Registry of Deeds.
In force
117. Exemption from registration elsewhere of burdens registered under this Act.
In force
118. Indemnity of the Authority.
In force
119. Penalties for fraud.
In force
120. Compensation for error, forgery or fraud in relation to registration.
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121. Inhibition in consequence of discovery of error.
In force
122. Owner of land with possessory title not a trustee under Statute of Limitations, 1957.
In force
123. Effect of words of transfer.
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124. Power of Peace Commissioners to take affidavits.
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125. Registration of land below high-water mark.
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124A. Evidence in proceedings.
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126. Power to make rules and orders.
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127. Saving for bona vacantia.
In force
Schedule - Repeals