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Land Registration (General) Regulations, 2017 (S.I. No. 278 of 2017).

Country/Territory
Kenya
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 176 of 22 November 2017.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Cadastre/land registration Institution Lease Subdivision of land Certification Common property Servitude Survey/mapping Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Community management Land consolidation Transfer Contract/agreement
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa
Abstract

These Regulations of the Cabinet Secretary implement provisions of the Land Registration Act in respect of the organization and administration of land registries, the procedures for the registration of land, and related matters. The land register referred to under section 7 of the Act shall contain (a) the property section; (b) the proprietorship section; and (c) the encumbrance section. The Regulations set out the content of each section and also of the proprietorship section of a register that pertains to community land. Subject to the law relating to community land, an application to register a parcel of land as community land shall be accompanied by the documents set out in section 8(l) of the Act. Every instrument presented for registration shall be accompanied by an application for registration in the prescribed form. A person whose application for registration has been rejected may appeal to the County Registrar and thereafter the Chief Land Registrar, if not satisfied.

Full text
English
Website
www.kenyalaw.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Land Registration Act, 2012 (Cap. 300).

Legislation | Kenya | 2012

Keyword: Cadastre/land registration, Institution, Lease, Subdivision of land, Certification, Court/tribunal, Common property, Land commission, Transfer, Survey/mapping, Servitude, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX