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Land Title Registration Act, 1986.

Country/Territory
Ghana
Document type
Legislation
Date
1986
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the registration of title to land and for related matters.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Basic legislation Cadastre/land registration Survey/mapping Land tenure Lease Traditional rights/customary rights
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

The object of the Act is to provide a system for the registration of title to land and interests in land. The 139 sections of the Act are divided into 11 Parts: Establishment of Land Title Registry and Appointment of Officers (I); Compilation of the Register (II); Maps, parcels and boundaries (III); Effect of registration (IV); Certificates and searches (V); Dispositions (VI); Instruments and agents (VII); Transmission and Trust (VIII); Restraints on Disposition (IX); Rectification and Indemnity (X); Miscellaneous (XI).

Full text
English
Website
www.epa.gov.gh

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Land Title Registration Regulations, 1986.

Legislation | Ghana | 1986

Keyword: Cadastre/land registration, Ownership, Land tenure, Right of use, Survey/mapping

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Land Act, 2020.

Legislation | Ghana | 2020

Keyword: Agricultural land, Crops/grasses, Prescription/adverse possession, Authorization/permit, Contract/agreement, Enforcement/compliance, Ownership, Community management, Expropriation, Farming, Inheritance, Public participation, Traditional rights/customary rights, Transfer, Vested rights/existing rights, Agricultural development, Access-to-information, Dispute settlement, Gender, Governance, Indigenous peoples, Offences/penalties, Sustainable use, Timber, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Integrated management, Land commission, Land tenure, Property rights, Public land, Cadastre/land registration, Land-use planning, Registration, Lease, Framework law, Common property, Foreign land tenure, Land valuation, Private land, Survey/mapping, Mining, Water rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX