Law on Land Registration (No. 490-Is). Country/Territory Georgia Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Legal Acts of Georgia, Publication of the Parliamentary Research Service, Tblisi, pp. 3-23. Subject Land & soil Keyword Cadastre/land registration Survey/mapping Dispute settlement Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia Entry into force notes The Act entered into force on 1 January 1997. Abstract The State registration of rights to land shall form an integrated part of the land cadaster. Registration shall be carried nation-wide by the State Land Management Department and be managed by a Chief Registrar. A Zone Registrar shall manage registration in a specified zone. Powers of a Registrar are set out in article 7. Documents relative to land shall be registered within thirty days of their creation (art. 8). The Registrar may order registration under article 9. Articles 11 to 21 provide for survey, mapping, and delimitation of borders, divisions of land and settlement of disputes relating to such actions. Remaining provisions deal with registration of sale and mortgage agreements, servitude, use restriction agreements, etc, and provide for appeal against decisions of a Registrar. (40 articles) Full text English