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Registered Land Act (Cap. 8.01).

Country/Territory
Montserrat (UK)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1978 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for a comprehensive system of land registration and other dealings in land based on a cadastral survey, for the noting of charges and incumbrances in or over such land and for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Cadastre/land registration Institution Survey/mapping Abandoned land/unoccupied land Common property Farming Lease Ownership Prescription/adverse possession Right of use Servitude Agricultural development
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act makes provision for the registration of land and related matters. It also defines certain rights relating to land and the effect of registration. The Act establishes a land register, which shall comprise a register in respect of every parcel which has been adjudicated in accordance with the Land Adjudication Act, 1978 and a register of leases required to be registered by this Act. Various provisions concern leases of registered land and charges on land. Other provisions concern, among other things, easements, co-proprietorship and partition, representation and acquisition of land by prescription.

Full text
English
Website
agc.gov.ms

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Registered Land Rules (Cap. 8.01).

Legislation | Montserrat (UK) | 1978 (2002)

Keyword: Cadastre/land registration, Certification, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX