Land Title Registration Law, 1986 (PNDCL 152)
Section 61:
(1) If the Land Registrar is satisfied that any person has wilfully failed to register any instrument registrable under this Law he may by notice in writing order such person to present the instrument for registration.
(2) Any person who fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with an order of the Land Registrar made under subsection (1) of this section within thirty days after the service of the notice on him shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than five thousand cedis or more than ten thousand cedis or to imprisonment not exceeding six months or to both.
Procedure to Follow
The document/instrument being submitted for registration must clearly show the following:
1. Stamped (Stamp Duty duly paid)
2. Date of instrument
3. Nature of Instrument (Title of document)
Names and addresses of parties
Signature of parties
Names and addresses of witnesses
Signature of witnesses
Solicitor’s Stamp/Seal
Approved plan ( Certified judgment plan if nature of instrument is Judgment)
The following information on site plan must be the same in document:
Name of owner
Land size and location of land
Licensed Surveyor’s and Director, Survey and Mapping Division’s signatures and date
Back of the site plan must be signed by the parties
Signature of witnesses of parties with addresses
Jurat (if document is thumb printed, etc)
Oath of Proof must be executed
Deponent must be completed by grantor’s witness
Planning Comments/Approval with extracts from layout from Town and Country
Planning Department (Stool Lands Only)
All supporting /recited documents must be attached
Evidence of Concurrence/Consent (Stool and State Lands subsequent transactions)
Original Land Certificate of transferor...
Responsible Institution
Ministries-Accra
- Email: info@lc.gov.gh
- Website: https://www.lc.gov.gh
- GPS: GA-110-0371
- Telephone: +233 302 429760
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