Land Title Registration Law, 1986 (PNDCL 152)
Section 20:
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Law and to the Limitation Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 54), the Land Registrar may reject an application for first registration by a person claiming to be a proprietor of land or an interest therein and basing his claim upon an instrument, if—
(a) the instrument deals with the land or part of it in a manner inconsistent with an instrument previously executed whether by the same grantor or a predecessor-in-title or by any other person; or
(b) on the face of the records, the grantor named in the instrument does not appear to him to have been entitled to deal with the land as the instrument purports to have done; or
(c) the instrument was made in contravention of, or is null and void by virtue of any enactment; or
(d) the instrument contains any interlineation, blank, erasure or alteration not verified by the signature or initials of the persons executing such instrument.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not prevent the exercise by any Court of its powers under the Land Development (Protection of Purchasers) Act, 1960 (Act 2) or the Farm Lands (Protection) Act, 1962 (Act 107) and without prejudice to the effect of any other order of a Court, the Land Registrar shall be bound by an order of a Court made under either Act which provides that a conveyance or acquisition shall be deemed to have conferred title.
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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