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LAWS OF KENYA
LAND REGISTRATION ACT
THE LAND REGISTRATION (GENERAL) REGULATIONS
LEGAL NOTICE 278 OF 2017
- Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXIX—No. 175 on 24 November 2017
- Commenced on 24 November 2017
- [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
- [Amended by Land Registration (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (Legal Notice 36 of 2024) on 26 January 2024]
- [Amended by Land Registration (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (Legal Notice 77 of 2024) on 25 April 2024]
1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Land Registration (General) Regulations.2. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"business day" has the meaning assigned to it under regulation 4;"business hours" means the period—(a)from nine o'clock in the morning to one o'clock in the afternoon; and(b)from two o'clock to four o'clock on a business day;"cautioner" means the person who lodges a caution or on whose behalf a caution has been lodged;"Certificate of Compliance" has the meaning ascribed to it by the Companies Act (Cap. 486);"electronic form" means a form produced by making a copy image or reproduction of a written instrument;"electronic instrument" means an instrument in an electronic form;"encumbrance" means any charge, lease or other interest which adversely affects land or an interest in land or lease;"first registration" means—(a)an interest noted under any of the repealed Acts, on the commencement of this Act by virtue of sections 104 and 105 of the Act in the case of—(i)a grant;(ii)certificate of title;(iii)certificate of lease;(iv)a register issued or maintained under the repealed Act; or(b)in any other case the date on which the land first came on to the land register;"foreign company" means a corporate entity incorporated outside Kenya;"transition register" a register maintained under section 104 during the transition period; and"presentation book" means the presentation book kept under regulation 5.Part II – ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF REGISTRIES
3. Oath of office
4. Official stamp
5. Seal of the registry
6. Business days
7. Serialization and keeping of the presentation book
8. Priority of registration
For the purposes of priority, the time of presentation of instruments as noted in the presentation book shall be the time of registration and the serial number assigned to the application or instrument shall determine the priority of the instruments.9. Contents of the register
The land register referred to under section 7 of the Act shall contain—10. Contents of the property section
11. Additional Contents of property section for sectional units
For sectional units, the property section of a register for a lease under section 54(4) and (5) of the Act, shall in addition to the details in regulation 10 contain—12. Contents of the proprietorship section
The proprietorship section of a register under regulation 9(b) shall contain a description of a proprietor of a parcel specifying—13. Contents of the encumbrance section
The encumbrance section of a register under regulation 9(c) shall contain—14. Application to register a community land
Subject to the law relating to community land, an application to register a parcel of land as community land shall be accompanied by the documents set out in section 8(1) of the Act.15. Contents of the proprietorship section of community land register
The proprietorship section of a register that pertains to community land shall contain—16. Forms of registers
Part III – POWER OF ATTORNEY
17. General Power of Attorney
A person who wishes to register a general power of attorney shall present a request to the Registrar it in Form LRA 5 set out in the Sixth Schedule.18. Specific Power of Attorney
A person who wishes to register specific power of attorney shall present a request to the Registrar in Form LRA 6 set out in the Sixth Schedule.19. Irrevocable Power of Attorney
A person who wishes to register an irrevocable power of attorney shall present a request to the Registrar in Form LRA 7 set out in the Sixth Schedule.20. Revocation of Power of Attorney
A person who wishes to revoke a registered power of attorney may present a request to the Registrar in Form LRA 8 set out in the Sixth Schedule.Part IV – REGISTRATION UNDER THE REGISTER
21. Application for registration to be in prescribed form
22. Documents in support of applications
23. Spousal interest
24. First Registration after adjudication
25. First registration after consolidation
26. First registration after allocation
The first proprietor noted in the register of any parcel or interest in land pursuant to an allocation process shall be the registered proprietor and the Registrar shall note in the land register such restrictions or conditions as may be necessary.27. Lost documents
28. Reconstruction of a land register
29. Reconstruction of a land register where title documents are missing
30. Application for a certificate
31. Form of certificate of title and certificate of lease
32. Time for registration
33. Application in order of time
The Registrar shall ensure that applications for registration are dealt with in the order of the time in which they were lodged.34. Additional requirements
35. Rejection of an application
36. Mode of Payment of fees
37. Appeal
38. Continuation of application by operation of law
If, before an application has been completed, the whole of the applicant's interest is transferred by operation of law, the application may be continued by the person entitled to that interest in consequence of that transfer.39. Supervision by the Chief Land Registrar
The Registrar shall maintain a record, known as the presentation book, showing the date and time at which every application under the Act or these Regulations was made and the status of its registration.Part V – BOUNDARIES
40. Application for re-establishing a missing boundary or ascertainment of a boundary in dispute
41. Application for ascertaining and fixing boundaries
42. Order to demarcate and maintain boundaries
The Registrar may order a registered proprietor to demarcate and maintain boundaries under section 20(2) and (3) of the Act in Form LRA 25 set out in the Sixth Schedule.43. Application for combination or subdivision
44. Application for re-parcellation
45. Application for partition
46. Application in absence of consent by co-tenant
47. Consent of a chargee to partition
The consent of a chargee to partition land under section 97(1) of the Act shall be in Form LRA 32 set out in the Sixth Schedule.Part VI – DISPOSITION AFFECTING LAND
48. Terms and conditions of sale
49. Requirements for transfer
50. Transfer Subject to an encumberance
A transfer of an interest in land subject to an encumbrance shall require the consent of the encumbrancer in Form LRA 34 set out in the Sixth Schedule.51. Transfer of undivided share
52. Transfer of a joint interest
53. Severance of joint tenancy
54. Transmission on death of a joint tenant
55. Transmissions subject to confirmation of grant or probate
Unless otherwise provided by any written law no transfer of an interest in land of a deceased proprietor shall be registered until after the confirmation of the grant of letters of administration or the grant of probate as the case may be.56. Transfer to personal representative
57. Transfer by personal representative to beneficiary
58. Transfer by personal representative to third party
59. Transmission on bankruptcy
60. Transmission on liquidation
61. Transfer to companies and limited liability partnership
62. Transmission in other cases
63. Document executed under the power of Attorney
Where a document is executed by an attorney is delivered to the registry, the deliverer shall produce, before the registrar, a duly registered instrument creating the power and the details of the instrument shall be included in the document so executed.64. Application to be registered as trustee
65. Registration of disposition in favour of trustees incorporated under the Trustees (Perpetual Succession) Act (Cap. 164)
66. Transfer by a trustee
A transfer by a trustee shall be in Form LRA 52 set out in the Sixth Schedule.Part VII – CHARGES
67. Form of a charge
68. Priority rights of prior chargees
The consent by a prior chargee shall specify the priority rights for the subsequent charge and the Registrar shall note the ranking in the register.69. Consent for second or subsequent charge
The consent for a second or subsequent charge under section 57(2) of the Act shall be in Form LRA 55 set out in the Sixth Schedule.70. Registration of a charge, second charge or subsequent charge
71. Registration of an informal charge
72. Memorandum of variation of a charge
A memorandum of variation of charge under section 84 of the Land Act (Cap. 280) shall be in Form LRA 56 set out in the Sixth Schedule.73. Transfer of charge
A transfer of charge under section 86 of the Land Act (Cap. 280) shall be in Form LRA 57 set out in the Sixth Schedule.74. Discharge of charge
75. Application by a chargee to be registered as proprietor
Part VIII – LEASES
76. Form of a lease
77. Long term Lease for part of a building
78. Surrender of lease
A surrender of a lease shall be in Form LRA 65 set out in the Sixth Schedule.Part IX – INHIBITIONS, RESTRICTIONS AND CAUTIONS
79. Registration of a court order of inhibition
80. Registration of a caution
81. Registration of a restriction
Part X – EASEMENT AND ANALOGOUS RIGHTS
82. Grant of easement or analogous right
An owner of land or a lessor may grant an easement or an analogous right under section 98 in Form LRA 80 set out in the Sixth Schedule and the grant shall be noted in register.83. Cancellation of easement or analogous right
A person occupying the dominant land may cancel an easement granted or an analogous right created under section 98 in Form LRA 81 set out in the Sixth Schedule and present the same to the registrar who shall record the cancellation on the register.84. Consent from persons entitled to benefit from easement or analogous right
The registrar shall, before recording any application for cancellation of an easement or analogous right under regulation 83 in the register, require the consent of any lessee or lender for the time being entitled to the benefit of any easement or analogous right in Form LRA 82 set out in the Sixth Schedule.85. Application for cancellation of grant of easement or analogous right
A person occupying the servient land may apply to the registrar who for the cancellation of grant of easement or analogous right under section 99(3) of the Act in Form LRA 83.Part XI – OFFICIAL SEARCHES
86. Official Search
Part XII – FORMS
87. Use of forms
88. Execution of forms
89. Format legibility and completeness of forms
Part XIII – ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND CONVEYANCING
90. Electronic dispositions
Part XIV – CORRECTIONS, RECTIFICATIONS AND INDEMNITY
91. Corrections of an error on the register
92. Notice of rectification of register
93. Conduct of hearing for rectification of the register
94. Court mandated alteration of the register
Part XVI – ADDRESS FOR SERVICE AND NOTICES
95. Detail of address of service
96. Mode of service of notices by the Registrar
Part XV – MISCELLANEOUS
97. Fees
98. Assessment of fees
Where any fees are payable based on the value and no consideration is expressed in the instrument, the value for the purposes of assessing stamp duty shall be the estimated market value of the property.99. Payment of fees
100. Production of document for inspection
A person required to produce an instrument for inspection under the Act shall produce the instrument to the Registrar within such period as the Registrar may specify in writing to that person.101. Storage of instruments
102. Consideration
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