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Activity
Registration of transactions relevant to movable and immovable properties is performed by the Registrar General’s department. 50 land registry offices have been established Island wide for that purpose. 
Documents
Documents shall be written and attested in accordance with the provisions of the Documents Registration Ordinance and Notary Ordinance.
Duty Hours
8.30 am to 3.45 pm on week days.( cash counter is opened only up to 3.00 pm) Office is not opened on Saturdays, Sundays and public holydays.
Presenting instrument for registration
Instruments shall be presented for registration to the land registry which is belonging to the area that the land situated ,mentioned in the document . An instrument which affects land or movable property situated in more districts than one may be presented for registration to the Head office of the Registrar General’s department.
Instruments can be forwarded for registration through the following methods.
a. By post
b. By handing over to the office
Who may present instrument for registration (As per Section 26 of the Registration of Documents Ordinance)
An instrument may be presented for registration by -
- any person executing the instrument
- any person claiming any interest or benefit thereunder
- any person having any interest in or charge on any property affected thereby
- the agent of any such person or an attorney-at-law or notary acting on behalf of any such person
Instruments to be presented for registration
The original copy or a certified copy obtained from Land Registry.
Methods for Registration of instruments
This service is available in the 2 types as speedy and normal services.
Speedy Service
- Instruments which can be registered under expeditious service by Land Registries.
- Transfer
- Deed of Gift
- Deed of Mortgage
- Address
- Declaration under Section 47 of the Mortgage Act
- Cancellation of mortgages
- Attorney licenses (Relevant to debt mortgage bond)
- Cancellation of attorney
- Deed of Lease
- Cancellation of lease
- Sales Agreement
- Prior Notice
- Copies of extracts of land documents and certified copies of deeds also can be obtained under this service.
- Registration of attorney licenses and obtaining copies , obtaining copies of extracts of attorney licenses can be done by Regional offices and District Assistant Registrar General’s offices under expeditious service.
Fees
- Fees under normal service
- Fees under speedy service
