Section 14 Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015

Section 14 of the Land Registration Law (LRL) of Lagos State 2015 provides as follows:

Subject to the provisions of this or any other Law-
(a) where contiguous parcels of registered land are held by the same person and are subject to the same rights and obligations, the Registrar, if the land holder applies, shall combine the parcels by closing their registers and opening new registers for the combination;

(b) where two contiguous parcels of registered land are held by separate holders but sold to one person, the Registrar shall upon the application of the holder combine the parcels and register the title in the name of the Purchaser;

(c) where the holder of an unencumbered land applies for its division into two or more parcels, the Registrar if satisfied that the land is free from encumbrances and is suitable for such division, shall unless precluded by any law. give effect to the application by –
(i) means of a mutation record;
(ii) closing the existing register;
(iii) opening new registers in respect of the separate parcels arising out of the division; and
(iv) entering into it all relevant subsisting interests.

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