Section 64 Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015

Section 64 of the Land Registration Law (LRL) of Lagos State 2015 provides as follows:

(1) For the purpose of protecting any unregistered interest in land or mortgage created before or after registration, the registered holder of such land or mortgage, with the consent of the Registrar and every person claiming such interest may require that the Registrar registers a restriction prohibiting the registration of any disposition or change of holding affecting the land or mortgage. However, such prohibition shall be subject to the occurrence of any of the following things as specified in the restriction-

(a) service of notice of the proposed registration on a named person;
(b) giving of consent of a named person to the proposed registration; and
(c) doing of such other thing or things, fulfilling conditions, or the happening of events as may, with the consent of the Registrar, be specified in the restriction.

(2) A restriction may be entered on any document affected and where registration of the restriction is required by the holder of the land or mortgage, the Registrar may refuse to register the restriction unless such document is presented in order that the restriction is entered.

(3) The Registrar may enter a restriction on any document and any restriction, disposition or change of holding affecting the land or mortgage shall not be registered except-
(a) by order of the Registrar or;
(b) until the requirements of the restriction are fulfilled.

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