Section 4 Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015

Section 4 of the Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015 provides as follows:

(1) The Governor shall appoint-
(a) a Registrar of Titles (in this Law referred to as the “Registrar”) who shall be a Legal Practitioner of not less than ten (10) years post call experience and shall be under the general direction of the Commissioner;

(b) Deputy Registrar for each Land Registry division in the State who shall be a Legal Practitioner of not less than eight (8) years post call experience.
(c) a Land Surveyor in the Civil Service to head the survey unit of the land registry.

(2) The Registrar shall be responsible for all matters relating to the registration of interest in land and the control and administration of all Land Registry divisions created under this Law.

(3) All former personnel at the Land Registry shall, unless the Commissioner directs otherwise be deemed to have been appointed to offices or positions created under this Law.

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