Section 9 Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015

Section 9 of the Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015 provides as follows:

(1) Where a document and a true copy of the document are delivered for registration, and after examination by the Registrar –
(a) the document is declared to be void or its registration is prohibited by this Law;
(b) the copy is declared not to be a true copy, or does not comply with any provision made under this Law;
the Registrar shall refuse to register such document and shall endorse in red ink across the document and on its copies, the words “registration refused” and append his signature on it.

(2) On application, the document shall be returned to the person who applied for the registration:
Provided that if the application for the return of the document and the true copy is not made within twelve (12) months from the date on which they were delivered for registration, the Registrar may destroy the document.

(3) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the re-presentation of a document for registration where it had been earlier refused.

(4) When registration of a document is refused, the fee paid on delivery for registration shall not be refunded and in the event of the document being re-delivered for registration, a new fee becomes payable.

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