Section 99 Land Registration Law (LRL) Lagos State 2015

Section 99 of the Land Registration Law (LRL) of Lagos State 2015 provides as follows:

(1) The register may be rectified subject to an order of the court or by the Registrar, subject to an appeal to the court, in any of the following cases –
(a) where the court has decided that a person is entitled to an interest in any registered land or mortgage;
(b) where the court makes an order for the rectification of the register;
(c) at any time with the consent of all persons interested;

(d) if the court or the Registrar is satisfied that an entry in the register has been obtained by fraud;
(e) where two or more persons are mistakenly registered as holders of the same registered land or of the same mortgage;
(f) Where any person appears from the record to have acquired land or an interest in land under Sections 11 and 51 of this Law; or

(g) in any other case where, by reason of an error or omission in the register, or by reason of any entry made by mistake, may be deemed just to rectify the register.

(2) The register may be rectified under this section, notwithstanding that the rectification may affect any land, rights, mortgage or interests acquired or protected by registration, or by any entry on the register, or otherwise.

(3) The register shall not be rectified, except for the purpose of giving effect to an overriding interest, so as to affect the title of the holder in possession unless –
(a) such holder is a party or privy or has caused or substantially contributed by his act, neglect or default to the fraud, mistake or omission in consequence of which such rectification is sought;

(b) the immediate disposition to him was void, or the disposition to any person through whom he claims otherwise than for valuable consideration was void; and
(c) for any other reason, in any particular case, it is considered that it would be unjust not to rectify the register.

(4) The Registrar shall obey the order of the court in relation to any registered land on being served with the order.

(5) On every rectification of the register, the land certificate and any mortgage certificate which may be affected shall be produced to the Registrar.

(6) An entry in the register shall not be cancelled or amended so as to adversely affect an interest acquired for consideration by the holder who is in possession, unless such holder is a party or privy to the omission, fraud or mistake in consequence of which cancellation or amendment is sought, or caused such omission, fraud or mistake or substantially contributed to it by his act, neglect or default.

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