2. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TITLE REGISTRATION A Global Perspective Alec McEwen

3. OBJECTS OF TITLE REGISTRATION l SECURITY OF PROPERTY RIGHTS l TO FACILITATE LAND TRANSACTIONS l MARKETABILITY OF TITLE l COLLATERAL FOR LOANS

4. TITLE REGISTRATION MUST BE l SIMPLE l RELIABLE l PROMPT l AFFORDABLE l SUITABLE FOR THE SOCIETY IT SERVES

5. MAIN TYPES OF LAND REGISTRATION l DEEDS RECORDING l TITLE REGISTRATION

6. DEEDS RECORDING l ESTABLISHES PRIORITY l REQUIRES HISTORICAL SEARCHES l NO ASSURANCE OF CORRECTNESS l INEXPENSIVE TO OPERATE

7. TITLE REGISTRATION l CONCLUSIVE l NO HISTORICAL SEARCHES NEEDED l UNIQUE PARCEL NUMBERING l STATE ASSURANCE l SUBJECT TO OVERRIDING INTERESTS

8. REQUIREMENTS FOR TITLE REGISTRATION l LEGISLATION l INSTITUTIONS l CADASTRAL SURVEY l COMPULSION TO REGISTER

9. ADJUDICATION l CONFIRMATION OF OWNERSHIP l DETERMINES EXISTING RIGHTS l SYSTEMATIC OR SPORADIC l FIELD INVESTIGATION l DECISION l APPEAL

10. WHAT YOU HAVE JUST SEEN IS TITLE REGISTRATION IN THEORY BUT WHAT ARE ITS BENEFITS?

11. BENEFITS OF TITLE REGISTRATION FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PERSON l PROVIDES SECURITY OF LAND TENURE l REDUCES OWNERSHIP AND BOUNDARY DISPUTES l MAKES LAND TRANSACTIONS SIMPLER AND LESS COSTLY l ALLOWS GREATER ACCESS TO CREDIT

12. BENEFITS OF TITLE REGISTRATION FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION l OFFERS UP TO DATE LAND INFORMATION l ASSISTS LAND USE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT l IMPROVES THE LAND MARKET l STIMULATES INVESTMENT l CREATES A BASIS FOR LAND TAXATION

13. BENEFITS OF TITLE REGISTRATION FOR SOCIETY l PROMOTES PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF OWNERSHIP AND BOUNDARY PROBLEMS l OFFERS A UNIFORM NATIONAL SYSTEM l ACCOMMODATES CUSTOMARY LAW AND SPECIAL INTERESTS IN LAND l ASSISTS THE WISE UTILISATION OF LAND RESOURCES

14. LAND ADMINISTRATION l TITLE REGISTRATION IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF GOOD LAND ADMINISTRATION l GOOD LAND ADMINISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL TO GOOD GOVERNMENT l GOOD GOVERNMENT BENEFITS EVERYONE

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