184. Partition

Terms defined in s 5

• alienated land

  alienated land

  Defined · s 5

  “alienated land” means any land (including any parcel of a subdivided building) in respect of which a registered title for the time being subsists, whether final or qualified, whether in perpetuity or for a term of years, and whether granted by the State Authority under this Act or in the exercise of powers conferred by any previous land law, but does not include mining land;

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• final title

  final title

  Defined · s 5

  “final title” means Registry title, Land Office title and subsidiary title (that is to say, all forms of title other than qualified title);

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• Land Administrator

  Land Administrator

  Defined · s 5

  “Land Administrator” means a Land Administrator appointed under section 12, and includes an Assistant Land Administrator appointed thereunder; and, in relation to any land, references to the Land Administrator, or any Assistant Land Administrator, having jurisdiction in the district or subdistrict in which the land is situated;

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• modifications

  modifications

  Defined · s 5

  “modifications” includes amendments, additions, deletions, substitutions, adaptations and non-application of any provisions. Part One (C) —MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELECTRONIC LAND ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM Coming into operation of the Electronic Land Administration System in any land Registry 5d. (1) The Minister may, with the approval of the National Land Council, by notification in the Gazette of the Federation, appoint a date for the coming into operation of the Electronic Land Administration System in any land Registry.

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• qualified title

  qualified title

  Defined · s 5

  “qualified title” means title issued under Chapter 2 or 3 of Part Eleven, that is to say, in advance of survey;

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• Registrar

  Registrar

  Defined · s 5

  “Registrar” means— (a) in relation to land held or to be held under Registry title, or under the form of qualified title corresponding to Registry title, or under subsidiary title dependent on a Registry title, a Registrar of Titles or Deputy Registrar of Titles appointed under section 12; (b) in relation to land held or to be held under Land Office title, or under the form of qualified title corresponding thereto, or under subsidiary title dependent on a Land Office title, the Land Administrator;

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