National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 4 · Conversion of qualified title into final title
206. Need for proper instrument of dealing, duly registered
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every dealing under this Act shall be effected by an instrument complying with the requirements of sections 207 to 212; and
no instrument effecting any such dealing shall operate to transfer the title to any alienated land or, as the case may be, to create, transfer or otherwise affect any interest therein, until it has been registered under Part
Eighteen.
The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply to—
the creation of, or other dealings affecting, tenancies exempt from registration (which may be effected, instead, as mentioned in subsection 213(2)); or
the creation of liens (which may be created, instead, as mentioned in section 281).
Nothing in subsection (1) shall affect the contractual operation of any transaction relating to alienated land or any interest therein.
alienated land
“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;