National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 4 · Conversion of qualified title into final title
209. Instruments to contain proper description of land affected
Feedback & supportSubject to subsection (2), every instrument effecting any dealing under this Act shall describe the land to which, or to any share or interest in which, it relates by reference to—
dealing
“dealing” means any transaction with respect to alienated land effected under the powers conferred by Division IV, and any like transaction effected under the provisions of any previous land law, but does not include any caveat or prohibitory order;
the administrative area in which the land is situated;
the lot number of the land or, in the case of land held under qualified title, its Land Office number; and
the title number of the land.
Where the land referred to in subsection (1) consists of a parcel of a building held under subsidiary title, the instrument shall describe the parcel by reference to the administrative area of the lot of which it forms part and the parcel number and the title number of the parcel.
land
“land” includes— (a) that surface of the earth and all substances forming that surface; (b) the earth below the surface and all substances therein; (c) all vegetation and other natural products, whether or not requiring the periodical application of labour to their production, and whether on or below the surface; (d) all things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth, whether on or below the surface; and (e) land covered by water;
Where any instrument of dealing relates to a share or interest in land, it shall state the fractional value of the share or, as the case may be, the registered number of the interest.
In this section, “administrative area” means town, village or mukim.
mukim
“mukim” means any area duly constituted as a mukim under section 11 or, by virtue of section 442, deemed to be a mukim so constituted;