Section 209
Instruments to contain proper description of land affected
of National Land Code (Revised - 2020)
(1)
Subject 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—
(a)
the administrative area in which the land is situated;
(b)
the lot number of the land or, in the case of land held under qualified title, its Land Office number; and
(c)
the title number of the land.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
(4)
In this section, “administrative area” means town, village or mukim.