Land title registration : the Ghanaian experience
Sittie, Rebecca
Ghana practiced Deeds Registration under the Registration Ordinance of 1883,Land Registry Ordinance of 1895 and Land Registry Act 1962, ACT 122. Deed Registration did not provide for accurate maps, there are incidences of double registration of the same parcel/piece or land. Land ownership in Ghana is characterized by indeterminate boundaries of land owning groups leading to conflicts and litigations. These necessitated the introduction of Title Registration in 1986 to help resolve the problems and improve security of tenure. The Land Title Registration was introduced in Ghana by the promulgation of the Land Title Registration Law 1986 (PNDCL. 152) and the Land Title Regulation, 1986 L.I. 1241. It is to provide a machinery for the registration of title to land and interests in land. Title Registration has two fold purpose, first to give certainty and facilitate proof of title. Secondly, to render dealings in land safe, simple and cheap as well as prevent fraud on purchasers and mortgages.
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