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03 June 2023

15 Thul-Qi'dah 1444

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 14Date: 27/10/1964 Corresponding to 21/06/1384 HijriNumber of Articles: 23Status: In force

Official Gazette :Issue: 7Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1964 Corresponding to 16/08/1383 HijriPage from: 1312

Section Name

Part 1: Establishment of the Department of Real Es

1 Article

A Department of Real Estate Registration and Notarisation (hereinafter “the Department”) shall be established and affiliated to the Minister of Justice and based in the city of Doha. It shall be specialised in real estate-related certification and shall perform the following:

1.     Viewing, surveying and identifying real estate and drawing plans thereof, as well as calculating the size of the area.

2.     Preparing printed forms for the most important contracts whose registration is required by law, and presenting same to stakeholders for guidance.

3.     Keeping records of certifications in books prepared for this purpose.

4.     Attesting stakeholders’ signatures on the certifications to be registered.

5.     Marking certifications in a manner that indicates their final registration.

6.     Keeping copies of registered certifications.

7.     Keeping the originals of certifications after serving copies thereof on the competent authorities.

8.     Preparing indexes of all certifications.

9.     Attesting signatures on hand-written copies of certifications, as well as real estate and other certificates.

10.                        Permitting stakeholders to access certifications and records relevant to them.
2 Article

The originals of certifications, books or related documents may not be removed from the Department. However, the judicial authorities may peruse and return them.