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Law No. 14 of 1964 on the Real Estate Registration System

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

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Part 4: Registration Procedures

5 Article

Registration procedures shall be executed upon the request of stakeholders or their assignees, and applications shall be recorded according to the dates of their submission in the books prepared for this purpose by the Department.
6 Article

The following certifications shall be registered:

1.     Personal details of individuals, particularly their name, surname, age, nationality, place of residence, father’s name and last name.

2.     A statement describing those persons who act on behalf of others and the extent of their powers.

3.     The data necessary for the identification of a property and, in particular, its location, area, parameters and borders.

4.     The subject of the certifications that must be registered.

5.     The title deed or incorporeal right which is subject to disposition.

6.     A statement of the prescribed incorporeal rights assigned to any disposition of property if any.

7.     An acknowledgement by the owner of the disposed property that he inspected the property and accepted it in its existing condition at the time of contracting.
7 Article

The Department shall complete the data regarding the description of the property and the origin of ownership or right in rem based on the documents presented by stakeholders. Where the Department deems such documents insufficient to complete the registration procedures, it shall return the application to the stakeholders, indicating the shortcomings that must be fulfilled.
8 Article

1. The Department of Engineering Services shall undertake the engineering procedures and review the application, paying particular attention to inspection of the property on the ground to verify its location, parameters, contours and borders, and it shall also review the subsequent application documents of ownership and the allocation thereof on the related maps.

2. The Department of Engineering Services shall also prepare a file for each transaction showing the number and date thereof. The file shall then be handed over to the Department at the completion of these procedures and the Department shall affix the number and date of final registration on the application and save the file.
9 Article

All transactions on certifications shall be prepared by the Department in the Arabic language, clearly written and with no additions, insertions or scratches. The signatures of stakeholders shall be certified by the employee concerned in the presence of two rational adult witnesses and then registered in the books prepared for that purpose.
10 Article

Certifications shall be checked to indicate that they have been registered, photocopied and saved in accordance with the systems and regulations prescribed by the government's legal adviser.