LAWS OF KENYA

THE REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS (FORMS) RULES

NO. 379 OF 1960

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Legal Notice 379 of 1960

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The Registration of Documents (Forms) Rules (Legal Notice 379 of 1960) Kenya

REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS ACT

THE REGISTRATION OF DOCUMENTS (FORMS) RULES

LEGAL NOTICE 379 OF 1960
Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. LXII—No. 42 on 16 August 1960

Commenced on 1 January 1961 by The Registration of Documents (Forms) Rules, 1960 Commencement

[Amended by Kenya (Amendment of Laws) (Miscellaneous Amendments)

(No. 5) Order, 1964 (Legal Notice 303 of 1964) on 12 December 1963]
[Amended by Registration of Documents (Forms) (Amendment)
Regulations, 1976 (Legal Notice 165 of 1976) on 12 August 1976]
[Amended by Registration of Documents (Forms) (Amendment)
Regulations, 2011 (Legal Notice 126 of 2011) on 23 September 2011]
[Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Documents (Forms) Regulations.

2. Forms A, B, C and D in the Schedule shall be used in all cases under the Act.

2A. The fees payable in all matters connected with Forms A, B, C and D wherever applicable shall be those
prescribed by the Cabinet Secretary.

[L.N. 165/1976.]

3. The registrars of documents at Nairobi and Mombasa shall keep a supply of the forms for the use of the
public.

4. The registrars of documents shall cause to be impressed on all applications on which fees are paid, and
on all copies thereof, a stamp recording the date and time of presentation, in such manner (in the case
of the original) as to cancel the stamps affixed in payment of fees; and such impression shall in the
absence of fraud be conclusive evidence of the date and time of presentation and that the fees stated in the
application to have been paid have been paid.

SCHEDULE [r. 2]

FORM

FORM A

[L.N. 303/1964, Sch., L.N. 165/1976.]

The conditions on the back of this form shall be complied with.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION

of the undermentioned documents in the following order or priority:—

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Date of Description Land Deed Fee

document (1) Reference File (4)

Number Number

(2) (3)

Sh.

Number of new certificates of title required at the prescribed fee ...........................

________________________________________________________________________________________________

Adhesive revenue stamps affixed hereto to the value of ......................................

The following documents are enclosed for endorsement:—(5)

Grant No. ......................... Lease No. ......................... Certificate No. .......................

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

The following supporting documents are also enclosed:—(6)

Clearance Certificate ☐ Estate Duty Certificate ☐ "Registration copy" of Land Control Consent ☐ "Registration
copy" of Civil Secretary's Consent ☐ Withholding Tax Certificate (W.70) ☐ Land Rent Certificate ☐

The following consents are endorsed on the documents:—

Commissioner of Lands or the Chief Engineer, Kenya Railways under the terms of the Grant ☐

Chargee to surrender of lease under section 44 of the Registration of Titles Act (Cap. 281) (Repealed) ☐

Special instructions, including, if necessary, the name and address of the person to whom the documents are
to be sent if other than the presentor:—

Signature......................................

Name in block capitals......................................

Postal Address......................................

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Date .............................. ......................................

To be submitted in triplicate

________________________________

[Reverse]

CONDITIONS

1. Form to accompany documents

Every document presented for registration must be accompanied by this form.

2. Number of forms to submit

Application for registration forms are printed in sets of three, each set comprising an original, duplicate
and triplicate. Forms may be obtained post free from the Registrar of Titles, Nairobi, and Mombasa.

3. How to complete
The form must be completed accurately in accordance with these conditions. Failure to do so may result
in the rejection of the application. The information supplied by the presentor must appear legibly in
English on all three forms. If registration is sought at both the Nairobi and Mombasa Registries, separate
applications accompanied by the document must be addressed to each. The following are the explanations
of the numbers appearing in brackets on the form—

(1) Give a brief description of each document, e.g. Conveyance, Assignment, Transfer, Charge, etc.

(2) The land reference numbers of all parcels of land dealt with in each document must be entered, e.g.
1870/XX/9, 1870/XX/10. If the document is not to be registered against a title to land, e.g. powers of
attorney, building plans, agreements, etc., the word "Nil" must be inserted.

(3) Where possible the deed file number should be inserted in this column. In the case of titles registered
under the Registration of Titles Act (Cap. 281) (Repealed) this is the title number. For titles registered
under other Acts, the number of the deed file is shown in the right-hand column of the registration
endorsement on the last registered document.

(4) The registration fee tendered must be entered in this column, and the total fees entered at the
foot thereof. The fee payable on presentation is the prescribed fee per entry in the register, and is not
refundable. This fee is inclusive of copying. A document purporting to deal with two or more titles will
attract the prescribed fee in respect of each title against which it is to be registered.

(5) All documents presented for registration against titles under the Registration of Titles Act (Repealed),
other than caveats, statutory notifications and court orders, must be accompanied by the appropriate
title deed, and the registration particulars of that deed must be inserted in this paragraph of the form. No
documents are required for endorsement under the other Acts.

(6) Indicate, by placing a tick in the appropriate boxes, the supporting documents which accompany the
application or consents which are endorsed on the documents.

4. Payment of fees
Fees may only be paid by affixing adhesive revenue stamps to the required value in the space provided on
the original application form. Such stamps may be obtained from post offices. Spoilt or damaged adhesive

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revenue stamps will not be accepted, but stamps upon which the presentor has placed his name stamp
shall not be deemed spoilt or damaged for this purpose.

5. Separate applications to be made

A separate set of application forms must be submitted for each document, except in the case of a set of
documents which are to be registered against the same title or are related to each other. For example, a
discharge of a charge, a surrender of a lease, a transfer and a new charge all relating to L.R. No. 999/999
would properly form the subject of one application, and similarly a power of attorney executed by the
registered proprietor followed by a transfer executed by the attorney are related to each other and can
form the subject of one application.

6. Submission of applications
Applications may be submitted as follows—

(a) by post to the appropriate Registrar;

(b) by delivery in the box provided at the appropriate Land Registry;

(c) by requesting the Collector of Stamp Duties to forward the application form to the appropriate
Registrar after stamping the document. Priority is not established until the application is in the
hands of the Registrar, and no responsibility is accepted by the Collector for any delay.

7. Rejections
Documents re-presented for registration following their previous rejection must be accompanied by a
fresh set of forms of application duly completed. The fee in such a case is the prescribed fee for every
document which was the subject of a formal rejection.

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FORM B

NOTICE OF APPEAL AGAINST REFUSAL BY A REGISTRAR TO REGISTER A DOCUMENT

To: The Registrar-General of Titles, Our reference:—

The Principal Registrar, ..............................................

Land Registry, Nairobi

TAKE NOTICE that I/We ...............................................................................................

of P.O. Box ................................................................................................hereby appeal against the

decision of the Registrar set forth in his letter No. ................. dated .......................................................
refusing to register:—

Description of document......................................................

Date of document ...............................................................

Parties to document ....................................................................................

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Land reference number(s)...........................

Presented on ................., 20 ................., by .............................................

My/Our grounds of appeal are as follows:-

(If this space is insufficient please continue on the back)

Adhesive revenue stamps to the value of Sh. .............................................

in payment of fees are affixed hereto.

Date ......................................................................

Signature of Appellant or his Advocate

To be submitted in triplicate

___________________________________

FORM C

[L.N 126/2011.]

APPLICATION FOR OFFICIAL SEARCH

APPLICATION FOR COPY

Affix adhesive revenue in payment of the fee For Official Use Only

here No ...............................

I/ we request you to supply certified copies of the following:

............................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................

PARTICULARS OF THE APPLICANT/ADVOCATE:

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Full
Names .................................................................................................

Signature ......................................................................................................

Identity Card Number/ Passport..................................................................................

Personal Identification Number.....................................................................................

Postal Address.......................................................................................................................

Telephone Mobile..................................... Landline........................................................

Purpose of Search................................................................................................................

Owner of Property.................................................................................................................

Proposed Purchaser of property.............................................................................................

Advocate/Agent.........................................................................................................

Adhesive revenue stamps at the rate of KSh. 520 per certified copy are pinned to this application to meet the
stamp duty payable thereon.

Date..............................................................................20...........................................................

FOR: OFFICIAL USE ONLY:

Search Application Number.....................................................................................................

Booking Officer............................................................................. Time...........................

The above-mentioned copy/copies is/are forwarded herewith.

The above required cannot be met because

............................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

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DATE......................................................20.........................................

FOR: REGISTRAR DISPATCH:

COLLECTED BY:

Name: ......................................................................................................................................

Signature ......................................................................................................................................

Identity Card Number............................................................

Date...........................................................................

_________________________

FORM D

[L.N 165/1976]

APPLICATION FOR OFFICIAL SEARCH OF:–

_________________________________________________________________

Land Reference Title or Deed File

Number Number

_________________________________________________________________

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Adhesive revenue stamps to the value of the prescribed fee are affixed hereto.

Signature ..............................

Postal address ....................

Date ..............................

Deed file checked on completion of search by:–

........................................ Counter Clerk's initials

CONDITIONS

1. This form must be submitted in duplicate with revenue stamps to the value of the prescribed fee
affixed to the original, which will be retained in the Land Registry.

2. Persons making searches may take brief notes in pencil, but no document shall be copied.

3. In no circumstances may any note or mark be made on any document, file or register produced for
inspection.

4. Persons making searches shall check the contents of any deed file produced to them and have it
checked by the counter clerk, both before and on completion of the search, and obtain his initials
on the duplicate search form; otherwise the person searching will be held liable for any document
lost or damaged.

5. The counter clerk’s duty does not extend to answering questions on matters of title, and no
responsibility is accepted for any opinion which may be expressed by him.