Land Registration Authority Act 2003.

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This Act provides for the registration of land and establishes for this purpose a Land Registration Authority.The Authority shall be a body corporate and shall be managed by a Board of Directors. The Authority shall: (a) provide a legal framework for the people of the Marshall Islands to voluntarily register their interests in land in order to produce certainty regarding the identity of the legal owners of land and interests in land; (b) provide standards and criteria for land leases; and (c) maintain and keep public records of land and land transactions. The Authority shall also have regulation-making power. The Act further specifies conditions and procedures for the registration of land and provides for the guarantee of title in registered land.

Amended by: Land Registration Authority (Amendment) Act, 2015 (PL. 2015-43). (2015-03-09)

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