September 14th, 2020

Re: Land (Title Deeds Restoration) Act, Cap. 229C

Reference is made to the captioned subject matter and to the Land Registry Notice to your offices
bearing reference No. 1/2012 and dated 2012-01-27 (copy enclosed).

I shall be obliged if members of the Barbados Bar Association follow the guidelines set out in the said Notice and herein when applying for the Restoration of Title Deeds. This will minimise errors in
documents submitted to the Land Registry and consequently assist in matters being expedited.

The guidelines are as follows:

1. Application

• Before making the application, verify the registration status of the parcel. If the parcel is registered, a different procedure under the Land Registration Act, Cap. 229 applies.

   

• Applications should be made by the fee simple owner in accordance with section 3 (1) of the Land (Title Deeds Restoration) Act, Cap. 229C. Where the person making the Application is not the fee simple owner, he/she must state the capacity in which he/she acts for the fee simple owner (e.g. personal representative or power of attorney).
• Where there is more than one (1) fee simple owner, the applicant should have the
  written consent of the other owner(s) to make the Application.
• The description of the property in the heading of the application should correspond to the description in the document to be restored. If the description has changed, a copy of the plan should be submitted evidencing the change ….