-as part of reorganisation
The government is moving to separate the Deeds and Commercial registries as part of a reorganisation that it says is intended to provide a faster service to the public and better serve businesses.
The passage of the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority Bill 2012 and its subsequent enactment would institute one of the major reforms long proposed by members of the legal community, including attorney Leon Rockliffe, who has been lobbying for years for the reform of the Deeds Registry.
The bill was presented by Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall for first reading in the National Assembly last Thursday.
In the explanatory memorandum for the bill,
