ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Land Registration Act
66. Trusts not to be entered
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
66. Trusts not to be entered
(1)A person acquiring land, a lease or a charge in a fiduciary capacity may be described in that capacity in the instrument of acquisition and be registered with the addition of the words "as trustee", but the Registrar shall not enter particulars of any trust in the register.(2)An instrument that declares, or is deemed to declare, a trust, or a certified copy, may be deposited with the Registrar for safe custody; but the instrument or copy shall not form part of the register or be deemed to be registered.(3)Where the proprietor of land, a lease or a charge is a trustee, the proprietor shall hold the land, lease or charge subject to any unregistered liabilities, rights or interests to which it is subject by virtue of the instrument creating the trust, and for the purpose of any registered dealings, the proprietor shall be deemed to be the absolute proprietor, and no person dealing with the land, a lease or a charge registered under this section shall be deemed to have notice of the trust, nor shall any breach of the trust create a right to indemnity under this Act.
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