Registration of Documents Act

11. Registry at which document to be registered

Edition: 2026-09-25 · In force

11. Registry at which document to be registered

(1)Any document relating to immovable property situate in a place other than the Coast Province shall be registrable only in the Principal Registry, and any document relating to immovable property situate in the Coast Province shall be registrable only in the Coast Registry:Provided that if any document relates to immovable property in the Coast Province and elsewhere it shall be registrable in either or both the registries.

(2)Any document not relating to immovable property shall, if the duties to be performed under the document are to be performed in a place other than the Coast Province, be registrable in the Principal Registry, and, if the duties are to be performed in the Coast Province, it shall be registrable in the Coast Registry:Provided that, if any such duty or duties under a document may be performed in the Coast Province and elsewhere, the documents shall be registrable in either or both the registries.

(Act No. 41 of 1956, s. 4, Act No. 21 of 1966, 2nd Sch.)

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Source: Kenya Law