This is a section under the Lands Department. It deals with registration of lands and transactions thereon, registration of documents that are not related to lands but are registered at the option of the applicant and registration of chattel mortgages. The section is headed by the Registrar of Titles assisted by Assistant Registrars who are located at six zonal registries. These zonal registries include Dar-es-Salaam, Moshi, Mwanza, Mbeya, Dodoma and Mtwara.

Is an official record of right in defined area of land or an authoritative record of information concerning land for legal purposes or recording of dealing, establishment or extinguishment of rights in land.

• In a nutshell "Land Registration concerns with the legal status (of who owns the land with what right)

These Laws provide for procedures for Land registration and administration of the Registry for example.

Section 4 of the Land Registration Ordinance provides that:

“The Minister shall appoint the Registrar of Titles to perform the duties and exercise the powers imposed and conferred by this ordinance, and may appoint a Deputy Registrar and any number of Assistant Registrar's who shall be subject to the direction of the Registrar of Titles.”

There are various documents registered under this law as follows:-

• Certificates of Occupancy
• Transfer of right of occupancy
• Long term lease agreement
• Mortgage of right of Occupancy
• Discharge of mortgage
• Notice of Deposit of certificate of title
• Withdrawal of notice of deposit
• Surrender of right of occupancy
• Transmission by operation of law
• Caveats and injunctions
• Acquisition of right of occupancy
• Deeds of variation of conditions of Right of Occupancy
• Deed of rectification of an error in the Land Register
• Revocation of right of occupancy
• Surrender of right of occupancy
• Etc.

This Law deals with registration of all documents not necessarily land related documents. Documents may be registered in Compulsory register or optional register depending on the nature of document. Example of documents registered under registry of documents are as follows;-

Compulsory Registration

• Offer of Right of Occupancy
• Transfer of Offer of Right of Occupancy
• Letter of Offer
• Mortgage of Right of Occupancy
• Revocation of Right of Occupancy
• Surrender of Right of Occpancy

Optional Registration

• Lease agreement
• Mortgage of offer of Right of occupancy
• Genera Power of Attorney
• Deed Poll
• Deed of Appointment
• Memorandum of Understanding
• Will
• Letter of hypothecation of goods
• Partnership deeds
• Indemnity Bonds
• Application by Legal Personal Representative
• Assent to Bequest A Right of Occupancy
• Affidavit
• Caveat
• Etc.

This law deals with registration of chattels mortgage i.e registration of mortgage and transfer of immovable properties examples are-:

• Vehicles
• Machines
• Aircrafts
• Household furniture
• Animals
• Etc.

The country is divided into six zones for purpose of registration headed by Assistant Registrars of Titles.These zones are;

1.Eastern Zone(Dar es Salaam-Head Quarters)

• Dar es Salaam
• Morogoro
• Coast Region

2.Central Zone(Dodoma)

• Dodoma
• Singida

3.Southern Highland Zone(Mbeya)

• Mbeya
• Iringa
• Ruvuma
• Rukwa

4.Lake Zone(Mwanza)

• Mwanza
• Mara
• Shinyanga
• Kagera
• Tabora
• Kigoma

5.Southern Zone(Mtwara)

• Mtwara
• Lindi

6.Northern Zone(Moshi)

• Kilimanjaro
• Arusha
• Tanga

The functions of these registries are as follows:

• Registration of all Titles under the Land Registration Act Cap.334 and all transactions thereto.
• Registration of Documents and Chattels under the Registration of Document Act and Chattels Transfer Act.
• Provide information to the Public and Private Companies (Official Search).
• Keeping records of all transactions and custodian of all registered Titles and documents.
• Creation of Land Information System to ensure that date is timely accessible.

For proper functioning of duties the Land Registry is therefore divided into four units, these are:

1. Certificate of occupancy unit
2. Draughting unit
3. Transactions and Chattels unit
4. Registration of Documents unit

There is also a counter/reception desk the personnel at the counter are responsible for receiving of all Documents submitted for Registration by customers and are also responsible to handing over registered documents to customers. They also provide search reports to customers.

The following are some of the main benefits of an efficient Land Registration System.

1. Contributing to enhance security and clarity with respect to legal status of land both to persons entitled and third parties.
2. Facilitating land transactions and makes all dealings safe, including credit transactions.
3. Promoting long term investment in land improvement.
4. Improving the base of revenue to Government.
5. Reduce land disputes (boundary disputes)
6. Establishing a basis for reliable machinery for land use planning.

• Certificate of Title
• Transfer Deed
• Sale Agreement
• Letter of Consent from commissioner for Lands
• Letter of Consent from Administrator general(for Trusts)
• Certificate of Incorporation(for Company)
• Stamp Duty Receipts
• Registration Fee Receipts
• Two Passport size Photos

• Certificate of title
• Mortgage Deed
• Letter of consent from commissioner for Lands
• Stamp Duty Receipts
• Registration Fee Receipts
• Certificate of registration of a Charge(for Companies)

• Certificate of Title
• Application under section 67 of the Land Registration Act
• Letter of Probate and Administration
• Two Passport Size Photos