Land Instrument (Preparation) Law, Chapter 78 of 1917

Land Instruments (Preparation) Law CHAPTER 78 LAND INSTRUMENTS (PREPARATION) LAW ARRANGEMEJ'ff OF SECTIONS SECTION 1. Short title. 2. Application. 3. Interpretation. 4. Person preparing lo endorse his name and address on instrument. 5. · Unqualified persons not to draw instrument. 6. (I) Certain agreements void. (2) Fee or reward paid under void agreement may be recovered. 7. Saving for instruments drawn by public officers. 8. Power to except any class of instrument. CHAPTER 78 LAN� INSTRUMENT (PREPARATION) LAW CAP. 78 A Law to prohibit unqualified persons f�m drawing Instruments affecting land for reward. [N.N. 1963 Cap. 57.) [Commencement: 30th August, 1917) I. Short title This Law may be cited as the Land Instruments (Preparation) Law. 2. Application This Law shall apply to those parts of the State to which it may be applied by order of the Governor. 3. Interpretation '· Definition- . '"instrument" means any document conferring, transferring, limiting, charging or extinguishing, or purporting to confer, �ransfer, limit, charge or extinguish any right, title or interest in land, but does not include a will. 4. Person preparing to endorse his name and address on instrument Every person who shall draw or prepare any instrument shall endorse or cause to be endorsed thereon his name and address. Q Penalty: a fine of ten naira. L-1 (Issue I) CAP. 78 Land Instruments (Preparation) Law S. Unqualified persons not to draw instrument No person olher than a legal prac1i1ioner shall eilher directly or indirectly for or in ex­ pectation of any fee, gain or reward draw or prepare any instrument. Penalty: a fine of one hundred nairu. 6. (1) Certain agreements void An agreement entered into after the commencement of lhis Law 10 pay a fee or reward to any person, olher lhan a legal prac1ilioner, in consideration of such person drawing or preparing any inslrument is void. (2) Fee or reward paid under void agreeme,it may be recovered Any person who shall after the commencement of this Law pay to any person, other than a legal practitioner, any fee or reward for having after the commencement of this Law drawn or prepared or agreed to draw or prepare an instrument may sue for and re­ cover the amount of such fee or reward from the person to whom the same was paid. 7. Saving for instruments drawn by public officers Nothing in this Law shall apply to any public officer drawing or pr�paring an instru­ ment in the course of this duty as such. 8. Power to except any class of instrument The Governor may by order except from the provisions of this Law any class of in­ strument specified in such ot<fer. L-2 \Issue 1 I