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TRANSFER OF LAND
R.T.A. Section 88
In the Matter of the Registration of Titles Act
In the Matter of Certificate of Title registered at Volume __________________ Folio ________________
of the Register Book of Titles
Describe the land in
accordance with description
stated on Certificate of Title.
ALL THAT PARCEL of land situate in the place and parish stated below and being all the land comprised
in the Certificate of Title mentioned below.
PLACE
Give full name, address and
occupation of the
Transferor(s).
PARISH
*LOT. NO.
VOLUME
FOLIO
I/We
Name:
________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________
Occupation: ______________________________________________________________________________
Do HEREBY TRANSFER to the Transferee(s) named herein for the consideration stated below all my/our
estate and interest in the land comprised in above-described Certificate of Title, subject to the encumbrances
stated below and the restrictive covenants (if any) endorsed on the said Certificate of Title.
Details of Transferee.
Where Transferee is a minor,
state his date of birth.
Where Transferee is a
registered company, state its
Act of incorporation.
If more than one Transferee,
state the tenancy.
Unequal shares to be stated in
fractions.
Name:
________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________
Occupation: _____________________________________________________________________________
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Joint Tenants
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Tenants-in-Common in equal shares
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Tenants-in-Common in unequal shares as to
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Other -
State the encumbrances, e.g.
caveat, mortgage, lease.
Consideration
Amount to be stated in words.

the sum of
__________________________________________________________________________
[receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Transferor(s)]
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by way of gift

pursuant to the Intestates’ Estates and Property Charges Act
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in pursuance of the devise contained in the will of the _____________________________
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pursuant to Order of the Court in a Suit No. ____________________________________
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Supporting Documents
That enclosed with this application is/are -
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Duplicate Certificate of Title registered at Volume ___________ Folio ___________

Original Transfer Tax Certificate

Consent of Caveator / Mortgagee / Lessor
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Attested Copy of Court Order
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Other –
Additional Restrictive
Covenants or Easements
(If necessary, add annexure
sheet).
Execution by a company
Signed for and on behalf of /
Executed under the Common Seal of _______________________________________________________
Name of Company
by
_________________________________________ / ____________________________________
Name of Person
Capacity
________________________________________
Signature
AND
_______________________________________ / ______________________________________
Name of Person
Capacity
______________________________________
Signature
In the presence of:
State the calling of the
witness.
Signing under a Power
of Attorney
________________________________________
Executed for and on behalf of ____________________________________________________________
Name of Transferor/Transferee
by ________________________________________
Name of Attorney
________________________________
Signature
and ______________________________________
Name of Attorney
________________________________
Signature
under the Power of Attorney No. _________________________________________________________
In the presence of:
State the calling of the
witness.
________________________________________
General Execution
Signed by
__________________________________________
Name of Transferor/Transferee
Signature
In the presence of:
State the calling of the
witness.
_________________________________
_______________________________________
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Marksman Clause – To be
used when a party is unable to
read or write by reason of
illiteracy, illness or blindness.
Signed by
___________________________________________
_________________________________
Name of Transferor/Transferee
Mark
After the same was read over and explained to him or her and who expressed themselves as understanding
the nature and effects of the contents.
In the presence of :
State the calling of the
witness.
To be completed when the
attesting witness is not one of
the officials listed in s. 152 of
the Registration of Titles Act.
________________________________________
Appeared before me at __________________________ in the Parish of _______________________________
on the ___________ day of ______________________, __________ the attesting witness to this instrument, and
declared that he/ she personally knew ___________________________________________________________
Name of Transferor/Transferee
the person signing same, and whose signature the said _______________________________ attested, and that
Name of Witness
the name purporting to be the signature of the said ________________________________________________
Name of Transferor/Transferee
is his/her/their own handwriting and that he/she was of sound mind and voluntarily signed such instrument.
State the calling of the
witness.
___________________________________________
Date
Dated the _________ day of ____________________________, _____________.
Day
Month
Year
* Land Valuation Number
Lodged By
Name: __________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________
*Telephone Number: __________________________________
*Fax Number: ____________________
*Email: _____________________________________________
Please note the following:
* denotes optional fields. Please note, however, that the information may be required by Stamp Office.
Where more than one Certificate of Title is involved the applicant should attach a schedule of all the lands.
Persons who may witness this document in Jamaica are a Justice of the Peace, a Notary Public, an
Attorney-at-Law, a judge of the Supreme Court, the Governor-General or the Registrar of Titles. For
witnessing of documents outside of Jamaica, please refer to section 152 of the Registration of Titles Act.
Where a document is executed before a Notary Public in a Foreign State or Country then a certificate from
the relevant body appointing notaries public should be produced verifying the commission of the notary
public at the date on which the document was signed.
This Form must be presented to the Tax Payer Audit & Assessment Department before lodgment at
the Office of Titles.
N.L.A. 2003
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