Section 1: Establishment of a Federal Lands Registry, etc.

(1) There is hereby established under this Act, a registry to be known as the Federal Lands Registry (in this Act referred to as "the Registry").
(2) The Registry shall be-
(a) a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal;
(b) capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name; and
(c) capable of acquiring, holding or disposing of any property, movable or immovable, for the purpose of carrying out its functions.
(3) The headquarters of the Registry shall be situated in Lagos and there shall be established a branch office of the Registry in each State of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
(4) The Registry shall constitute a division under the Urban and Regional Development Department of the Ministry.
(5) The Registry shall consist of three sections, that is-
(a) cadastral;
(b) deeds; and
(c) administration and finance.