Section 2: Functions of the Registry

The functions of the Registry shall be-(a) the registration of all titles to Federal Government lands and all interests created by subsequent transactions on lands vested in the Federal Government and its agencies;
(b) the examination and processing of all documents deposited for registration;
(c) the indexing of all registered documents;
(d) the maintenance of a strong room for the safety of all documents lodged with the Registry;
(e) the attendance to enquiries as may arise, from time to time, on registration of documents, which shall include searches and examination of documents;
(f) the maintenance of links with the State Land Registries in order to protect the interests of the Federal Government in land matters;
(g) the preparation and maintenance of intelligence sheets for all Federal Government allocations throughout Nigeria;
(h) the maintenance of the index cards for all sheets and allocations on them;
(i) the preparation and maintenance of Cadastral Survey Ordinance sheets in the Registry's branch offices in each State of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and updating them from time to time;
(j) acting as the custodian of all plans and sheets relating to instruments registered in the Registry;
(k) the production of films and blue prints of all plans of the control sheet relating to registered instruments; and
(l) the production of certified true copies of any instrument such as deeds, plans or sheets.