Bahamians can register their deeds and other legal documents at the Deeds and Documents Registry at the Registrar General’s Department. This Section accepts, examines, stamps and microfilms conveyances and other numerous types of legal documents in accordance with the Registration of Records Act.
There are no eligibility criteria for this service.
- To record a document, it must first be presented to the Treasury Department for assessment and payment of the proper amount of stamp duty.
- Complete an Instrument Data Form for each deed or document being recorded. Each deed or document should have the instrument data form as it’s first page.
- Once at the Deeds and Documents Section of the Registrar General’s Department, the document is examined, stamped with volume and page numbers in sequence of filing.
- In cases where it is necessary, a satisfaction of mortgage is prepared and signed by the Registrar.
- After stamping the document the information is electronically captured using the following:
- Select information is keyed for the index library.
- The document itself is scanned.
- Scanned images are transferred to microfilm
Instrument Data Form, which is obtained and completed at the Deeds and Documents Section of the Registrar General’s Department.
- Completed Instrument Data Form.
- Receipt of payment from the Treasury Department for payment of stamp duty.
Same day service for registration. The scanning of documents may take up to three months depending on the workload.
There is no deadline date for this service
There is a fee of BS$4.50 per page.
For more information please contact
Deeds & Documents Section
Registrar General’s Department
Cor. Of Shirley and Charlotte Street
P.O. Box N 532
Nassau
New Providence
The Bahamas
Tel.
(242) 397-9162
(242) 397-9165
(242) 397-9158
Fax. (242) 322-5553
Email. RegistrarGeneral@bahamas.gov.bs
Opening Hours: 9:30am to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday
