Section 3, The National Land Commission Act, 2022

(1) The Commission shall have a common seal the affixingof which shall be authenticated by the signatures of - (a) the Chairperson or other member of the Board generally or specifically authorised by the Board for that purpose; (b) the Commissioner-General or other officer authorised by him for that purpose. Establishment of National Common seal (2) Every document purporting to be an instrument executed or issued by or on behalf of the Commission and to be sealed with the common seal of the Commission authenticated in the manner stated in subsection (1) shall be deemed to be so executed or issued without further proof unless the contrary is proven. (3) In appropriate cases the seal may be affixed to documents outside Sierra Leone 4 . Subject to the Act the Commission shall perform the following functions- (a) take inventory of private, government and public lands; (b) maintain a comprehensive and updated register of government and public lands; (c) establish and maintain a system of registration of title to land throughout Sierra Leone; (d) set rules and standards for conducting examination for persons wishing to be enrolled as pupil surveyors and licensed surveyors; (e) set standards for the training and accreditation of para-surveyors and specialist paralegals; (f) provide oversight responsibility in monitoring land use planning throughout the country; (g) provide recommendation on national land use, planning and capability; (h) establish grievance redress mechanisms, including, when necessary, Land Adjudication Tribunals to adjudicate land title disputes prior to registration of title; (i) raise funds to support the implementation of the functions of the Commission; the (3) Western Area Urban and Western Area Rural shall be covered by the Commission's registry in Freetown. (4) The Commission shall by statutory instruments make regulations relating to requirement for the registration of customary land rights in the District Registry 62. (1) The District Land Commissioner shall be the Registrar of the District Land Registry (2) Where a District Land Commissioner is yet to be appointed the Chief Registrar shall provide the services required (3) The functions of the Registrar of the District Land Registry shall include the following: (a) managing the District Land Registry; (b) Issuing title deeds, customary land title certificates or other documentation that serves as proof of a person's land right; (c) permitting searches to be made in the records, instruments and registers or copies thereof and provide certified copies of extracts from such instruments, records, registers or copies thereof when required, on payment of a prescribed fee. (d) any other functions assigned by the Board. 63. Subject to this Act information contained in the register shall be made accessible to the public by electronic or any other means as the Commission may determine 64. Each registry shall have an official seal issued by or under the direction of the Registrar Registrar of Registry Public access to the Register. Seal of registry. (j) recognise and support civil society organisations assisting communities to register their land; (k) maintain an effective land information system for public and state lands; (l) conduct research that informs policy design for the management and administration of land across Sierra Leone; and (m) any other function to attain the objects of the