Introduction
During the past week Mr Leon Rockliffe, attorney-at-law, has written two letters on developments affecting the Deeds Registry, arguably the most important depository of business information in Guyana, the regulator for businesses and companies, and the authority for a number of critical functions regarding real property. In that sense its vital importance to property rights, the registration of businesses, the incorporation and registration of companies, and the repository of corporate documents cannot be overstated.
The Deeds Registry derives its ‘modern’ origin to 1919 and the act “to regulate the Office of the Registrar of Deeds, and to amend the law