Freedom of Information
| Public Authority | Land Registration Agency |
| Description of the department/directorate/entity’s structure | Land registration Agency organigram is available from the following link: https://lra.mt/organigram/ |
| Description of the department/directorate/entity’s functions and responsibilities | About Us |
| General description of the categories of documents the department/directorate/entity holds (including exempt documents) | Land Register: Applications for registration of property, charges, cautions, and official searches (Form Es), Certificates of Title, documentation relating to court cases and other ancillary documentation related to the registration of property. Condominium: Applications for the appointment/change or removal of an administrator, application for the Registration of Rules, and other ancillary documentation with these registrations. Administration: Human Resources documentation and files, Financial documentation and records including revenue, Procurement documentation and files, Consultative Committee minutes. |
| Description of all manuals and similar types of documents which contain policies, principles, rules or guidelines in accordance with which decisions or recommendations are made in respect of members of the public (including bodies corporate and employees of the public authority in their personal capacity) | Laws and Regulations governing registration of property: Land Registration Act, Chapter 296 of the Laws of Malta and its Subsidiary Legislation in particular SL 296.01, SL 296.08 and S.L. 296.13 Condominium Act, Chapter 398 of the Laws of Malta and its Subsidiary Legislation in particular Condominium Regulations, S.L.398.01. |
| Statement of the information that needs to be available to members of the public who wish to obtain access to official documents from the public authority, which statement shall include particulars of the officer or officers to whom requests for such access should be sent | FOI Contact Details: foi.lra@gov.mt |
| Details of Internal Complaints Procedure | Applicants may submit a complaint to the Public Authority within a maximum of 30 days from the date of the last relevant communication by the Public Authority. A decision will be provided within 10 working days from the receipt of the complaint. Subsequent and different complaints on the same request can only be submitted to the Public Authority after the first complaint has been answered or following the lapse of 10 working days from the date of submission of the complaint. If applicants remain dissatisfied with the outcome of their complaint, they may appeal the decision through the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) within 60 days from the date of the notification by the Public Authority. Should applicants remain dissatisfied with the outcome of this procedure, they may appeal the decision through the Information and Data Protection Appeals Tribunal within 20 working days from the last relevant communication by the IDPC. An appeal from this decision may be registered at the Courts of Appeal within 30 days from the last relevant communication of the Information and Data Protection Appeals Tribunal. |
| Other Information | For more information access the website: https://foi.gov.mt |
| Public Authority Contact Details | 116, Triq il-Punent, il-Belt Valletta VLT1535 foi.lra@gov.mt 25609700. |
