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The Realty in Kind Registration Law (‘RKR Law’), issued by Royal Decree No. M/6 on 9/2/1423H, was enacted to create a transparent land identification, ownership and registration system which will ultimately cover all real estate in the KSA.
Pursuant to the RKR Law, a copy of the cadastre called a ‘title deed’ is issued to the owner of a plot of land or a building once the ownership is entered into the cadastre (Article 67). This title deed certifies and confirms the ownership of a plot of land or a building. Article 2 of the RKR Law provides that “[t]he register shall have an absolute confirmation power, and its content may not be objected after the elapse of the defined periods for objection stipulated in this law, unless based on the breach of the Sharia requirements, or on forgery of such”.
However, the application of the RKR Law is still limited to specific areas and is unlikely to be implemented beyond these areas. The predominant practice in KSA is that of titling and conveyancing through notaries (under the Ministry of Justice along with the courts) pursuant to Executive Regulation of Notaries Public Jurisdictions (‘Notaries Regulations’), Ministry of Justice Circular 13/T/2460 on 25/5/1425. If a plot of land is located in an area where the RKR Law has not been implemented, the document certifying and confirming the ownership of a plot of land or a building is a title deed issued to the owner by a regional government employee of Shari’ite qualifications (‘Notary Public’) or a court.
In 2015, for example, the Ministry of Justice passed a resolution No. (5135) dated 4.3.1437 AH providing that the RKR Law applies to certain real estate zones (as indicated in the resolution).