The Central Registry Bill aims at consolidating into one law the separate pieces of legislation relating to the Public Registry and Land Registration operations, thereby eliminating the dichotomy between the two. In line with Government’s strategic objective of improved service delivery, the Bill establishes a one-stop central registration system for all matters concerning both property and civil status. The Bill also gives a legal basis to the functions carried out by the Civil Registration Department, in so far as the registration of acts and the common database administered by the Department are concerned.