The Island Record Office (IRO) is an arm of the Registrar General's Department and was established under the Act of Parliament in 1879. The Record Office Act Chapter 335 Law 52 of 1955, section 2 states the following documents that can be registered at the Island Record Office:

• Public Records: These include rolls, writs, books, proceedings, statutes, decrees, wills, warrants, accounts, papers and documents of a public nature.
• Deeds and writings: A deed is a legal instrument used to grant a privilege. It is usually used when transferring title to real estate from one person to another. All deeds including: wills conveyances, charters, bonds, bills of sales, patents, certificates, letter patent, specifications, petitions, declarations, disclaimers, memoranda, powers of attorney, crop and other accounts, inventories, maps plats and all other legal instruments used to grant a right.
  must be registered at the Registrar General's Department. 

To register your deed or public record you must do the following:

• Ensure that your document meets the requirements of the Regisrar General's Department
• Take the document to the RGD for assessment
• Pay the relevant fees to have the public record/deed/writing registered