The principal objective of the Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004, which is before the Seanad, is to provide a clear statutory basis for the registration of deeds and titles on computer in the Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds and for a digital mapping system, with a view to preparing the way for an electronic conveyancing system. This involves the repeal of existing Registry of Deeds legislation, the earliest of which dates back to 1707, and its replacement with provisions more suited to modern conditions and amendments to the Registration of Title Act 1964.