ACT No. XVII of 1984 A N ACT further 10 amend the Public Regi~'ry Act, C(Jp. 93.

I assent.

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AOATIM BARBAkA

President

3rd August, 1984

ACT No. XVII of 1984

A N ACT further 10 amend the Public Regi~'ry Act, C(Jp. 93.

BE IT ENACTED by the President. by and wilh the advice and

consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

assembled. and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

I. This Act may be cited as the Public Registry (Amendment)

Act. 1984, and shall be read lind construed liS one with the Public

Registry Act, hereinafter referred 'to as "the principal Act".

Immediately after subsection (41 or section 5 of the principal Act

lhcre shall be added the following new subsection

"(51 The person who signs any note or copy referred to in this

section shall. next to his signature. priOl. stamp or write in dearly

legible letters, and in ClIse of hand·writing in block letters, his

n8me and surname. and his professional capacity or in the approp-

riate case his capacity of creditor or debtor....

In subsection (3l of section 18 of the principal Act for the words

"one of the said visitors" there shull be substituted the words "the

Director".

Section 20 of the principal Act shull be deleted.

s. In subsection (I) of section 21 of the principal Act for the words

"any entry. when the said Court deems it cl((x:dient," there shall be sub-

stituted the words "any entry".

section 22 of the principal Act shall be amended as foilOW!'

(., in subsection II) thereof for the words "Where, before the

declaration referred to in subsection (3) of section 16 is signed," there

shan be subslituted the word "Where": and

(h) for subsection (2) thereof there shall be substituted the

following

Such correction shall be dated and signed by the

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Director.".

For seclion 22A of the principal Act there shall be substituted SlIbtlilulion 01

the following

"~llon 22A or

The provisions of sections 21 and 22 shall nOl A".

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apply 10 nOles presented after the lst January. 1980....

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•. Immediately after ~b5ection (2) of section 24 of the principal "'mcnd"",nl of

Ad tllcre shall be added the following new subsection

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..()) The Director shall. in addition to the general indexes ~, .

menlioned in sUbseclion (I) and (2) of this section, keep such other

books. registenl and inde,;es and mate such entries therein, as may

be necessary to record. indicate and make uaceable the connection

between the previous name or surname of any person, and the new

name or surname assumed by such person in virtue of any of tho

PrOvisions of subsection (2) of section 290 or subsection (4) of sec·

tipn 106 of the Civil Code, or where io virtue of any other provision

~ the said Code, the name or sumame of a person is changed, other

t~n by marriage or adoption, in such a way that any cause or pre-

f&rence or any enrolment relative to that person would nOl be imme-

diately traceable in the general inde,;cs aforementioned....

,. Ln subsection (I) of section 25 of the prindpal Act for the words "'mend"",nt or

"the flnt week of every month" and the words "the preceding month" ooeti<>n 2~ 01

thlJtc shaU be respectively substituted the words "the first and the third Ihc

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week of every month" and the words "tho preceding fortnight".

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10. In sub5ect;on tl) of section 28 of the principal Act for tbe

words "a list. drawn up in ink and" thero shall be substituted the words or ...::rion 18

"a list" and for the: words "who shall have drawn up such list" there or

priocipoJ

shall be substituted the: words "who shall have compiled such list".

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IJ. In section 30 of the principal Act for lbe words "applying "'mendmefll or

therefor. even verbally." there shall be substituted the words "applying -'Ion )0 01

Ihe prlnc:jpal

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For section 40 of the: principal Act there shall be substituted Slibslitliliorl of

the following

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prindpal Act.

4Q. HI The Minister responsible for justice may make

regulations generally for carrying out the provisions of this

••,uIOllO"lo. Act and in panicular but without prejudice to the generality

of the foregoing. may by such regulations

tal provide for the making of duplicate noles of

any Of"iginal noleS for the registration of any cause of

preference among credilOrs. or of any note of reference

or of any note of enrolment where the original note has

been lost. destroyed or damaged. and for the substitution

by a new register of any register losl. destroyed or

damaged;

(bl prescribe the mode in which such duplicate

noleS. and new registers shall be prepared and authen-

ticated

lel prescribe that notes for the registat;on or any

cause of preference among creditors. notcs of reference.

and notes of enrolment and the relative registers and

indues be reproduced by microfilming. and the mode in

which such reproductions are to be made. stored and

made accessible to the public

(d) prescribe the manner in which reproductions

made by microfilmin~ and copies thCTeQf may be

authenticated;

(e) provide for the compulcrisation. including

storage. of information taken from any records which

are kept in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

and for the production of documents containing llale·

menlS of such information and the authentication of such

documents

(0 prescribe the form of any certificate issued by

the Director in tenns of sections 26 and 30 of this Act

and tbe form of the relative application for the issue of

such certificates

Igl prescribe the form of the application for the

issuing of lis15 in terms of section 28 of this Act and the

form 01 such lists

(h) prescribe the fees and other charges to be levied

and paid in respect of anything done under the provisions

of this Act;

(il amend. make additions

to or snbstinl1e the

Schedules to this Act; and

(j) provide for any mailer incidental or s\lpple-

mentary to any of the foregoing provisions.

121 The: provIsions of any regulations made under this

section shall so far as applicable apply to renewals of registra·

lions and 10 legal hypothecs.

0/ Any duplicale note or new register made in aecor·

dance with regulations ma(le under subsection (11 of this sec·

tion. shall for all intents and purposes. replace the original

notc or register:'.

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 188 of the 30th July. 1984.

DANIEL MICALLEF

SPt'Okt'f

C. MIFSUD

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jagllmel regolamenli b'mQd ~enuali biu Jl1wcuqu d-d;spotil.-

zjonijiel la' dan I-An u b'mQd pill1ikolari it.d.o. bla Ilsaralillall-

"lo1 ....,nti. ~neralita la' dak Ii ntqal qabcl, jisla' b'dawk if,regolamenli

(al jipprovdi gIla1l..,~1Imil la' noli duplikali la' xi

nOli ori~moli llllar«t:iilr&zzjoni la' \i kiwtl II' Pfer~

«:n1.l rosl il-I;rediluri, jew Ul' xi nota I... • rde«:n7..1. jew ta'

,i nota la' ;nsi/lwa rncUl OOUl oriiinali Ikll/l inlilfCl, aiel

distrulla jew tiel lbnDC!PI.... u ~1;llIajoni

b'«:gislru gdid la' kull rri'stru milluf. dillTUlI jew

danncUllt

lbl jippreskriwi I-mod Ii bib dl .... k in-noli dupliklli,

u re!i.!lri tQdda jislgllu jillloejjew u jkunll aWlcnliklli

jippreskrivi Ii IH>Ori gII.r·reiiJtra:zzioni ta' tull

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b1wh Ill' pn:fcrmza fOSI il·kredituri, noli Ill' refcmu::a. II

nIMi Ill' inlin_ II r·retlslri relallivi lagllhom u inditijiel

jitu riprodolli bil-",kroli/m;II,\'. II \.mod Ii bih dawl;: ir'

riproduzzionijiel ghandhom isiru. Fju malltuna II jkunu

a~bbli gh.n-putiblitu

(d) jipprcskrivi I-mod Ii bill riprodllujonijiel Ii jsil'll

bil·mierof;/",;n, II kopji tagllhom jislg/lll jii" awtcnlikali

lei jipprovdi gllall-koml"'leriUa:zzjoni. inklut il-

1Iabw, ta' infonnalzjoni mebllda minD kllll.«orlll, Ii jill'

tammu skOOld id-di.!poiizzjonijiel la' din I·All. u g!lall.

produuioni la' dokurncl]!i Ii jkun libom dikjaraujonijicl

1:1.' dik l-informa.r;zjoni II I-tl.... _tiu>;:tjoni Ill' dlwk id·

dokume!lli

10 jipprcsl::rivi I·forma la' hll tertifikat lIIaliruA;

mid-Direlttlr Il<ond l-artilwli 26 II 30 la' dan l-AII U

].forma ta']..applik&ujoni relaillyi Shan·llrut la' dawk i¢.

tertifikali

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jipprcskrivi I·forma la' l-applikaujoni aIlall-llrut

Ill' lisli skood I'arlikolll 28 la' dan I.Au u I.forma II'

dawk il-lisli

jippt:eSkrivi d-drinijict II I·llialijiet 0/111 Ii gbnd·

(Ill

hom jin~bru II jitllallsll dwar kun ""p magllmllla laJIt

id-dispotiujOllijicl lao dan I·AII.

(i) jemellda. itid rna' jew jiuocl6lil....iui I-llked; Ii

j;n5&bu ma' dan ).AII: u

(jl jipprovdi gllal kun hata intidc:nllli je.... supplt.

mentari glial xi wallda mid-di'poiiujonijiet la' qabrlll'

dan iHubartikolu.

Id-di.!potiujonijiel II' si rt:,01amcnti mash-

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mula talll dan I-artil;:olu gIIandllom safcjn japplikaw iaJlllli·

taw glial litdid la' rejistrall'jonijie1 u glial ipotclr.i Iepli.

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m KullllOl.ll duplikata jew reAi'tru Adid Ii jsir

'kond regolamenti lILIgllmula talll iHublu1il:oIu (I) ta' dan

krtikolu, gIIandu gIIDIl-finijiet U dfclti to1lla, jissostitwini

n-nota jew ir..-ctiWu oriAilUlli.~.

Mgllotldi mi1l·Kamra tad-Dcptnati fi5-Scduta Nru. 188 1a1-30 la' Lulju. 1984.

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