IV tal-1985

I all5ellt.

(W.)

A GA THA BAUAI.A

3rd April. 1985

ACT Ne. IV of 1985

AN A CT further 10 arMnd Ihl!! Land Rl!!giSl ralion A CI, 1981.

BE IT ENACTED by the Presiden t. by and with the advice and

consent of the House of Repr~n tati~ in this present Parliamen t

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

It) This Act may be ciud as the Land RegisUlition (Ammd· Sho" tilk.

ment) Act. 1985. a nd shall be read and construed III one with the Land

Registration Act, 1981 . hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act".

(2) This Act shall come into force on such dale as the Mini ...

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ter ~sponsible fot lands may by notice in the Gazette establish.

1. In section 11 01 the principal Act. immediately after the ware.

"or of any other law " there shall be inserted the word$ "relative \0 the -.... It of "'"

~'ration of cenain transfers in the Public ReJistry. and".

l . In the Ma ltese text of subsection (1) of section 13 of the principii Amoodm<n. of

Act, for the wordl "mid-data ta' J.Att" there shall be substi tuted the oection II of the

words ~mid-da ta II'\-all".

Fl-anitolu IllB' I.AII printipali. minnurlh wara l-Idiem Mje ... ta ' EmctI40 "" I-

"i lia; ohm" Jlhaodhnm jidhl u l· kliem "relalliv; Jlhar.relistraujoni ta' artikolu 11 ""

teni trasferimeorl fir·Relistru Pubblih. 1,1".

J . Fit·lest Malt; lBwubarliknlu (1) lB' hutikolu 13 ta' ]"'Au pOD- E _ 11," I·

tipaJi, minflok il-kliem "mid-dala la' ].AII" ghandborn jid!!lu hk.Iiem artIloIu Il "'.

"mid-data ta' 1-011".

.. Fil.test Malti ta&osu bartitolu (I) la' l-ortikolu IS ta' I-At! prin- I!moa4o ta' 1-

tipali minflok il-kliem "jimgistraw il'lilnlu glial tun art" gllandhom artikoJu " ""

jidlllu I-kliem "ji =iislra t·liloll,l gbal kun an".

Fit.test Inglit la5-5ubartikoiu (2) ta' l-anikolu 24 ta ' I-AII prio- E ....... "" I·

I n the Maltese text of subsection (I ) of se<:tion 15 of the principal A m«Idmt<>t of

ACI fot the words ~jirreti$traw it·titolu glial tu U art" there sha ll be sub- _

stitu ted the words "jimgistra t·titolu ghal tull arC.

In the E.nglisb ta t 01 subsection (2) 01 section 24 01 the principiI

Act for the words "!he rights transfen-ed or on application IIl3.de" and "or

an application made as aforesaid" there shall be substituted respectively

the words " \he righ~ transferred on applica tion made" and "OIl an appli,

cation made as aforesaid".

In aection 28 of the pri ncipal Act. for the worW " A charp shall

not affect~ there man be substituted the .... ords "Subject. 10 the PfO'I'isions

of Part VA of thii Act. a charge shall not affect".

::::J' ,,",!. sub$titutcd

[11 the M ahCM: teXI of subsection (2) of section 35 of the principal

words ~ KaijOlli depo!itala skood dan t-Att" tben: sllall

the

be

!he .... ords " Kawzjoni depoti'ala skond dao

I.Att",

Immediately after Part V of the principal Act. there shall be

inserted tile following new Part VA;

" PART VA -

CAUTIONAR Y CHARGES

~ ....

351\.

Land siluale in a registl1ltion area. but wm.:b has

~d -"'not been registered may subject to tbe following provisions of

~ !hiS Part. be charged by ag~meDI. ?y operation of law or by

Judgement to the same ex tent and ID the $ame manner il5 if

that land had been registered .

358 . (I) The charge rdernd to in section 3SA of

RoiP""-_

:!,,,,,,,,,,,ry Ihis Act, hereinafter in this Pan referred to as a ca utionary

charge. shall be completed by the regisU1l r entering on the

register of cautionary cbarys the person in whose favour the

cautiOllary charge is 10 subsist as the proprietor of such

cauliOllory charge, the particulan of the charge and the pani.

cula lli of the debtor and the land to be affecfed by the

cautionary charge.

A cautionary charge 5baJI be subject to the

(2)

condition that on the date of the application for its ~stra­

t;on the debtor was an owner of the land SIIbject to suc:b

cautionary charge and was not in any way incapaci tated from

charging the land. and shall effecf the land subject to it only

to the extent that the debtor is the owner of. or has an infemlt

in sucb land.

3SC. Subject to the provisioos of subsection (2) of sec-

tion 3SB of this Act a ca utionary charge registered as aforesaid

shall affect any JlC1WIl acquiring the land to !be same extent

and in the same manllCr as if such land had been registered and

the cautionary charge had been a charge in m1pec1 of that

registered land.

350 . When the registrar rcccivcs an application for the

-~ registration

of the land subject to the cautionary cbarge, be

shall if the person 3pplying for !he registration is the debtor

referred to in the cautionary cbarge or derivcs title from !ru(:h

a debtor who was the owner of such land and to !be extCllt of

such oWllOrIDip. regi$ler the cautionary charge as a charge on

the title to the land so registered and upon the registration cl.

the land such cautionary charge sball. to the e)ltCll t to whicll

tbe land su bject to it is registered. and subject to the provisions

of this Part of this A.ct. be converted into a charge.

Bb hsar.1 ghad-dispoZiujonijiet ta5-!;UOOnikDlu (2)

ta' l-anikolu 3SB ta' dan I·Alt ipoteka kawzjona li registnlta kif

hWJjooali.

imsemmi to/qot lil kul! pcr:suna li takkwista J·art sal·limitu u

bl·isleSS mod daqslikieku dik l-an kieDCI regiscrata u J·ipotcka

kawzjonali kienet ipoteka dwar dik loan rcg;strala.

Meta r·retistratur jirtievi applikazzjoni g.har-reti5-

350. tral~joni ta' l-art sUa£etta 8-lIall-ipotcka kaW7Jonali, huwa gl'Jan-

~'~,:e'':''du jelk. iJ-pcn;~na .Ii tapplika ghar'~$i st",!zzioni ~un id

dcbitur IInscmnn n"poteka kawzJonalt JCw 1I·IIIOlu JkulI ~)

minn cia!: id-debitur li kien is-sid ta' dik J·art u sal-limitu li kitn

hcU lid_ jirrcgistJ"a l-i poteka kawzjonali bhaia ipotcka fuq

It-titolu gftall-an bekk regisU"ata u mar-n:gistrnnjoni ta' l-art

dik I·i potcka kawzjonali glIandha. sal-limitu li g!lalih .!-a.n ~.g­

gella gIUliha Ikun registrata . u bla hsara gllad-dispotiZZ)0II1Jlet

IU ' din it-Taqsima ta' dan I-AII_ tiuqaleb ripoteka.

3SE Id-dispo1izzjonijet tas-subarlikolu (2) ta' l-anikolu

26 u ta ' I.arti.koli 29. 30. 3 1 u 46 ta' dan I-Att gIIaD<lhom

"i';!7

ntlltlltis ntllttmdis japplikaw glial ipotcka kavn;jooali kif jap-

a:rw"':"p".ti plikBw glial ipotcka registrata.

tawzjonali.

3SF. Bla hsam ghad·dispo1izzjonijiet ta' qabel ta' din it·

(pOtU.

bwzjoll.ati,

Taqsi ma ipoteh kawzjonali jkollha J..istess effell bhal hwzj~

jlolltuo I·

nl depoti tata glIand ir·re(;i!tratuT fis-scns li l-an luuen.a ~hall·

u. .... eft,,"

ipoteka kowzjonaH ma tijix re!\istrata gholl-()wwcl darbe. farut

:<i prrsuna sa.l:emm jiDghata avvii liU·proprjetarj u ta' I-ipoteh

.... .-.joal.

hwztona1i: u s-$ubanikolu (3) ta' l·arti!;: olu 33 u H.nikolu 35

ta' dan I·AII ~ndhom japplikaw ghol proprjelarju ta' ipotella

kawzjon.ali ki f japplikaw gh;i l persuna li tagllmel il·hw;:joni ....

9. L-artikolu 36 la' I·AII printipali gh andu ji~ emendat kif gej: Emmdll .. ' t-

la) fiHuban ikolu (I) tieghu millnok iJ..klicm "m.ar-reltisttu· 1·At! priDtlpoJL

zjoni la ' ipatella. tenifikat ta' I-«rt Jew terlifikal la' I-ipoleh"

ghandhom jidhlu l·lIiem "mar·registrazzjoni ta' ipateka u mar-

registrazljoni ta' ipatcka kawzionali. tenifikal \.I' han;ew tertifikal

la ' ipOleka Jew tenifi!;:at ta' ipoleh kawzjonali": u

(hi fiMubanikolu (2) liegll u miofiok il·kliem "I-art registnna

Jew I·ipoteka tC!\istrata" ghandhOlll jidhlu J..klicm "!-art registrata.

l·ipOleka re!\i~lrata Jew !·ipOteka kawzjonoli re!\isITata".

H). wrt iko!u 37 ta' I·AII print ipali gllandu jip emendat kif gej: En>ooda ... I-

artitolu J7 ...

(a) fis-subanikolu (I) liegh u minnok il·kHem "tenifikal dwar I·AlI pMClpaU.

an jew tertifikat d'vaT ipOleu" ghandhom jidhlu J..ldiem "tertifikal

la' !-art Jew .:cnifihl la' ipoleka Jew tenifih t la' ipoleka hwzj~

nali"

(b) fil-paragrafu (a) tas-$u bartikol u (i) lieghu minflok il-kliem

"art Jew ipoteka re~istralj" gllandhom jidlllu ]·kliem "l-an re!\istrata

Jew la' l'lpoleh registrota Jew ta' l·ip<Meka kawzjool li rellis trata"

(t) fil·paragrafu (bl taHubartikolu (i) licghu minOok il·kliem

"hart re!\i5trata Jew la' I·ipoteka re~i~ lrata" gllandhom jidlllu J·k1ie m

"han regislrnta Jew ta' I·ipolcka re~istrota Jew ra' !·i poleka kawzj~

naH repstrala"; u

(d) fiMubartlkol u (3) tiesllu minOok il-k1icm "an re!\istrata

jell' ip<Meka registrata." u l·klicm ~tenifikal ta' hart ;ew tertifikat ta '

l-ipoteka" gttandhom jidhlu rispettivament il·kTlem "art re~i slrata

Jew ipoleka rejistrata Jew ipotd:a kaW"tjollal i rcgisttata" u "tertifi·

kal !a'I-an Jew teniflka l la' ipoteka;ew tenifikat ta' ipoteka kaw·

zjonali".

11 . L-anikolu 38 la'l·Alt priotipali ghandu jiA;i emendal kif gej: E<noIIdo ta' I,

(a) (is-$ubartikolu (]) licgh u minflokc il.kliem "tenifikat ta' t·At! ,";"6",,11.

art tell' tertifikal ta' ipoteh" u l·kliem "tertifikat ta' I·art !\did;ew

terti fikat ta' ipOtcka tdid " ghand hom jidhlu rispellivamcnl il·kliem

"tertifikat ta' J-art Jew tertifikllt ta' ipOlcka jew tertifikat ta' ipOteka

ka wzjooali" u "tertifikal ta' kll"l A;did Jew terl ifital la' ipolek. A;did

Jew ten ifikal ta' ipoleka ko w;:jonali A;did "; u

(b) fis.-subartikolu (2) licpu minflok il-trliem "Cenifital ta'

I~rt A;did Jew tenifihl ta' ipoleh ~did" ghandbom jidbh.1 I·klicm

"Cerlifikat ta ' I·arl ~did Jew tertifikat la ' ipoteka Mid Jew tenifikal

la' ipoleka kawzjonali !\did".

12. Fl-arti kolu 39 m'l·Att printipali minflok il·klicm "Kull tenifi· Eo>enda ta' I·

ht ta' an Jew tenifihl ta' ipoleka" gbandhom jidlllu I·kliem " Kull /:er· I·AII

tifikat ta' I·art jell' tenifikal ta' ip<Meka jcw t-en ifihl ta' ipatch nw·

zjonali".

Il. Fkrtikol u 40 ta' I-At\ printipeli minflok iI·kliem "sidlen ta'

art je ... ta' ipo leka" u "iUertifibt ta' an jew i~nifiht ta' lpote\r.a"

gh.andhom jidhlu rispeuivalJtCll t iJ.tHem "sidlen ta'l-an jew ta' ipoteka

jc:w i6«ttitital ta' ipokh bwtjonali" rispcttivament.

14. Fkttitolu 46 ta' I-Att prin~pali minflot iJ·kliem "pj.nta tal·

lohl jew rnappa je'nerali" gbandhom jidhlu I-Jdicm "iJ.pjanta ppn:i.en-

\ata jew il·mappa acnera1i".

15. Fit-leSt Inglit tai-paragnlfu m 1.aHubartiltolu (2) ta' l-a rtikolu

57 ta' I-An printipaIi. minflok il.Jtlicm "entered on lbe TeIIister" gtlaod·

hom jidhlu !-ldiem " be entered in the register".

Mgboddi mill-Kamra tad· Dcputati fis-Seduta Nru. 24 1 tas-27 ta' Marlu. 1985.

c. Mltwo

Sk,lwUl /al·KamrQ rad-Depufati

The provisions of subsection (2) of sectiOll 26 and

sections 29. 30. 31 and 46 of this A.ct. shan mUlalis mutandis

apply to a cautionary charge as they apply to a registered

charge .

U . In tection 40 0( the principal Act for the words "proprietol"ll

!be 0( land 01' of • charge" and "land certificate or charge certificate" there

shall be substituted respectively the word~ "proprietors of land or of a

charge O!" of a cautionary charge" and "tBod cen ificale 01" cbarge ceni fi-

cate or cautionary cbarge certificate",

14. In section 46 of the princpa.l Act for the words "field plan or

general map" there shall be substituted the words " filed pLan or gencral

map".

15. In the Engli sh text of paragraph (l) of subsection (2) of soction

57 of the pricnipa! Act. for the words "enterro on the register" there shall

be substituted lbe words "be en terod in the register".

Passed by !be Howe of Representatives al Silting No. 241 oIlbe 27th March, 1985.

C. M lfSUO

Clerk 10 the HoUY! 0{ Repruenlal;W's

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