ACT No. VI of 1996 AN ACT to amend the Land RegiSlrati()tl Act, Cap . 296.

I assent.

(LS.)

Uoo M IFSUD B ONNICl

President

27th February, 1996

ACT No. VI of 1996

AN ACT to amend the Land RegiSlrati()tl Act, Cap . 296.

BE IT ENACfED by the Presiden t. by and with the adv ice and

consent of the House o f Representatives, in this present Parliament

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

(I) Thi s Ac t may be ci ted as the Land Registration

(Amendme nt) Act , 1996. and shall be read and construed as one wilh

the Land Registration Act . hereinafter referred 10 as "the principal Act",

(2) The following provisions o f this Act shall come into

force on such dale as the Minister responsible for justice may appoint

by notice in t~ Gazene , and d ifferent dates may be so appointed for

di fferent provisions and purposes of this Ac t.

Subsection (3) of section 13 of th e principal law shall be

amended as fo llows

(a) for the words "or j udicial sale" the re shall be substituted

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the words "or judicial sale or redemption and

(b) in the proviso thereof, the words from '"The court shall in

any such judgement" to the words "who should have made such

registration," shall be deleted.

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In subsection (I) of section 14 of the principal Act, there shall Ame_no: of

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be added the marglllal note "Cap. 12." adJacen t to the words "Code of principal .....

Organization and Civil Procedure".

In paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section 15 ofthe principal Amendmentof

5<:ction 15 of t~

Act, for the words "or any land or charge certificate," there shall be principal Act.

substituted the words "or any certificatc or document,".

In section 22 of the principal Act for the words "wi th an Amendment of

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absolute title" there shall be substituted the words "with a guaranteed "",,;00

princip>.1 Act.

title" and in the marginal note thereof for the words "with absolute

title." there shall be substituted the words "with guaranteed title .".

In subsection (I) of section 23 of the principal Act, for the Amerdment of

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words "with a possessory title" there shall be substituted the words """ion

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"with a title which is not a guaranteed title" and in the margi nal note

thereof for the words "with possessory title." there shall be substituted

the words "with a title which is not a guaranteed tide.".

In the Maltese text of subsection (2) of section 24 of the Amendment of

principal Act, for the words "skond l-artikolu" there shall be substituted """"",24ofthc

fJrinc ipai Act.

the words "skond dan l-artikolu".

In subsection (2) of section 29 of the principal Act, for the Amerd.,.nt of

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words "with a qualified or a possessory title ," there shall be substituted prillCipai Act .

the words "with a title which is not a guaranteed title or with a title

qualified in terms of the provisions of this Act,".

[n the marginal nOle of section 49 of the principal Act, for the Amendment of

IIe<tion 49 of \he

words "into absolute." there shall be substituted the words "into a principal Act

guaranteed title.".

to. Subsection (2) of section 59 of the principal Act shall be """ion

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59 of the

amended as follows

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(a) in paragraph (h) thereof, for the words "in land

certificates," there shall be substituted the words "in certificates ,";

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(b) in paragraph (p) thereof, for the words "provide for"

there shall be substituted the words "for providing for".

1 t. In new subsection (2) in paragraph (c) of section 26 of the Amendmeno: of

Act No . VII

Land Registration (Amendment) Act, 1995, for the words "in a of 1995.

registration area:" there shall be substituted the words "whether in a

registration area or not:" .

or

ls-subartikolu (2) la' I-artikolu 591a· I-All prinCipali ghandu

jigi emendat kif gej:-

(a) m -paragrafu (h) lieghu, minflok il-kliem "reertifikal

la' an," ghandhom jidhtu J- kliem 'Tcertifikati ,": u

(b) fi l-paragrafu (p) lieghu, minfl ok il-kliem "jipprovdi

gtlal" ghandholll jidhlu l-kliem "sabiex jipprovdi ghal".

11 . Fis-subartikolu (2) gd id Ii helllm fiI-paragrafu (c) ta' I-artikolu

26 la' I-Au la' 1- 1995 Ii jemenda I-Au dwar ir-Registrazzjoni ta' Artijiet,

minflok il-k1ielll "kienet silwala rarea ta ' registrazzjoni:" ghandhom

jidhlu I-k.liem "k.ienel jew rna kiene\X sitwata farea ta' registrazzjoni :".

Immediately afte r su bsection (7)of seclion 50 tile Notarial

Profession and Notarial Archi ves Act, tltcre shall be added the followi ng

subsection

"(8) This section and any provision of the Public Registry

Act or of the Civil Code or of any other law, other than the

provisions of the Land Registration Act, relating to the registration

of any public deed or of any transfer or hypothecation of any

property in the Public Registry. with respect to property referred

to in subsection ( I) of section 11 of the said Land Registration

Act, shall nOI apply with regard to such property, and with respect

to such land. no party shalt be required to prescnl a note or make

any other act in the Pu blic Registry, bUI shall comply instead with

the provisions of the said Land Registration Act.".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 512 of the 21st February,

1996. L AWRENCE GoNZI

Speaker

RICtlARD J. CA UCHI

Clerk 10 Ihe House of Representatives.