Cap. 296 Art. 13Duties of notaries public receiving acts affecting land in registration areas.

(1) A notary public receiving any of the contracts referred to in article 12(1)(a), and to which that article applies, shall, within fifteen days from the date of the deed, apply, in the manner prescribed, for the registration of the title to the land affected and for the appropriate entries to be made in the register.

(2) If a notary public fails to comply with the requirements of this article, he shall, in addition to his liability for any damage that may have been sustained in consequence of his default, be liable, on conviction by the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts, to a fine (ammenda) not exceeding forty-six euro and fifty-nine cents (46.59): Provided that a notary public shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of this article if, in the meantime, an application for registration as aforesaid shall have been filed in the registry by any party interested or by a notary or an advocate or legal procurator on behalf of any such party.

(3) Where under article 12 the title to land is to be registered and any entries in the register are to be made following a judgment or a judicial sale or redemption or a hypothec created by operation of law, application therefor shall be made, in the manner prescribed, by any party interested or by an advocate, or a notary public or a legal procurator, on behalf of any such party:

Provided that no such application shall be entertained until it is certified by the Registrar of Courts that the judgment has become res judicata or that the adjudication is final.