Cap. 296 Art. 2Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

"charge" means a special privilege over immovables and a special hypothec, including a special hypothec derived from a general hypothec whether legal, judicial or conventional;

"compulsory registration area" means any area in Malta declared by the Minister to be a registration area under article 10 and includes any area declared or deemed to be a registration area by or under any other law; "declaratory registration area" means any area in Malta declared as such by the Minister in virtue of articles 15 or 16; "land" includes building and any other construction or works; "land situated in a registration area" includes land to which this Act applies as if it were so situated; "Land Registrar" means the public officer in charge of the Land Registry in accordance with article 4; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for Land Registry;

"overriding interests" means the interests described as such in article 43;

"person" includes a physical or legal person, whether such person is corporate or unincorporate;

"prescribed" means prescribed by rules under this Act; "register" includes the day-book containing the progressive number of applications submitted, the register of titles or the register of charges, and any other document on which annotations are to be made in virtue of this Act, and "registered" shall be construed accordingly; "registrar" means the Land Registrar and any assistant registrar or other officer of the Land Registry authorized in that behalf by the Land Registrar;

"registration area" means a compulsory registration area or a declaratory registration area as the case may be;

"transfer", when used in relation to a charge, includes the subrogation in the right of the proprietor of the charge.