Cap. 296 Art. 21How land may be registered.

(1) On the application for first registration of land, charge or other registerable right, whatever the title under which such land, charge or right has passed to the person applying for registration, the Registrar shall issue to that effect a certificate for the title to that land, charge or other registerable right, according to the title under which the land, charge or right has passed to that person.

(2) Where land is according to any other law to be registered with a guaranteed title, or where land is to be registered in favour of the Government of Malta, or where registration is sought pursuant to a transfer by the Government of Malta, it shall be registered with a guaranteed title.

(3) Where land is registered, it shall be deemed to have been so registered with effect from the date on which the application for registration has been entered in the daybook.