Cap. 296 Art. 28Charges on registered land.

(1) The proprietor of registered land may, subject to any entry in the register to the contrary, charge the registered land in the same manner and to the same extent as if the land had not been registered; and registered land may be charged by operation of law or of a judgment in the same manner and to the same extent as if the land had not been registered: Provided that a charge shall not be registered unless the land comprised in the charge is, in the deed or other document creating the charge or required for the registration of a charge created by operation of law or of the judgment, described by reference to the register or in any other manner sufficient to enable the registrar to identify the same without reference to any other document.

(2) Any provision contained in a charge which purports to -

(a) take away from the proprietor thereof the power of transferring it by registered disposition or of requiring the cessation thereof to be noted on the register; or

(b) affect any registered land other than that in respect of which the charge is to be expressly registered, shall be void.