Cap. 56 Art. 3Director of Public Registry.

(1) Each of the said offices shall be under the management of an officer called Director of the Public Registry, hereinafter referred to as the Director who shall also be the treasurer of the

Public Registry and shall receive on account of the Government the fees leviable in accordance with the Tariff in the First Schedule hereto.

(2) The Public Registry Office of Malta there shall also be Assistant Directors who shall be so designated by the Director from among the officers referred to in sub-article (1) of article 306 of the

Civil Code.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of article 306 of the Civil Code, any reference made to the Director in articles 35 and 37 shall not be construed as including a reference to any other officer referred to in this article.

(4) Before entering upon the duties of their office, the officers referred to in this article shall take before the Court of Appeal the oath of allegiance set out in the Constitution of Malta, and the oath of office as follows: ‘I.......................................... promise and swear to observe faithfully all the laws of Malta relating to my office and to perform faithfully and with all honesty and exactness the duties of Director/ Assistant Director/Officer of /in the Public Registry to the best of my knowledge and ability. So help me God.’ as all registrations indiscriminately, relating to bottomry contracts, and all enrolments relating to acts received by notaries residing in the Island of Malta or relating to judgments or decrees delivered or given by the courts of justice in the said Island of Malta.

(2) There shall also be made in the said office of Malta all enrolments relating to acts received by notaries residing in the Island of Gozo or Comino or relating to judgments or decrees delivered or given by the courts of justice in the said Island of Gozo, when such acts, judgments or decrees relate to immovables situate in the Island of Malta.

(3) In the office of Gozo there shall only be made such registrations of causes of preference respecting debtors, who, in the respective notes, are described as ordinarily residing in the Island of Gozo or Comino, and all enrolments relating to acts received by notaries residing in the Island of Gozo or Comino, or relating to judgments or decrees delivered or given by the courts of justice in the Island of Gozo.

(4) There shall also be made in the said office of Gozo all enrolments relating to acts received by notaries residing in the Island of Malta or relating to judgments or decrees delivered or given by the courts of justice in the said Island of Malta when such acts, judgments or decrees relate to immovables situate in the Island of Gozo or Comino.