S.L. 296.1 Art. 24More than one transfer.

When there is an application at the Registry, whether this be a first registration, or whether it is a dealing, and this application is still pending, the applicant can re-transfer or hypothecate the same property, or part thereof, so long as:

(a) an official search is submitted and this establishes that the eventual transferor or person dealing with the land is the same person or persons in whose name the first registration was submitted; and

(b) a site plan and a large scale plan is submitted in order to ascertain that the request relates to the same property, or part of that property mentioned in the application which is still pending.

(2) The rules applicable to applications for charge certificate, cautionary charge certificate and/or caution, apply mutatis with reference to applications submitted after the official mutandis search mentioned in this rule has been made.

(3) More than one official search may be submitted with reference to the same application, as well as on an application or applications submitted at the Registry in virtue of sub-rule (1)(a).

(4) The registrar shall indicate on the official search every relevant detail which may block the issue of the relevant certificate of the prior application.

(5) The registrar shall, if he deems it fit, analyse all the applications affecting the same property at one go, provided that on the certificate of title, charge certificate or cautionary charge certificate, the chronological order of the transfers and dealings is respected and enumerated.

(6) The Registrar shall not accept an application for transfer or for a dealing of land in relation to which there is a pending application if an official search (the result of which is still valid on date of submission of the application) has not been made, and the official result following such search shall form part of the documents accompanying the application.