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L.S. 296.01 Regoli dwar ir-Reġistrazzjoni ta' l-Artijiet

[ S.L.296.01 LAND REGISTRATION 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 296.01 LAND REGISTRATION RULES 1st March, 1982 LEGAL NOTICE 15 of 1982, as amended by Legal Notices 55 of 1982, 7 of 1985, 212 of 1990, 12 and 83 of 1995, 105 of 2008 and 88 of 2015 and 257 of 2019 and 156 of

  2. The title of these rules is the Land Registration Rules. Title.
  3. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires - Interpretation. Amended by: L.N. 156 of
  4. "Act" means the Land Registration Act; Cap.
  5. "certificate of title" means the certificate and plan relative to any parcel or plot of land retained in the Registry as provided in rule 17; "charge certificate" means the certificate of any charge registered in respect of any certificate of title delivered to the person whose rights are secured by the charge or to the person entitled to be in possession of such certificate or deposited in the Registry as provided in article 36 of the Act; "dealing" means the disposition of land, or the charge on land or the transmission of land or charge referred to in Part IV of the Act and includes any document filed with the Registrar in connection therewith; "form" includes any forms prescribed in the First Schedule to these rules and any form used in the operation of the Registry for the purpose of its administration; "Gozo branch" means the Lands Registry branch as indicated in article 3 of the Act, located in the Island of Gozo where the titles to land in Gozo and Comino shall be registered; "land certificate" means the certificate and plan relative to any parcel or plot of land delivered to the proprietor or deposited in the Registry as provided in article 36 of the Act; "Malta branch" means the Land Registry branch as indicated in article 3 of the Act, located in the Island of Malta where the titles to land in that island shall be registered; "plan" means any survey, diagram or sketch of land indicating its position, size, area or dimensions; "Registry" means the Land Registry as set up by article 3 of the Act; "transferee" means the person who receives the benefit of any transfer of an interest in a certificate of title; "transferor" means the proprietor who transfers his interest in a certificate of title.
  6. Where any form or notice prescribed by these rules specifies requirements or evidence to be lodged with that form or Prescribed requirements or evidence. 2 [ S.L.296.01 LAND REGISTRATION notice, those requirements or evidence are to be regarded as being prescribed by these rules. Notices.
  7. Where the Act requires the Registrar to give notice to any person, it shall be sufficient for the purpose of these rules that he gives notice in writing identifying the lodging parties, the land affected, and the nature of the dealing, instrument or document, together with any other relevant details he may consider appropriate. Procedure where notice is not delivered.
  8. Whenever any notice is returned by the Postmaster General because the person to whom it is addressed cannot be found, the Registrar shall by notice published in the Gazette notify that a registered letter marked and directed to such person as is indicated in article 48 of the Act, has been sent, and such notice published in the Gazette as aforesaid shall for all intents and purposes be deemed to be a notice duly served. Dealings, etc., to be lodged on the proper forms.
  9. Dealings, instruments, interests or the contents of documents shall only be entered in the register if lodged on the proper form: Provided that the Registrar may in exceptional circumstances exempt any person from the provisions of this rule. Registration of acquisitions by prescription.
  10. Where a person applies to be registered as proprietor of land by virtue of having acquired title by prescription he shall make an application in the form prescribed by these rules. Issue of replacement certificates. 8.

(1)A proprietor of a land or charge certificate applying to the Registrar for the replacement of a lost or destroyed certificate shall publish a notice as prescribed in the First Schedule to these rules or otherwise as the Registrar directs in at least one daily newspaper, a period of thirty days being allowed for any objection before the issue of the replacement.
(2)The Registrar may require the applicant to produce a copy of the newspaper wherein the advertisement was published together with a sworn declaration stating how the certificate was lost or destroyed. Upon an application being made the Registrar shall cause a notice in the form prescribed in the First Schedule to these rules, to be pubished in the Gazette allowing thirty days for any person to object to the issue of a new certificate.
(3)The Registrar may require any other evidence in support of the application.
(4)An objection to the issue of a replacement certificate shall be made in writing to the Registrar, who shall cause a copy thereof to be served on the applicant.
(5)The Registrar shall not issue such certificate unless the objection is withdrawn or a court of competent jurisdiction has adjudged such objection to be unfounded. Procedure "in the prescribed manner". 9. Where in accordance with Part IV of the Act anything is to be done "in the prescribed manner" this shall be done by completing and lodging the forms prescribed in the First Schedule to these rules. Prescribed time. 10.
(1)Where any articles of the Act refer to a prescribed LAND REGISTRATION [ S.L.296.01 3 time, the prescribed time will be a period of thirty days unless otherwise indicated in these rules.
(2)When the thirtieth day falls on a Saturday or a public holiday, the next following day not being a Saturday or a public holiday shall be regarded as the final day. 11.
(1)The Registrar shall not rectify the register in terms of article 49
(1)(
  1. e)and (
  2. f)of the Act unless and until he has notified in writing any parties who appear from the register to have an interest. Rectification of the register.
(2)The form of notification shall be in accordance with the form prescribed in the First Schedule to these rules. 12.
(1)If any person fails to produce any plan, document, evidence, declaration or other material or information which the Registrar may require within a period of thirty days of receiving a request so to do, the Registrar may refuse to approve or register the application, dealing or instrument lodged with him, and may then ret u rn al l d ocu m ent s fi led wi th t he ap pl ica ti on , d eal in g or instrument. Failure to produce documents, etc.
(2)In the event of the Registrar refusing to approve or register in accordance with sub-rule
(1), such person shall only be entitled to a refund of half the fees paid. 13. Where in the Act provision is made for an appeal from the decision of the Registrar, that appeal shall be made in the manner, time and procedure prescribed hereunder: Appeals. (
  1. a)an appeal shall be by application to be filed within twelve days from the date on which notice is given of the Registrar’s decision; (
  2. b)the application shall on pain of nullity be signed by an advocate and a legal procurator, and shall contain a clear indication of the grounds on which the appeal is entered; (
  3. c)with each application there shall be filed a true copy thereof for service upon the Registrar; (
  4. d)on the filing of each application, a registry fee as prescribed in Tariff A of Schedule A annexed to the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure shall be paid in addition to the appropriate fees for the service of the copy of the application; (
  5. e)the date of hearing shall be so fixed by the Court that not less than eight working days shall intervene between the filing of the application and the first hearing of the matter, provided that not less than three working days shall be allowed between the date of service of the application on the Registrar and the date fixed for the hearing of the application; (
  6. f)the Registrar shall make his submissions, orally or in writing, at the first hearing of the matter; (
  7. g)in default of any submissions on the day fixed for hearing, in contestation of the demand contained in the application, the Court shall allow the application; Cap. 12. 4 [ S.L.296.01 LAND REGISTRATION (
  8. h)the fee payable to the advocate and legal procurator representing the parties in an appeal, shall be fixed by the Registrar of the Courts in accordance with Tariff E of Schedule A annexed to the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure. Claims for indemnity. 14. A claim for indemnity against the Insurance Fund which is to be determined by the Registrar in accordance with article 50
(1)of the Act shall contain: (
  1. a)the full grounds for the claim; (
  2. b)a sworn declaration containing a clear and detailed statement of the facts giving rise to the claim; (
  3. c)evidence of the financial loss incurred; (
  4. d)a disclosure of any receipts, income or other compensation which may mitigate or decrease the financial loss; (
  5. e)documentary evidence of any litigation in respect of the claim, together with any other evidence required by the Registrar. Applications for the registration of land. 15. An application for the registration of land or the issue of a certificate of title shall be made on a form as prescribed by these rules. Notice of application to be published in Gazette. Amended by: L.N. 83 of 1995. 16.
(1)Notice of an application for registered title under the Act shall be given by publishing the prescribed form of notice in the Gazette. Procedure on approval of application for registered title. 17.
(1)Where an application for registered title has been approved, the Registrar shall draw up a certificate of title clearly indicating the status and nature of the interest in land held by the person registered as proprietor; the land certificate issued by the Registrar shall show the details appearing in the certificate of title.
(2)Where the Registrar requires from an applicant under Part III of the Act further information he shall do so by giving notice in writing to that person or to his legal adviser.
(2)The certificate of title shall be filed in and constitute an integral part of the register in respect of titles to land. Register to be kept in loose-leaf form. Form of certificate of title. 18.
(1)The register shall be kept in loose-leaf form.
(2)The Registrar shall number each certificate of title with a distinctive number. 19.
(1)A certificate of title shall be in accordance with the form prescribed in the First Schedule to these rules.
(2)A certificate of title shall be prepared (
  1. a)with respect to any verbal particulars to be contained in that certificate of title, by typing, or writing in indelible ink those particulars on the relevant form or on an annexure form annexed thereto, which annexure shall form an integral part of the certificate of title; and (
  2. b)with respect to a plan or sketch referred to in that LAND REGISTRATION [ S.L.296.01 5 certificate of title, by drawing or photocopying the plan or sketch on the relevant form, or an annexure form annexed thereto, which annexure shall form an integral part of the certificate of title. 20. The Registry shall be kept open for the filing of documents at such time as the Minister may by notice in the Gazette establish. Registry hours. 21. Office copies of and extracts from the register, and of and from documents filed in the Registry shall be signed by the Registrar. Office copies, etc. to be signed by Registrar. 22. The signatures or marks on a dealing lodged for registration, under the provisions of the Act, other than a dealing pursuant to a judgement of a court, shall be witnessed or attested, as the case may be by a notary public. Witnessing, etc., of dealings. 23.
(1)Such form shall (
  1. a)be either typewritten, by mechanical and/or electronic means, or handwritten in block letters or partly typewritten by mechanical and/or electronic means and partly handwritten in block letters; (
  2. b)be free from discoloration and blemishes; (
  3. c)be accompanied with such plan in terms of such Legal Notices which may be in force on the date of filing; (
  4. d)contain a reference to any annexure thereto; and (
  5. e)be signed in blue by at least one of the persons obliged to submit or on a voluntary basis is submitting the application.
(2)When the annexure form is used it shall (
  1. a)be pinned or stapled to the form to which it is an annexure and shall contain a reference thereto; (
  2. b)be enumerated; and (
  3. c)be signed by the persons signing the form to which it is an annexure.
(3)Where it is necessary to remove, vary or add any words before the form is lodged, the person lodging that form shall make such variation or addition by means of a note at the end of the form; in any such case such person shall cancel the words which it is desired to remove or vary in such a manner as to leave the words so cancelled still legible, and shall make a note stating the number of words so cancelled or as the case may be, that other words are substituted for those cancelled and writing immediately after the words so substituted; in the case of a mere addition of words such person shall make a mark at the place where the addition is to be made and a note at the end of the form containing the expression "words added" and shall write immediately after the words to be added. Such notes are to be signed by all the parties signing the form. In this sub-rule the expression "words" includes numbers, cipher or any other symbol. Form of application. Amended by: L.N. 55 of 1982; L.N. 12 of
  1. 6 [ S.L.296.01 More than one transfer. Substituted by: L.N. 12 of
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  3. 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 mutandis with reference to applications submitted after the official 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. Lodgement of dealings. 25.
(1)A dealing presented for lodgement shall conform to all the requirements prescribed by the Act or these rules and shall be accompanied by (
  1. a)a request made on the prescribed form to register that dealing; (
  2. b)the prescribed fee; and (
  3. c)any document or writing that may be reasonably required by the Registrar.
(2)The lodgement of a dealing is made by depositing it in the Registry.
(3)A person depositing a dealing shall remain in attendance at the Registry until he is informed that the dealing is accepted for lodgement or rejected. Where land or charge certificate is to be produced. 26. Saving the provisions of the Act the Registrar shall refuse to accept for lodgement an instrument that requires an entry to be LAND REGISTRATION [ S.L.296.01 made upon a certificate of title, where the relative land or charge certificate, is not at the time available to the Registrar. 27.
(1)An application for an official search shall be made by completing the prescribed form and lodging it with the Registrar together with the prescribed fee. Application for official search.
(2)The result of the official search shall be signed by the Registrar.
  1. The fees payable to the Registrar shall be the fees contained in the Second Schedule to these rules. Fees.
  2. The seal of the Land Registry shall be as shown in the Third Schedule to these rules. Seal. 30.
(1)Saving what is stated in sub-rule
(2), the prescribed forms and notices shall be in accordance with the forms in the First Schedule to these rules and any reference to a prescribed form shall be construed as a reference to the appropriate form in the said Schedule as set out hereunder: Prescribed forms and notices. Amended by: L.N. 55 of 1982; L.N. 7 of 1985; L.N. 12 of
  2. A certificate of title shall be in accordance with Form No.
  3. 1A. A certificate of Land shall be in accordance with Form No. 1A.
  4. The application for a registered title shall be in accordance with Form No.
  6. A caution against first registration shall be in accordance with Form No.
  8. A caution against dealings with a registered title shall be in accordance with Form No.
  10. A withdrawal of caution shall be in accordance with Form No.
  12. A transfer of registered title shall be in accordance with Form No.
  14. A charge of a registered title shall be in accordance with Form No.
  16. A transfer of a registered charge shall be in accordance with Form No.
  18. A full discharge of a registered charge shall be in accordance with Form No.
  20. A partial discharge of a registered charge shall be in accordance with Form No.
  22. A transfer of registered title pursuant to a sale under a registered charge shall be in accordance with Form No.
  24. An application to vary priority of registered charges shall be in accordance with Form No.
  26. An application to be registered as proprietor of a registered charge upon the death of a proprietor shall be in accordance with Form No.
  28. A priority notice shall be in accordance with Form No. 7 8 [ S.L.296.01 LAND REGISTRATION
  30. Notice of withdrawal of priority notice shall be in accordance with Form No.
  32. A blank instrument form shall be in accordance with Form No.
  34. An annexure form shall be in accordance with Form No.
  36. An application to be registered as proprietor upon the death of the registered proprietor (transmission application) shall be in accordance with Form No.
  38. An application for the rectification of boundaries shall be in accordance with Form No.
  40. An application to be registered as proprietor of title acquired by prescription shall be in accordance with Form No.
  42. An application for the replacement of a lost certificate or document shall be in accordance with Form No.
  44. A summons to attend for the purpose of article 6 of the Act shall be in accordance with Form No.
  46. A summons to produce for the purpose of article 6 of the Act shall be in accordance with Form No.
  48. The notice of request to furnish information for the purpose of article 7 of the Act shall be in accordance with Form No.
  50. A notice of requisition shall be in accordance with Form No.
  52. A notice of intention to register title to land shall be in accordance with Form No.
  54. A notice of intention to interested party to register title to land shall be in accordance with Form No.
  56. A notice of intention to approve an application for title acquired by prescription shall be in accordance with Form No.
  58. A notice of intention to register possessory title to land shall be in accordance with Form No.
  60. A notice of intention to correct plan or diagram on certificate of title shall be in accordance. with Form No.
  62. A notice of intention to replace certificate shall be in accordance with Form No.
  64. An official search form shall be in accordance with Form No.
  66. A request to register shall be in accordance with Form No.
  68. A request for copies shall be in accordance with Form No.
  70. Charge Certificate shall be in accordance with Form LAND REGISTRATION [ S.L.296.01 No.
  72. An application for a cautionary charge certificate shall be in accordance with Form No.
  74. A cautionary charge certificate shall be in accordance with Form No. 37.
(2)Insofar as (
  1. a)the paper used is of A4 size; (
  2. b)the information requested is given in its totality and in strict order in virtue of the Fourth Schedule to these rules; (
  3. c)where the information cannot be written out on one page, the prescribed signatures shall appear on every page; (
  4. d)every application form which can lead to the issue of a certificate has to have (
  5. i)a list of the documents presented with the application; and (
  6. ii)a declaration stating: "I hereunder signed declare that all that is stated in this form and as far as I know is true, and that I have verified the relative documents, and that there is no fact that I know of that is contrary to that brought in the documents.", the provisions of these rules shall be deemed to have been complied with.
(3)The Registrar is empowered that if he deems fit, he may reproduce by means of a photocopier and/or a computer any form, site-plan, detailed plan and any other information given to him, in order that it may be used as a certificate as prescribed by these rules as long as these documents contain the seal and the signature of the Registrar. 9 10 [ S.L.296.01 LAND REGISTRATION [ S.L.296.01 LAND REGISTRATION Amended by: L.N. 55 of 1982; L.N. 7 of
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  2. Substituted by: L.N. 212 of 1990; L.N. 105 of 2008; L.N. 88 of 2015; L.N. 257 of
  3. Amended by: L.N. 156 of
  4. Tariff
  6. Service Application for a First Registration other than emphyteusis or succession: Where the value is not determined Where the value is determined, for every one thousand euro (€1,000) or part thereof Minimum charge €80.00 € 1.00 €80.00 Application for a First Registration and, or transfer of a registered title (Emphyteusis) In a perpetual or temporary emphyteusis (non-revisable) the amount of ground rent will be capitalised and on the sum capitalised, for every one thousand euro (€1,000) or part thereof € 1.00 In a perpetual and revisable emphyteusis, the amount of ground rent after first revision will be capitalised, and on the sum capitalised, for every one thousand euro (€1,000) or part thereof € 1.00 In a temporary and revisable emphyteusis, the cumulative sum of the amount of ground rent of the last twenty
(20)years as revised, for every one thousand euro (€1,000) or part thereof € 1.00 Where there is a consideration this shall be added to the cumulative sum or capitalized amount of ground rent. Application for a conversion of a title from temporary to perpetual emphyteusis shall be charged the same fee as a contract of perpetual emphyteusis. Minimum charge €80.00
  2. Lodgement of any application for registration of a correction, declaratory act or any other application relating to a registered title other than a transfer, transmission or charge Lodgement of any application for the transfer of a registered title where the value of the property is not determined €30.00 €30.00 78 79
  3. [ S.L.296.01 LAND REGISTRATION Lodgement of any application of a transfer of a registered title, for every one thousand euro (€1,000) or part thereof Where the transfer includes several properties and different applications, and the value of the transfer is declared as a whole, the full fee shall be charged for the first application while any additional applications , whether submitted in the Malta branch or in the Gozo branch, and regardless of where the first application was submitted,shall be charged a fee of: € 1.00 €20.00 €30.00
  5. Minimum charge Application for a transfer by succession (causa mortis): First Registration Transmission of a registered title Where the transfer includes several properties and different applications, the full fee shall be charged for the first application while any additional applications , whether submitted in the Malta branch or in the Gozo branch, and regardless of where the first application was submitted,shall be charged a fee of: Application for a charge on a registered title , for every one thousand euro (€1,000) or part thereof Where the charge includes several properties and different applications and the value of the charge is declared as a whole, the full fee shall be charged for the first application while any additional applications , whether submitted in the Malta branch or in the Gozo branch, and regardless of where the first application was submitted, shall be charged a fee of: €80.00 €30.00 €20.00 € 1.00 €20.00 €30.00
  7. Minimum charge Application for a cancellation, waiver, reduction of a charge or any other reference that effects a charge Application for a caution Application for a withdrawal of a caution
  8. Request for an official search including any documents attached to the reply €20.00 €100.00 €20.00 €30.00
  9. Copies of certificates: Up to five
(5)pages For every additional page or plan - "A4" For every additional page or plan - "A3" Legal copies – per page
  1. Copies of documents or plans: For every page - "A4" For every page - "A3" Legal copies – per page
  2. Land Registry plans: €5.00 €0.50 €1.00 €0.25 €0.50 €1.00 €0.25 €6.00 LAND REGISTRATION THIRD SCHEDULE (Rule 29) Seal of the Land Registry [ S.L.296.01 80 81 [ S.L.296.01 LAND REGISTRATION FOURTH SCHEDULE Added by: L.N. 12 of
  3. (Rule 30
(2)) FORMS FORM A To be used in lieu of Forms 2, 6, 11, 18, 20 incorporating also Form 33, to be submitted in duplicate. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------APPLICATION FOR TITLE (For Office Use) LR-A Number: Date: Payment: Received by: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Insert here the nature of the application: First Registration Transfer of a Registered Title Partial transfer of a Registered Title Application for the registration as an owner upon the death of an owner of a registered title Prescription of a registered title. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Description of the property with reference to every detail that appears on the plan. This description shall serve as the basis of the certificate and therefore it has to be exact in every detail. Commence from the town or village, continue with the street or locality, number or name, and measurement when applicable. In any case, except in an application for first registration, insert the number of the Certificate of Title that is to be transferred. In the case of a transfer of a pending application, the application number of the property to be transferred is to be inserted. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Particulars of transferor: (
  1. a)name, surname, father’s name, marital status including, spouse’s name when applicable; (
  2. b)whether property belonged to the community of property, paraphernal or residual; (
  3. c)share transferred. LAND REGISTRATION [ S.L.296.01 82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Same details of transferee. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Any restriction affecting the title including ground rents, servitudes of other encumbrances. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. The basis of the application: for example, deed or judgement. The name of the Notary and any relevant date is to be included. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Value or consideration. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. List of documents submitted with the application. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Declaration by the parties in accordance with rule 30
(2)(d)(ii) of the Land Registration Rules. This may be made by any one or all the applicants, or the Notary or a legal person acting on behalf of the parties. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------FORM B To be used in lieu of Forms 7 and 36 incorporating also Form 33, to be submitted in duplicate. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------APPLICATION FOR A CHARGE OR A CAUTIONARY CHARGE (For Office Use) LR-A No: Date: Payment: Received: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Insert here the nature of the application: Charge Cautionary Hypothec ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1. Description of the property effected: Details on Form A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  2. Creditor: Details as of vendor on Form A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3. Debtor: Details on Form A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 83
  4. [ S.L.296.01 LAND REGISTRATION Credit conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  5. Amount hypothecated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  6. List of documents submitted with the application ------------------------------------------------------------------------------FORM C To be used in lieu of Forms 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15 also incorporating Form 33, to be submitted in duplicate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------APPLICATION FOR REFERENCE OF CHARGE OR CAUTIONARY CHARGE (For Office Use) LR-A No: Date: Payment: Received by: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  7. Insert the number of the Charge Certificate together with the number of the Certificate of Title or of Certificate of Cautionary Charge together with the number of the application effected by the Cautionary Charge. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  8. Insert the information that is to be inserted on the Charge Certificate or on the Cautionary Charge in the manner that it shall reflect what is agreed by the contracting parties. These details are to contain the details of the contracting parties. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  9. List of documents submitted with the application. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------FORM D To be used in lieu of Forms 3 and 4 and incorporating also Form 33, to be submitted in duplicate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------CAUTION (For Office Use) LR-A No: Date: Payment: Received by: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10. Description of the property (as in Form A) including titles effected LAND REGISTRATION [ S.L.296.01 84 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11. Details of person submitting the caution (as in Form A) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12. Reasons for submitting the caution (as in Form A) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  13. Details of who, in the opinion of the applicant is to be notified by this caution, including any known postal address ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14. List of documents submitted with the application -------------------------------------------------------------------------------FORM E In lieu of Form
  15. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------REQUEST FOR AN OFFICIAL SEARCH AND/OR INFORMATION (For Office Use) LR-A No: Date: Payment: Received by: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  16. Description of the property (as in Form A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  17. List of questions to which a reply is requested ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  18. Indicate whether reply is requested by post (insert postal address) or if it is to be collected, in which latter case the person who is to collect the search is to be indicated. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  19. Leave enough space for the reply, signature of the Registrar and date. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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