Cap. 55 Art. 52Legal hypothecs to be registered by notary.

(1) Notwithstanding any covenant to the contrary, every notary must register in the Public Registry, within one month from the date of the relative act, unless registration shall have been made on the demand of other persons any hypothec, assignment, subrogation, reduction or cancellation of a hypothec or privilege, provided that in the case of a privileged debt not yet registered the term specified in this sub-article shall run from date of registration of such debt.

(2) A similar duty is imposed on the notary who is the keeper of any such act.

(3) The notary shall, together with the note by means of which a hypothec, assignment, subrogation, reduction or cancellation of any hypothec or privilege is registered, present to the Director of the Public Registry a copy thereof which shall be countersigned by the said Director who shall affix thereto the date and his signature as evidence of the presentation.