Cap. 16 Art. 2034Duties of notary in respect of registrationoflegal hypothec of wife against husband in certain cases.

(1) The notary who receives a deed involving the settlement of a dowry shall cause the registration of the relative hypothec over the property of the husband to be made within the next following month, notwithstanding any covenant to the contrary, unless such registration shall have been made within the time on the demand of other persons.

(2) The notary who contravenes the provisions of sub-article

(1) of this article shall be liable in damages towards the party interested, and shall be subject to a fine (ammenda) not exceeding eleven euro and sixty-five cents (11.65) to be awarded by the Court of Revision of Notarial Acts, either of its own motion or on the demand of any person.