State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 986 - Responsibility of the Land Registrars - The Land Registrars are responsible without prejudice to the criminal penalties that they may incur for the losses and damages which they may occasion: 1. If they refuse or delay the acceptance of documents which are presented to them for registration: 2. If they do not do the descriptions and the inscriptions required in due form of law; 3. If they refuse to issue promptly the certificates requested from them; 4. For the omissions made by them in the said certificates. § Sole paragraph - In the case of nos.1 and 3 the interested parties shall immediately get verified on the declaration of two witnesses the factum of refusal in a written record drawn by any notary or judicial clerk, to serve them as proof in the necessary proceeding.