Facilitating Mortgage Registration Procedures Amidst Covid-19 Disruption

The widespread restrictive measures imposed by governments to help curb the spread of COVID-19 has driven the Malta Ship Registry to put in place effective contingency plans to mitigate disruptions to essential registration activities within its Register.

Although the Malta Registry has temporarily prohibited physical access to its premises as well as the submission of original documentation making the registration of certain transactions, particularly the registration of mortgages, seemingly impossible,  it has introduced an effective alternative by accepting soft copies of mortgage deeds in lieu of the originals, provided that the originals will be forthcoming at a future date.