Notary law, Land Registry and Cadastre

Base Knowledge

NA

Teaching Methodologies

The following teaching methodologies are used in this curricular unit: interpretation and analysis of the
legal provisions and exposure of contents by the teacher and its discussion with the students; resolution
of practical real case studies and court decisions by the students.

Learning Results

The objectives of this course are:
a) Qualify for the analysis and application of legal regulations in force within the framework of
property registration law;
b) Identify the importance of the notarial function, notarial acts and instruments;
c) Know and understand the land publicity derived from the registry;
d) Provide training for the interpretation of land registry certificates and for making land registration
requests;
e) Recognize the importance of the multifunctional land cadastre as an indispensable tool for
understanding the structure of land ownership, for the identification of its owners and for the territorial
management system;
f) Know and analyze procedures of the cadastral information system.

Program

I. The Land Registry and Notary.
a) The notarial function.
b) Notarial acts.
c) Notarial instruments.
d) The registry organization.
e) Object and effects of registration.
f) The acts of registration.
g) The application and the registration process.
h) Publicity derived from the Land Registry system.
II. The Land Cadastre legal regime
a) Functions of the multifunctional land cadastre;
b) Cadastral information systems.
c) Land cadastre execution operations.

Curricular Unit Teachers

Grading Methods

Evaluation by frequency
  • - Written individual tests (Module I) - 50.0%
  • - Written individual tests (Module II) - 50.0%
Evaluation by examination
  • - Exam - 100.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

Beires, R. (2013). O Cadastro e a Propriedade Rústica em Portugal. Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos.
Guerreiro, J. A. M. (2010). Temas de registos e de notariado. Coimbra Editora.
Jardim, M. (2018). Estudos de direitos reais e registo predial. Gestlegal.
Guerreiro, J. A. M. (2014). Ensaio sobre a problemática da titulação e do registo à luz do direito português.
Coimbra Editora.
Lopes, J. S. (2020). Direito dos registos e notariado. Almedina.
Oliveira, F. P. & Lopes D. (2005). Implicações Notariais e Registais das Normas Urbanísticas. Almedina