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PART II. REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

TITLE I. TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY

CHAPTER 185. THE LAND COURT AND REGISTRATION OF TITLE TO LAND

MORTGAGES

Chapter 185: Section 67. Authority to mortgage

Section 67. The owner of registered land may mortgage it by executing a mortgage deed. Such deed may be assigned, extended, discharged, released in whole or in part, or otherwise dealt with by the mortgagee by any form of deed or instrument sufficient in law for the purpose. But such mortgage deed, and all instruments which assign, extend, discharge and otherwise deal with the mortgage, shall be registered, and shall take effect upon the title only from the time of registration.