Section 33: Privilege of Government

33. Privilege of Government (1) Government shall, in relation to any commission payable under section 31, have a privilege on the property comprised in the vacant estate and the privilege shall rank immediately after the privilege for judicial costs. (2) Where any immovable property is vested in the Curator, he shall forthwith require the Conservator of Mortgages to take a general inscription on the property in favour of Government to secure the payment of any commission which may be payable thereon. (3) The inscription shall only be erased by the Conservator of Mortgages on receipt of a written notice by the Curator certifying that the commission payable to Government has been paid or that no commission is payable. (4) No notarial deed shall be required for the taking or erasure of any inscription under this section. (5) Notwithstanding any other enactment, the inscription and erasure shall be exempt from stamp duty, registration dues or any other fee.