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Chapter1.Publicregisters
aregistertoabook.Bothtermsusedtodenotecertaintypesofdocumentsand
sometimesalsolegalinstitutions,withtheregisterratherbeingapartorunit
containedinabook.Itwascourtregisters,suchastheabovementionedtown
andlandregisters,whichhadagreatinfluenceonthecontemporarymeaning
ofthetermpublicregister.2
InPolishlegislation,however,ithasbecomecommonpracticetodistinguish
betweenaregisterandarecord.Thisdistinctionisbasedontheextentof
controlthattheentitykeepingsuchrecordshasoverinformationordocuments
submittedbypersonsorinstitutionsentitledorobligedtodoso.Whenthebody
thatmaintainstheinformationfilecontrolsthecontentofthedocumentsor
informationsubmitted,sothatitcanrequirecertainamendmentstobemade
tothem,orcanitselfmakeinterpretations,orwhenitcanrefusetopublicly
discloseinformationoradocumentbecauseofitscontent,suchaninstitutionis
usuallycalledaregister.Arecord,ontheotherhand,isreferredtowhentherole
ofauthorityistotakenoteofinformationordocumentsandpubliclydisclose
theircontents.Itisalsocommonlyinterpretedthataregisterissaidtoexist
whenacertainregisterorbookisrecognisedbylawasservingtorecordfactsor
documentswithaspecificlegaleffectofthatrecording.3
AfterTomaszStawecki,itmaybeassumedthatapublicregisterissuchafile
ofinformationonpersons,thingsorrights,whichmeetsthefollowingconditions:
1.itisestablishedundertheapplicablelaw,
2.itisoperatedbyaregistrationauthorityofapublicnature,
3.thereceipt,recordingandsubsequentdisclosureofcertaininformationis,
inprinciple,theresultofadecisionoftheregistrationauthority,
4.thekeepingoftheregisterandthedisclosureofcertaininformationinit
produceslegaleffects,
5.itispublic.4
SimilarfeaturesofpublicbookswerepointedoutbyMałgorzataWrzołek-
Romańczuk,accordingtowhomtheirmainfeaturesarethefollowing:
1.keepingofbooksbyapublicagent(statecivillawnotaryoffice,district
court,stateadministrativebody),
2.formalopennesswherebythepublicledgerisaccessibletothepublic,
2Ibidem,pp.20-21.
3Ibidem,pp.22-23.
4Ibidem,pp.28-30.
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