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1.1Publicregisters-definition,typology,functions
Publicregistersalsohaveaprotectivefunction.Datathatareregisteredand
disclosedtothepublic,withthecertaintythattheyhavebeencheckedbythe
registrationauthority,allowspecicuserstohavethecondencethatwhenthey
refertotheinformationcontainedthereintheyarereferringtoitasbeingtrue
orhavinglegaleect.Thisprotectssocietalvaluesthatareconsideredimportant
andrequirestateintervention.Forinstance,thedisclosureofinformationon
tradersorthelegalstatusofimmovablepropertyservesasoverridingsecurityof
tradebyprotectingpersonsactingingoodfaithandtrustintheregister.13
Thecontrolfunctionisoneofthemostimportantfunctionsofpublic
registers.Forbusinessregisters,thisfunctionallowstheregistrationauthorityto
verifywhetheranentity(e.g.alegalpersonorapartnership)hasbeenestablished
inaccordancewiththelaworwhetherithastakenuporproperlycarriesout
acertaintypeofactivity.Forsubjectregisters,ontheotherhand,thecontrolof
theregistrationauthorityconsistsincheckingwhethertheperformanceofalegal
actislegalandwhetheritisperformedinfact,i.e.whetheralltherequirements
foritsperformancearemet.Theconsequenceofthecontrolfunctionistheright
oftheregistrationauthoritiestodisciplinecertainpersonsorgroupsofpersonsto
performthedutiesimposedonthembythelaw.Thecontrolfunctionissometimes
combinedwiththedisciplinaryandprotectivefunctionoftheregistration
authority.Itmanifestsitselfinthefactthate.g.thecourtkeepingthecommercial
registerissues,incertainsituations,consenttothesaleofshares,itmayappoint
anentityauthorisedtoauditnancialstatementsinordertoexaminetheaccounts
andoperationsofthecompany,anditmayalsoappointitsfee.14
Thelaw-makingfunctionoftheregisterliesinthefactthattheentryof
acertainsubjectorobjectintheregisterisaconditionfortheeectivenessof
certainlegalfacts.Makinganentryresults,forexample,intheestablishmentof
alegalperson.Similarly,inthecaseofacontractualmortgageoraregistered
pledge,anentryisconstitutiveinnature.Inotherwords,untilanentryismade,
acreditorisnotentitledtoamortgageoraregisteredpledge,evenifrelevant
agreementshavebeenconcluded,declarationsandmotionsmade,andthe
intentionofthepartieswasunambiguous.Pastpracticeanddoctrineimplythat
thelaw-makingfunctionismuchmoreoftenperformedbycourtregistersthan
byadministrativeregisters.15
13T.Stawecki,op.cit.,p.39.
14A.Gryszczyńska,op.cit.,p.20.
15T.Stawecki,op.cit.,pp.42-43.
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