Cancelled certificates of title

It is an established rule that registration cannot be accomplished on a cancelled title (Consulta Nos. 460, 465, 496, 643, 713, 1143 and 744). It has been ruled that where the certificate of title subject of an instrument sought to be registered has already been cancelled and replaced by new ones, recording of the instrument can no longer be accomplished because registration to be effective should be made on the subsisting certificate of title.(LRA Consulta No. 3286 dated October 18, 2002).

It has been consistently ruled  by this Authority that liens or memoranda of whatever nature affecting registered land may only be annotated on existing or uncancelled titles for the reason that a cancelled title may be considered ad a 'dead title" or which has been rendered nugatory with no force and effect whatsoever, by virtue of its cancellation. (LRC Consulta No. 1162)