Chapter IX · Organisation and maintenance of the property registers · Section VI · Custody and maintenance of the geometric cadastre

Article 96 Cadastral sections in the finance directorates

Artigo 96.º · Secções cadastrais nas direcções de finanças

Código do Imposto Municipal sobre Imóveis · annex I to Decree-Law No. 287/2003 · consolidated text checked 26 October 2026

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In all matters relating to the custody and maintenance of the cadastre, the director of finance must correspond with the Portuguese Geographic Institute (Instituto Geográfico Português) through its delegations operating within the area of the director’s jurisdiction or, if there are none, directly.

Em tudo o que se refira à guarda e conservação do cadastro, o director de finanças deve corresponder-se com o Instituto Geográfico Português através das delegações deste que actuem na área da sua jurisdição, ou directamente, se estas não existirem.

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The channel of correspondence between the director of finance and the Portuguese Geographic Institute is retained.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

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