(1) A discharge whether of the whole or of a part of a hypothec, shall be made by an instrument in notarial form, and (if of the whole) the word “Discharged” may be endorsed on the hypothec or the duplicate or triplicate and the endorsement executed by the creditor and dated.
(2) A discharge shall be completed by cancellation in the register of the hypothec, or part thereof as the case may require and filing the instrument of discharge or the endorsed hypothec.