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    Making paper copies of official paper copies of title plans

    Land Registry consent

    • Permission automatically granted for Personal or Conveyancing purposes if conditions of use are adhered to
    • Consent required for all other uses and a charge may be made

    Land Registry Conditions of use

    • The Crown copyright statement must be reproduced
    • The copies are reproduced in whole with no alteration or deletion
    • The copies are not to be regarded as official copies
    • Ordnance Survey consent is not required for personal or conveyancing use but must be obtained for any other use

    Printing paper copies from a pdf file containing a copy or an official copy of title plan

    Land Registry consent

    • Permission automatically granted for Personal or Conveyancing purposes if conditions of use are adhered to
    • Consent required for all other uses and a charge may be made

    Land Registry Conditions of use

    • The Crown copyright statement must be reproduced
    • The copies are reproduced in whole with no alteration or deletion
    • Printed copies from a pdf containing official copies can in our view be regarded as official copies provided that the pdf file has not been modified and corrupted. Only a court can conclusively determine if such a document will be accepted as such
    • Ordnance Survey's consent is not required for personal or conveyancing use but must be obtained for any other use

    Forwarding or saving a pdf file containing a copy or an official copy of a title plan

    Land Registry consent

    • Permission automatically granted for Personal or Conveyancing purposes if conditions of use are adhered to
    • Consent required for all other uses and a charge may be made

    Land Registry Conditions of use

    • The Crown copyright statement must be reproduced
    • The copies are reproduced in whole with no alteration or deletion
    • In our view if the pdf file is forwarded it will, provided it has not been modified or corrupted, constitute an official copy and a print from such an unmodified and uncorrupted pdf file will be an official copy. Only a court can determine if such a document will be accepted as such
    • Ordnance Survey's consent is not required for Personal or Conveyancing use but must be obtained for any other use

    Scanning an official paper copy of a title plan to produce a pdf/electronic copy

    Land Registry consent

    • Permission automatically granted for Personal or Conveyancing purposes if conditions of use are adhered to
    • Consent required for all other uses and a charge may be made

    Land Registry Conditions of use

    • The Crown copyright statement must be reproduced
    • The copies are reproduced in whole with no alteration or deletion
    • A statement is included in the pdf that it is not a pdf issued by Land Registry and the copies are not to be regarded as official copies
    • Ordnance Survey's consent not required for Personal or Conveyancing use but must be obtained for any other use

    Reproducing specimen official copies of a title plan for a book, article etc for educational purposes

    Land Registry consent

    • Consent required and a charge may be made

    Land Registry Conditions of use

    • Only specimen title plans supplied by Land Registry Copyright Team may be used
    • Land Registry specimen title plans are clearly marked "SPECIMEN" and must be reproduced with this marking
    • An acknowledgement of the source must be given
    • The Crown copyright statement must be reproduced
    • The specimen official copies are reproduced with no alteration or deletion

    Use of title plan for search, other conveyancing or planning purposes

    Land Registry consent

    • Permission automatically granted for Personal or Conveyancing purposes if conditions of use are adhered to
    • Consent required for all other uses and a charge may be made

    Land Registry Conditions of use

    • The Crown copyright statement must be reproduced
    • The plan must be used in whole with no alteration or deletion