Land Registration Act 2002

Land Registration Rules 2003

The Land Registration Rules 2003 (S.I. No 1417) of 2003 were laid before Parliament on 5 June 2003.

The Rules deal with some of the more technical aspects of the new registered conveyancing system introduced by the Land Registration Act 2002. They came into force on 13 October 2003. An explanatory note (which does not form part of the Rules) can be found at the end of the Rules. This gives more detail about the matters that the Rules provide for.

The Rules are published by The Stationery Office. They are available both online and from bookshops of The Stationery Office Ltd.

The power to make Land Registration Rules is exercisable by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State with the advice and assistance of the Rule Committee.

Land Registration (Amendment) (No 2) Rules 2005

A major change in the way Land Registry processes applications for the registration of leases has been approved. The Land Registration (Amendment) (No 2) Rules 2005 were laid before Parliament in July and come into force in 2006.

Prescribed clauses are a set of standard details, which must appear at the beginning of any lease out of a registered estate for more than seven years (with certain limited exceptions). The prescribed clauses contain all information necessary for Land Registry to complete registration of the lease.

The clauses can be easily completed by either setting out the necessary information or cross-referring to the relevant parts of the document. This change will quicken and simplify the registration process, and result in a more accurate and complete title register.

Amendments

The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2009
The Commonhold (Land Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2009
The Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2009
The Land Registration (Proper Office) (No 2) Order 2009
The Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2010

The following statutory provisions came into force on 1 October 2009.

The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2009 further amend the Land Registration Rules 2003, which make detailed provision for land registration in England and Wales. The amendments:

  • make provision concerning the registration of charges by overseas companies,
  • provide an additional form of execution by limited liability partnerships, and
  • change the references to "registered number in England and Wales" of an overseas company to "registered number in the United Kingdom" in forms and prescribed clauses for leases.

The Commonhold (Land Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2009 further amend the Commonhold (Land Registration) Rules 2004 ("the 2004 rules") so that, with one exception, "articles of association" is substituted for "memorandum and articles of association" and "memorandum or articles of association" where these terms appear in the 2004 rules and the forms prescribed by them.

The Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2009 designates particular offices of Land Registry as the proper office for the receipt of specified descriptions of applications under the Land Registration Act 2002.

Also, paragraph 40 of Schedule 1 to the Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2008 came in force. This substitutes a new rule 111 (certificate of registration of company charges) in the Land Registration Rules 2003. The new version of the rule takes account of provisions of the Companies Act 2006 that came into force on 1 October 2009. It also makes the note which may be entered in the register clearer.

Follow the link to a version of the Land Registration Rules 2003 showing the net effect of amending legislation up to and including the Charities Act (Changes in Exempt Charities) Order 2010.

Follow the link to a version of the Commonhold (Land Registration) Rules 2004 showing the net effect of amending legislation up to and including the Charities Act (Changes in Exempt Charities) Order 2010.

The following statutory provision came into force on 11 January 2010.

The Land Registration (Proper Office) (No 2) Order 2009 designates particular offices of Land Registry as the proper office for the receipt of specified descriptions of applications under the Land Registration Act 2002. It replaces the Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2009.

The following statutory provisions came into force on 1 October 2010.

The Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2010 designates particular offices of Land Registry as the proper office for the receipt of specified descriptions of applications under the Land Registration Act 2002. It will replace the Land Registration (Proper Office)(No 2) Order 2009.

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