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.