The Land Registration (District Registries) Order 1991

• Citation: S.I. 1991/2634
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order, which supersedes the Land Registration (District Registries) Order 1989 , may be cited as the Land Registration (District Registries) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 16th March 1992.

(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“ the Act ” means the Land registration Act 1925;

“district registry” means a district registry of the Land registry within the meaning of section 132 of the Act;

“the Schedule” means the Schedule to this Order.

Section 2 District Registries

(1)

(a) There shall continue to be district registries bearing the names and at the places specified in column 1 in Part I of the Schedule.

(b) On and after the date specified in column 1 in Part II of the Schedule there shall be a new district registry bearing the name and at the place specified in that column.

(2) Each district registry shall be the proper office for the purposes of the registration of titles to land wholly or partly in its district, which shall comprise the administrative areas specified opposite its name in columns 2 and 3 in both Parts of the Schedule:

Provided that—

North Yorkshire shall not form part of the district of the York District Land Registry before 5th October 1992 and shall not form part of the district of the Durham District Land Registry on or after that date;

and the provisions of the Schedule shall be construed accordingly.