The Local Authorities (Charges for Land Searches) Regulations 1994

• Citation: S.I. 1994/1885
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Charges for Land Searches) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

(2) In these Regulations “relevant authority” means a district council, a county council, the council of a London borough, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

Section 2 Power to impose charges

(1) A relevant authority may impose a charge in respect of answering enquiries—

(a) concerning the discharge of the authority’s functions in relation to land which is, or is proposed to be—

(i) the subject of a transaction between third parties, or

(ii) offered for sale by a third party; or

(b) in connection with a transfer by the authority of any interest in land.

(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) above enables charges to be made in respect of enquiries pursuant to the Local Land Charges Act 1975 .

(3) A charge imposed under this regulation is payable by the person making the enquiry.

Section 3 Amount of charge

The amount of a charge is to be at the local authority’s discretion, and in determining that amount the authority shall have regard to its costsin dealing with enquiries within the description in regulation 2(1).