The Land Registration Rules 1995

• Citation: S.I. 1995/140
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These rules may be cited as the Land Registration Rules 1995 and shall come into force on 3rd April 1995.

(2) In these rules a rule referred to by number means the rule so numbered in the Land Registration Rules 1925 .

Section 2

(1) In rule 60 the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (4):

(4A) Where the provisions of rule 61 do not apply to the conveyance, lease or other instrument by virtue of which the charity became entitled to the land the subject of the application for registration, that application shall be accompanied by a certificate as to the appropriate restriction which applies to the charity.

(2) In rule 60(5) the words |doquote unless already provided in accordance with paragraph (4A) above dcquote| shall be inserted at the end.

Section 3 Amendment to rule 124

In rule 124 the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (6):

(7) Where the charity trustees or the charity apply to the registrar to effect a change of trustees on the register they shall apply for the appropriate restriction to be entered unless it is already entered.

Section 4 Notices of deposit and notices of intended deposit

(1) The following rule shall be substituted for Rule 239:

Notices of deposit and notices of intended deposit

(239)

(1) Where:

(a) a notice of deposit; or

(b) a notice of intended deposit,

of the land certi fi cate or of a charge certi fi cate has been entered on the register prior to 3rd April 1995, such notice shall, whilst it remains uncancelled, operate as a caution under section 54 of the Act.

(2) The provisions of section 66 of the Act, and of these rules, as respects the deposit of a charge certi fi cate, shall apply to the deposit of a certificate of subcharge in like manner.

(2) In rule 166(1), the words “and may be used to create a lien by deposit” shall be deleted.

(3) In Form 73 in the Schedule to the 1925 Rules the words “No lien shall be created by deposit of the land certificate.” shall be deleted.

(4) Rules 240 to 243 are revoked.

Section 5 New rule 323

The following rule shall be substituted for rule 323:

Business days

(323) The Registry shall be open to the public daily except on Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday or any other day either declared by proclamation under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 or appointed by the Lord Chancellor.