The Land Registration (Conduct of Business)Regulations 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/713
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation, commencement and revocation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Land Registration (Conduct of Business) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.

(2) The Land Registration (Solicitor to HM Land Registry) Regulations 1990 are revoked.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations:

(a) “the Act” means the Land Registration Act 1925;

(b) “qualified registrar” means a registrar who has a 10 year general qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 ; and

(c) “the Rules” means the Land Registration Rules 1925 and a rule referred to by number means the rule so numbered in the Rules.

Section 3 Solicitor to H M Land Registry

(1) The acts of the registrar to which this regulation applies may be done for all purposes by a single qualified registrar nominated by the Chief Land Registrar.

(2) The registrar acting under the authority of paragraph (1) shall be styled Solicitor to H M Land Registry.

Section 4 Acts of the registrar which may be done by the Solicitor to H M Land Registry

Regulation 3 applies to the acts of the registrar which are authorised or required to be done in pursuance of:

(a) the provisions of the Act specified in the first column of Part I of the Schedule, subject to the limitation, if any, specified in the second column thereof;

(b) the provisions of the Rules specified in the first column of Part II of the Schedule, subject to the limitation, if any, specified in the second column thereof.

Section 5 Vacancy in office of, or absence of, the Solicitor to H M Land Registry

(1) During a vacancy in the office of, or in the absence of, the Solicitor to H M Land Registry, the acts of the registrar to which regulation 3 applies may be done by another qualified registrar.

(2) Any registrar acting under the authority of paragraph (1) shall, while so acting, be styled Acting Solicitor to H M Land Registry.

Section 6 Hearings under rule 220 or rule 298

(1) For the purpose of:

(a) conducting the hearing of a matter where an appointment has been made for parties to appear before the registrar under rule 220 (hearing of cautioner by registrar) and making any order under rule 220(3) consequent upon such a hearing;

(b) conducting the hearing of a matter by the registrar under rule 298 (hearings before the registrar) and making any order under rule 298(1) consequent upon such a hearing,

the acts of the registrar to which regulation 3 applies may be done by any qualified registrar who is directed by the Chief Land Registrar to conduct the hearing.

(2) Any registrar acting under the authority of paragraph (1) shall, while so acting, be styled Deputy Solicitor to H M Land Registry.