The Land Charges Fees (Amendment) Rules 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/2910
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These rules may be cited as the Land Charges Fees (Amendment) Rules 2012 and shall come into force on 17th December 2012.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these rules “ the principal rules ” means the Land Charges Fees Rules 1990 , and in rules 3 to 5 a reference to a rule by number is a reference to the rule so numbered in the principal rules.

Section 3 Amendments to the principal rules

In rule 1(2) omit ““written application” in Schedule 1 does not include an application made by teleprinter or facsimile transmission”.

Section 4 Amendments to the principal rules

For rule 3 substitute—

(3) Every fee which accompanies an application shall, except as mentioned in rule 4 or as the Registrar may otherwise allow, be paid in cash or by means of a cheque or postal order crossed and made payable to Land Registry.

Section 5 Amendments to the principal rules

In rule 4, after paragraph (4) add—

(5) Where there is an agreement with the applicant, a fee may be paid by direct debit or other means to such bank account of the registry as the Registrar may from time to time direct and payment in this manner shall be treated as due payment of that fee.

Section 6 Amendments to the principal rules

For Schedule 1 to the principal rules substitute the schedule set out in the Schedule to these rules.

Section 7 Amendments to the principal rules

For paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the principal rules substitute—

(5) Cheques shall be made payable to Land Registry and sent to the Accounts Section, Land Charges Department, at the office of the registry specified in a direction pursuant to section 17(2) of the Act.