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Compulsory Registration of Title Order (Northern Ireland) 1999

S.R. 1999/455 · Made 17 November 1999

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LAND REGISTRATION

Made 17th November 1999

Coming into operation 1st May 2000

The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 25(1) of the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970f1 and now vested in itf2 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1970 c. 18 (N.I.) as amended by S.I. 1992/811 (N.I. 7) Art. 11

f2

By S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Art. 5(b) and Part II Sch. 1

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Citation, commencement and interpretation
  3. 3Compulsory registration areas
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule Schedule
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Compulsory Registration of Title Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2000.

2Citation, commencement and interpretation

In this Order “local government district” and “ward” means a local government district and ward constituted by the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992f1.

3Compulsory registration areas

It is hereby declared that the local government district known as North Down and that part of the local government district known as Ards consisting of the wards set out in the Schedule shall be compulsory registration areas for the purposes of entry 2f1 in Part I of Schedule 2 to the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 from 1st May 2000.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 17th November 1999.

L.S.

J. McCormick

Assistant Secretary

Local Government DistrictAreas of compulsory registration
ArdsThe wards of—
Ballygowan
Ballywalter
Carrowdore
Donaghadee North
Donaghadee South
Killinchy
Kircubbin
Millisle
Portavogie
Portaferry

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order declares the local government district of North Down and the remaining part of the local government district of Ards to be compulsory registration areas under the Land Registration (Northern Ireland) Act 1970. The local government district of North Down and the whole of each of the wards listed in the Schedule will become compulsory registration areas upon the commencement of this Order on 1st May 2000. The type of property transaction which triggers a compulsory registration within those areas is defined by entry 2 of Schedule 2 to the aforesaid Act.

A previous area of compulsory registration was declared within the local government district of Ards by the Compulsory Registration of Title Order (Northern Ireland ) 1995 (S.R. 1995 No. 412).