Paragraph 19

(1)

If an estate which the Secretary of State proposes to vest in himself under section 2 above is registered land—

(a)

he shall have a right, in accordance with the prescribed procedure, to inspect and make copies of the whole or any part of any register or document in the custody of the registrar relating to that estate; and

(b)

he shall be treated for the purposes of the priority search provisions as if he were a person who has entered into a contract to purchase that estate, and any reference in those provisions to purchase shall be construed accordingly.

(2)

If after vesting registered land in himself the Secretary of State lodges the vesting deed at the registry, the registrar—

(a)

shall register him as the owner of the estate specified in the deed poll; and

(b)

shall issue him a certificate showing the title to the estate.

(3)

The registrar may, if he thinks fit, register the title of the Secretary of State to an estate under sub-paragraph (2) above notwithstanding that the Secretary of State has not produced to him the land certificate relating to the land in which the estate subsists and, where the registrar does so, he shall enter a note to that effect in the register.

(4)

In this paragraph—

“the priority search provisions” means section 81(3) and (4) of the M1Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 and the provisions of the M2Land Registration (Northern Ireland) Rules 1977 relating to priority searches and any rules amending or replacing those provisions;
“the registrar” means the Registrar of Titles in Northern Ireland;
“the registry” means the Land Registry in Northern Ireland;

and expressions defined in section 94 of the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 have the meanings assigned to them by that section.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1970 c. 18. (N.I.).
M2: S.R. (N.I.) 1977 No. 154.