Section 127 Exercise of powers

England and Wales

(1)

Power to make land registration rules is exercisable by the F1Secretary of State with the advice and assistance of the Rule Committee.

(2)

The Rule Committee is a body consisting of—

(a)

a judge of the F2Business and Property Division of the High Court nominated by the F3Lord Chief Justice, or a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) nominated by him, after consulting the Lord Chancellor,

(b)

the registrar,

(c)

a person nominated by the General Council of the Bar,

(d)

a person nominated by the Council of the Law Society,

(e)

a person nominated by the Council of Mortgage Lenders,

(f)

a person nominated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers,

(g)

a person nominated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors,

(h)

a person with experience in, and knowledge of, consumer affairs F4nominated by the F5Secretary of State, and

(i)

any person nominated under subsection (3).

(3)

The F6Secretary of State may nominate to be a member of the Rule Committee any person who appears to him to have qualifications or experience which would be of value to the committee in considering any matter with which it is concerned.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 127(1) substituted (9.11.2011) by The Transfer of Functions (Her Majesty's Land Registry, the Meteorological Office and Ordnance Survey) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2436), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)
F2: Words in s. 127(2)(a) substituted (1.10.2026) by The Senior Courts (Transfer, Amendment and Consequential Provision) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/723), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 21
F3: Words in s. 127(2)(a) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 302(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2, Sch.
F4: Words in s. 127(2)(h) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 302(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2, Sch.
F5: Words in s. 127(2)(h) substituted (12.4.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 36(1), 57(5)(e) (with s. 36(2))
F6: Words in s. 127(3) substituted (9.11.2011) by The Transfer of Functions (Her Majesty's Land Registry, the Meteorological Office and Ordnance Survey) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2436), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)