# Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970, Section 12: Classes of owners who may be registered.


Subject to the provisions of section 60 regarding minors, a person may be registered in accordance with Land Registry Rules—
(a) in the case of a freehold estate, as owner in fee simple (in this Act referred to as the “full owner” of that estate); or
[(b in the case of a settled freehold estate,—
(i) if he is a tenant in tail; or
(ii) if he is a tenant for life; or
(iii) if he has under the Settled Land Acts the powers of a tenant for life;
as the limited owner of that estate; or]
(c) in the case of a leasehold estate, as the person in whom the leasehold estate is vested in possession (in this Act referred to as the “full owner” of that estate); or
(d) in the case of a settled leasehold estate, if he is either a tenant for life or has under the Settled Land Acts the powers of a tenant for life, as the limited owner of that estate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1970/18/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-act-northern-ireland-1970/section-12
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