Explanatory note

These Rules are made under the Land Registration Act 2002. They amend the Land Registration Rules 2003 (“the principal rules”).

The amendments are made in consequence of the changes under the Legal Services Act 2007 to the regulation of persons carrying out legal activities, and the introduction of alternative business structures on the coming into force of Part 5 of that Act.

Rules 3 and 4 amend the definition of “conveyancer” in rule 217 of the principal rules to include those who are or who employ authorised persons, authorised or licensed under the provisions of the Legal Services Act 2007 to carry on certain reserved instrument activities relating to land registration. The definition also includes public officers carrying on those activities, and specifies when the conveyancer giving a certificate must be an individual.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Project Team Leader, Room 554, Land Registry Durham Office, Southfield House, Southfield Way, Durham, DH1 5TR and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.