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Land Registration, England And Wales

Made 14th April 2020

Laid before Parliament 15th April 2020

Coming into force in accordance with rule 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(a) and (b), 16(2), 18(4), 36(3), 45(2), 60(3), 72(6) and (7), 75(2), 76(2), 126, 127(1) and 128(1), (2) and (4)(a)^f1 of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 6, paragraphs 5 and 8 of Schedule 10 and paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 12 to, the Land Registration Act 2002^f2.

In accordance with section 127^f3 of the Land Registration Act 2002, he has received the advice and assistance of the Rule Committee appointed under that section.

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Footnotes

f1: See section 132(1) for the definition of land registration rules.
f2: 2002 c. 9. By article 3(1) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Her Majesty’s Land Registry, the Meteorological Office and Ordnance Survey) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2436), the functions of the Lord Chancellor under the Land Registration Act 2002, with three exclusions, were transferred to the Secretary of State. None of the exclusions are relevant.
f3: Section 127 was amended by paragraphs 301 and 302 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), paragraph 4(1) and (2)(k) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Transfer of Functions (Her Majesty’s Land Registry, the Meteorological Office and the Ordnance Survey) Order 2011 and section 36 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7).