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Land Registration, England And Wales

Made 29th June 2022

Laid before Parliament 30th June 2022

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

The Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(a), 25(1), 27(6), 127(1) and 128(1) of, and paragraphs 6(a) and 8 of Schedule 10 to, the Land Registration Act 2002^f1.

In accordance with section 127^f2 of the Land Registration Act 2002, the Secretary of State has received the advice and assistance of the Rule Committee appointed under that section.

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Footnotes

f1: 2002 c. 9. By virtue of 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. See section 132(1) for the definition of land registration rules.
f2: 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).