The Land Registration (Conduct of Business) Regulations 2000
S.I. 2000/2212 · Made 3 August 2000
LAND REGISTRATION, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 3rd August 2000
Coming into force 2nd October 2000
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(5) and (6A) of the Land Registration Act 1925f1, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1925 c. 21; section 126(5) was partially repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12), Schedule 1, Part XII; section 126(6A) was inserted by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Schedule 17, paragraph 2.
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and revocation
- 2Interpretation
- 3Solicitor to HM Land Registry
- 4Acts of the Registrar which may be done by the Solicitor to H.M. Land Registry
- 5Vacancy in office of, or absence of, the Solicitor to H.M. Land Registry
- 6Determination of matters under rule 299 of the principal rules
- Signature
- Schedule: SPECIFIED PROVISIONS OF THE ACT AND THE PRINCIPAL RULES
- ITHE ACT
- IITHE PRINCIPAL RULES
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and revocation
These Regulations may be cited as the Land Registration (Conduct of Business) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 2nd October 2000.
The Land Registration (Conduct of Business) Regulations 1997f1 are revoked.
2Interpretation
In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Land Registration Act 1925;
“the hearings procedure rules” means the Land Registration (Hearings Procedure) Rules 2000f1;
“the principal rules” means the Land Registration Rules 1925f2;
“qualified registrar” means a registrar who has a 10 year general qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990f3; and
“Schedule” means the schedule to this order.
3Solicitor to HM Land Registry
The acts of the Registrar to which this regulation applies may be done for all purposes by a single qualified registrar nominated by the Registrar.
The registrar nominated under paragraph (1) shall be styled Solicitor to H.M. Land Registry.
4Acts of the Registrar which may be done by the Solicitor to H.M. Land Registry
Regulation 3 applies to the acts of the Registrar which are authorised or required to be done in pursuance of—
the provisions of the Act specified in the first column of Part I of the Schedule, subject to the limitation, if any, specified in the second column thereof;
the provisions of the principal rules specified in the first column of Part II of the Schedule, subject to the limitation, if any, specified in the second column thereof;
rules 2 to 19 of the hearings procedure rules.
5Vacancy in office of, or absence of, the Solicitor to H.M. Land Registry
During a vacancy in the office of, or in the absence of, the Solicitor to H.M. Land Registry, the acts of the Registrar to which regulation 3 applies may be done by another qualified registrar nominated by the Registrar.
Any registrar acting under the authority of paragraph (1) shall, while so acting, be styled Acting Solicitor to H.M. Land Registry.
A registrar must not do any act under paragraph (1) in relation to a matter if he has had any dealing with that matter otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (1).
6Determination of matters under rule 299 of the principal rules
Subject to paragraph (3), for the purposes of determining a matter under rule 299 of the principal rules (hearing before the Registrar) and making an order as to costs following such a determination, the acts of the Registrar to which regulation 3 applies may be done by any qualified registrar who has been nominated by the Registrar to have the conduct of hearings.
Any registrar acting under the authority of paragraph (1) shall, while so acting, be styled Deputy Solicitor to H.M. Land Registry.
A registrar must not do any act under paragraph (1) in relation to a matter if he has had any dealing with that matter otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (1).
Signature
Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor
Jane Kennedy
Parliamentary Secretary,
Lord Chancellor’s Department
Dated 3rd August 2000
ITHE ACT
| Provisions of the Act authorising or requiring acts to be done by the Registrar | Limitation (if any) on the extent to which regulation 3 applies |
|---|---|
| Section 13 | Limited to hearing and determining objections under provisio (b) |
| Section 15 | Without limitation |
| Section 17 | Without limitation |
| Section 82f1 | Limited to rectifying the register (otherwise than pursuant to an order of the court or with the consent of all persons interested) and making orders dispensing with the production of land or charge certificates |
| Section 140 | Without limitation |
IITHE PRINCIPAL RULES
| Provisions of the principal rules authorising or requiring acts to be done by the Registrar | Limitation (if any) on the extent to which regulation 3 applies |
|---|---|
| Rule 26 | Without limitation |
| Rule 131f1 | Limited to the making of an entry in or correction of the register (except where the power of disposing of the land has vested in a person other than the proprietor by the operation of any statute, statutory power or order of the court) |
| Rule 158 | Without limitation |
| Rule 230(2) | Without limitation |
| Rule 299f2 | Without limitation |
| Rule 303 | Without limitation |
| Rule 320 | Without limitation |
| Rule 321 | Without limitation |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which supersede the Land Registration (Conduct of Business) Regulations 1997, make amendments to the acts of the Registrar which may be done by a legally qualified registrar, called the Solicitor to HM Land Registry, or, during a vacancy in the office of, or in the absence of, the Solicitor to HM Land Registry, by another legally qualified registrar (called the Acting Solicitor to HM Land Registry). They further provide for those acts to be done by another legally qualified registrar (called the Deputy Solicitor to HM Land Registry) for the purpose of determining a matter under rule 299 of the Land Registration Rules 1925 (hearing before the Registrar) and making an order as to costs following such a determination, where such registrar has been nominated by the Registrar to have the conduct of hearings.