# The Land Registration (Hearings Procedure) Rules 2000, Article 12: Failure to comply with directions


(1) Where a party has failed to comply with a direction under these rules given by the Registrar, any affected party may apply to the Registrar for a sanction to be imposed on the defaulting party.
(2) A sanction imposed under paragraph (1) may include the following:
(a) if the defaulting party is an applicant: cancellation of his application in whole or part;
(b) if the defaulting party is a person who has objected to an application: giving effect to the application in whole or in part as if the objection, or part of the objection, had not been made;
(c) if the defaulting party has lodged any caution or is the personal representative of such a person: cancellation of the caution.
(3) A party who intends to apply for such a sanction must do so without delay but must first notify the defaulting party of his intention to do so.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2213/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-hearings-procedure-rules-2000/article-12
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