{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-matrimonial-home-rights-rules-1997/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-matrimonial-home-rights-rules-1997/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1964",
  "legislation_title": "The Land Registration (Matrimonial Home Rights) Rules 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-matrimonial-home-rights-rules-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LAND REGISTRATION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 7th August 1997\nLaid before Parliament 8th August 1997\nComing into force 1st October 1997\nThe Lord Chancellor, with the advice and assistance of the Rule Committee appointed in pursuance of section 144 of the Land Registration Act 1925, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section and section 32 of, and paragraph 4(4) and 4(6) of Schedule 4 to, the Family Law Act 1996, hereby makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1925 c. 21; section 144 was amended by the Land Registration Act 1988 (c. 3), section 1 and Schedule. Section 144(1) was amended by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), Schedule 5, paragraph (d) and the reference to the Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food was substituted by the Transfer of Functions (Ministry of Food) Order 1955 (S.I. 1955/554)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1996 c. 27."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1964/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}