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The Land Registration (No. 3) Rules 1999

S.I. 1999/3462 · Made 11 December 1999

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LAND REGISTRATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 11th December 1999

Laid before Parliament 30th December 1999

Coming into force 1st April 2000

The Lord Chancellor, with the advice and assistance of the Rule Committee appointed in pursuance of section 144 of the Land Registration Act 1925f1, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, hereby makes the following rules:

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Footnotes

f1

1925 c. 21; section 144(1) was amended by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 67(1) and Schedule 5, paragraph (d). The reference to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was substituted by the Transfer of Functions (Ministry of Food) Order 1955 (S.I. 1955/554).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendments to the Land Registration Rules 1925
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

These rules may be cited as the Land Registration (No. 3) Rules 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 2000.

2Amendments to the Land Registration Rules 1925

The Land Registration Rules 1925f1 have effect subject to the substitution of the following for rule 247–

“Value entered on the register

247

On the first registration of land, and on a subsequent change of proprietorship of the land, the registrar shall whenever practicable enter in the register the price paid or value declared but that entry shall only remain until there is a change of proprietorship of the land.”

Signature

Irvine of Lairg, C

Dated 11th December 1999

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These rules amend the Land Registration Rules 1925 so as to restore the requirement to enter on the register the price paid or value declared in respect of a registered title.