# The Land Registration (Overriding Leases) Rules 1995

S.I. 1995/3154 · made 6 December 1995

These rules, which come into force on 1st January 1996, prescribe the statement required by section 20(2) of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 to be inserted into an overriding lease granted under section 19 of that Act.

Made under: 1925 c. 21; Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (Section 20)

## Introductory text

LAND REGISTRATION, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 6th December 1995
Laid before Parliament 6th December 1995
Coming into force 1st January 1996
The 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 by section 20(2) of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995, hereby makes the following rules:

## 1 Citation and commencement

These rules may be cited as the Land Registration (Overriding Leases) Rules 1995 and shall come into force on 1st January 1996.

## 2 Statement to be inserted in an overriding lease

The statement required by section 20(2) of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 to be inserted into an overriding lease granted under section 19 of that Act shall in relation to a registrable lease be in the following form:
“This lease is granted under section 19 of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 and is (or is not) a new tenancy for the purposes of section 1 of that Act.”

## Signature

Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 6th December 1995

## Explanatory note

(This note does not form part of the rules.)
These rules, which come into force on 1st January 1996, prescribe the statement required by section 20(2) of the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 to be inserted into an overriding lease granted under section 19 of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3154 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-overriding-leases-rules-1995
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