Article 2 Applications to which this Order applies

(1)

This Order applies to any application to the registrar except an application delivered to the registrar—

(a)

in accordance with a written arrangement as to delivery made between the registrar and the applicant or between the registrar and the applicant’s conveyancer, or

(b)

under the provisions of any relevant notice given under Schedule 2 to the Land Registration Rules 2003^f1.

(2)

In this article “conveyancer” means—

(a)

a solicitor,

(b)

a licensed conveyancer within the meaning of section 11(2) of the Administration of Justice Act 1985^f2,

(c)

a fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives,

(d)

a barrister,

(e)

a duly certificated notary public, or

(f)

a registered European lawyer within the meaning of the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000^f3 who by virtue of regulations 6 and 12 of those Regulations is entitled to prepare for remuneration an instrument creating or transferring an interest in land in England and Wales.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2003/1417, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
f2: 1985 c.61.
f3: S.I. 2000/1119, amended by S.I. 2004/1628; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.