{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-rules-1997/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-rules-1997/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/3037",
  "legislation_title": "The Land Registration Rules 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-rules-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LAND REGISTRATION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 9th December 1997\nLaid before Parliament 22nd December 1997\nComing into force 1st April 1998\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 sections 13, 18, 21, 33, 41, 53, 87, 90, 94, 99, 123A and 144 of that Act and sections 37 and 39 of the Charities Act 1993 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1925 c. 21; section 144(1) was amended by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 67(2) 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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Inserted by section 1 of the Land Registration Act 1997 (c. 2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1993 c. 10; sections 37 and 39 are amended by the Land Registration Act 1997, section 4(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph (6)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3037/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:40:07.004348+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}