{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-rules-2001/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-rules-2001/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/619",
  "legislation_title": "The Land Registration Rules 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-rules-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LAND REGISTRATION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 28th February 2001\nLaid before Parliament 2nd March 2001\nComing into force 28th May 2001\nThe Lord Chancellor, with the advice and assistance of the Rule Committee appointed in pursuance of section 144 of the Land Registration Act 1925, and in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 54, 94, 123A and 144 of that Act, and in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, 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(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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Amended by section 5(5)(a) of the Land Registration Act 1986 (c. 26)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Subsection (4) was substituted by the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (c. 47)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Substituted by section 1 of the Land Registration Act 1997 (c. 2)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/619/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:00:37.830184+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."
}