# Land Registry Act 1862 (repealed) 25 & 26 Vict. c. 53 · enacted 29 July 1862 · revised to 13 October 2003 An Act to facilitate the proof of title to, and the conveyance of real estates. PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/land-registry-act-1862-repealed/pdf/ukpga_18620053_en.pdf ## Introductory text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 1 Extent of Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part I: As to the Registration of Real Estates, and the Title thereto ## 2 Registry to be established. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Limits of registry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 By whom application for registration to be made. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Proceedings to obtain Registration of a Title as indefeasible ## 5 Examination of title with guarantee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Reference of questions of title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Particulars to be furnished to registrar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 May be verified on oath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Claim to mines and minerals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Identity of lands to be established. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Notice of intention to register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Contents of notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Cause may be shown against registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Completion of registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Books may be inspected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### As to the Record of Title ## 16 As to exception, &c. in record of title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Any question as to true construction of any deed, &c. to be referred by registrar to a judge of Court of Chancery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Registrar may refer in record of title to deed, &c. for estates of parties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Persons entitled to principal money, &c. not to be entered in record of title unless registrar thinks fit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### When an indefeasible title shall arise ## 20 Persons described in record of title to be deemed as possessed of such estates, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Informality not to prejudice entry in record of title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Before registration applicant, &c. to make oath that all deeds, &c. have been made known to registrar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Power to registrar to refuse registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Power to registrar to demand security for costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Proceedings for Registration without an indefeasible Title ## 25 Registration without guarantee of title may be made under certain conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Registration of Leasehold Estates ## 26 Leasehold estates may be registered in like manner as freehold lands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### General Provisions as to Title ## 27 Charges and liabilities not to be deemed incumbrances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Land may be registered as one estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 Registered land made subject to certain conditions, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Notice of registration to be given by registrar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Judicial declaration of title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32 Every estate, &c. to be entered in record of title after registration of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 Estates registered subject to existing law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 Registered proprietor, with consent may close register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Caveat against Entry of Land on Register ## 35 Caveats may be lodged with registrar, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Caveat to be supported by affidavit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37 How notice to be served. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 No registration to be made till ten days after notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 39 Compensation, when to be made. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 40 Caveat not title of any person. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part II: Simplification of Title by Judicial Sales ### Sales by Court of Chancery ## 41 Sales of land by Court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 42 Application to be served on parties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43 Court shall provide for examination of title, &c. before making order for sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 44 Security for costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 45 Payment of purchase money as Court may direct; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 to exonerate purchaser from liability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47 Vesting order to be stamped. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 48 Applicant for sale and his solicitor may be examined concerning title before vesting order made. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 49 Where sales are made under 20 Vict. c. 120, the Court may make order as under this Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 50 Vesting order to confer on person in whom land is vested an estate in fee simple, with all rights, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 51 Case in which Court may make a qualified vesting order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52 Effect of qualified vesting order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53 Court may require production of deeds, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 Distribution of monies paid into bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 55 As to disposal of money not immediately distributable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 56 As to disposal of deeds after vesting order made. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 57 Vesting order to direct entry on register. Contents of vesting order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 58 Registration with a qualified title not to affect prior claims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 59 Entry of discharge of incumbrance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 60 Compensation to persons aggrieved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 61 As to costs and expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 62 As to assignment of duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part III: As to the Transfer of Registered Land ## 63 Conveyance, &c. of registered land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64 Attendance of parties at registry office on sale, &c. of registered land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 65 Forms of conveyance in schedule of registered land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 66 Forms of conveyance in schedule as effectual as other forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 67 Forms may be modified or altered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### As to Land Certificates ## 68 Registrar to deliver land certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 69 Registrar, at request of holder, to compare certificate with registry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 70 Registered proprietors desirous of selling, &c. may obtain special land certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71 Certificate to be evidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 72 Conveyance of lands by endorsement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 73 Deposit of certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 74 Estates, &c. in land may be created by will, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 75 On conveyance of estate, &c. on register, deed or copy to be sent to registrar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 76 When deed received by registrar, estate created to be deemed duly registered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 77 Notice when to be sent to registrar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 78 Where estate transmitted to any person by descent, such person to be registered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 79 Notice to heir at law of application, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 80 Assignees of bankrupts to be registered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 81 Memorial of will may be registered instead of copy thereof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 82 Execution, to be proved as registrar may require. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 83 Memorials of descents, &c. to be registered, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 84 Registrar to note effect of instruments, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 85 Official note, what to contain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 86 Printed copy of deed, &c. to be delivered to registrar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 87 Registrar in certain cases may erase official note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 88 No dealing with registered land effectual until stamp and ad valorem duties paid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part IV: General Provisions to facilitate Registration ## 89 Money charge not ascertained, &c. may be referred to judge at chambers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 90 Judge may order money not distributable, &c. to be paid into Court of Chancery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 91 Deeds to be stamped. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 92 Judge may decide questions of priority of incumbrances, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### As to Restraint of Conveyance ## 93 As to restrictions on conveyance, &c. of land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 94 Registrar to make a note of such restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 95 Court of Chancery may exercise powers of 13 & 14 Vict. c. 60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Caution ## 96 Person interested may lodge caution with registrar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 97 Caution to be supported by affidavit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 98 Statutory disposition of land not to be registered until notice served on cautioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 99 Cautioner to give security against damage sustained by delay, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 100 Compensation for lodging caution without reasonable cause. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Injunction ## 101 Court may issue order restraining disposition of land, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 102 Court of Chancery may refuse or annex terms, &c. to such order, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 103 Jurisdiction of Equity courts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 104 Acts relating to registries in Middlesex and York not to apply, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Penalty on Fraud, &c. ## 105 Person concealing making false statement guilty of misdemeanor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 106 As to persons aggrieved by proceeding, &c. for misdemeanor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 107 Answers to bills, questions, &c. not admissible in evidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 108–113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### General Provisions ## 114 Crown, &c. lands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 115 Provision as to applications made by married women. Examinations may be taken under 3 & 4 W. 4 c. 74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 116 Provision for other persons under disability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 117 Registrars, &c. may administer oaths, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 118 As to loss of land certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 119 Granting new certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 120 Lord Chancellor to make rules and orders for carrying into effect purposes of Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 121 As to assignment of duties and appointment of additional clerks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 122 Forms to be printed and promulgated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 123 Seal of Land Registry Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 124 Addresses of proprietors to be registered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 125 Registrar may frame general orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 126 Such orders to have effect as Act of Parliament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Fees ## 127 Registrar to determine amount of fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 128 Matters to be considered in determining amount of fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 129 Collection of fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 130 Stamp Acts applied to stamps under this Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 131 Lord Chancellor may fix scale of costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 132 Costs may, in certain cases, be raised by mortgage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 133 Orders to be laid before Parliament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Proceedings in Court of Chancery ## 134 Applications to Court of Chancery to be by summons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Forms ## 136 Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Inspection of Register ## 137 Inspection of register. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Fraud ## 138 Fraud a misdemeanor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 139 Punishment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 140 Interpretation of terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/25-26/53 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-registry-act-1862-repealed Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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