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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-deeds-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1997/28",
  "legislation_title": "Registration of Deeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-deeds-regulations-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations.)\nThese Regulations, which come into operation on 1st April 1997, revoke and replace the Registration of Deeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1968, and the amending Regulations set out in regulation 25.\nThese Regulations are general regulations which implement the provisions of the Registration of Deeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1970, as amended by the Registration (Land and Deeds) Order (Northern Ireland) 1992, and the provisions of the Family Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 and the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 which relate to the registration of documents in the Registry of Deeds. The Regulations contain provisions setting out the procedure to be followed in connection with the registration in the Registry of Deeds of documents affecting land.\nThe principal changes made by these Regulations are—\n1 A new form of memorial has been prescribed for the registration of a deed or conveyance (regulation 3 and Form 1).\n2 Provision has been made regulating the procedure for the registration of documents sent to the Registry of Deeds by post (regulation 6).\n3 Revised specifications have been provided for the nature and size of paper to be used for memorials and requisitions for searches (regulations 4 and 22(2)).\n4 An additional form of certificate has been prescribed for the vacation of a pending action (regulation 11(2) and Form 5).\n5 Provision has now been made for the period of time that requisitions for searches or records of such requisitions are to be kept in the Registry of Deeds (regulation 22(6)).\nA compliance cost assessment of the effect that these Regulations would have on the costs of business is available from the Customer Information Unit, Land Registers.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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