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  "legislation_title": "Registration of Deeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
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  "text": "List of Abbreviations:\nR = Regulation or Regulations\nF = Form or Forms\nABSTRACT BOOK\nAbstract details in searches\nR.24(2)\nContents of entries in,\nR.8(1), 18, 20(4), 20(6), 21(2)\nSequential order of entries in,\nR.8(2)\nAPPLICATION\nTo accompany documents lodged by post for registration\nR.6(5)\nF.2\nBANKRUPTCY (See INSOLVENCY)\nCERTIFICATE\nBy bankrupt to vacate bankrupt’s rights of occupation\nR.20(5)(c) & (6)\nF.16\nBy court to vacate—\nBankruptcy order\nR.19\nF.13\nBankruptcy petition\nR.16\nF.11\nBankrupt’s rights of occupation\nR.20(5)(b) & (6)\nJudgment, decree or order\nR.12\nPending action\nR.11(1)\nF.4\nBy Registrar of Deeds or Titles to cancel or vacate matrimonial charge—\nContents of certificate\nR.14(1)\nF.9\nFiling of certificate\nR.14(2)\nPaper specification for certificate for Registry of Deeds\nR.4\nResult of negative search—\nForm of certificate\nR.24(1)\nF.20\nContents of certificate\nR.24\nTo vacate pending action\nR.11\nF.4, 5\nCOMMENCEMENT\nRegulations, of\nR.1\nDECREE (See JUDGMENT)\nDEED OR CONVEYANCE\nMemorial of,\nR.3\nF.1\nApplication for registration of, when lodged by post\nR.6(5)\nF.2\nDOCUMENT\nSerial number—\nAllocation of,\nR.5, 6, 13(2)(a), 14(2)(b), 22(3)\nDuplicate or counterpart copy, of\nR.5(4)\nWhen lodged by post—\nDate of lodgment of,\nR.6\nOrder of registration of,\nR.6\nGRANTOR\nDebtor, bankrupt or trustee in bankruptcy deemed to be,\nR.21(1)\nINDEX (See INDEX OF NAMES and MATRIMONIAL CHARGES INDEX)\nINDEX OF NAMES\nCompletion of entries in,\nR.9(4)\nContents of,\nR.9(2) & (3), 18, 20(4)\nDebtor, bankrupt or trustee in bankruptcy as grantors in,\nR.21(1)\nNotice of non-completion of entries in,\nR.9(4)\nINSOLVENCY\nAbstract Book, additional entries in,\nR.21\nBankruptcy order—\nRegistration of,\nR.17\nF.12\nVacation of,\nR.19\nF.13\nBankruptcy petition—\nRegistration of,\nR.15\nF.10\nVacation of,\nR.16\nF.11\nBankrupt’s rights of occupation—\nMatrimonial charges regulations not apply to,\nR.20(1)\nRegistration of,\nR.20(2), (4) & (7)\nF.14\nVacation of,\nR.20(5) & (6)\nF.16\nVariation, release or postponement of priority of,\nR.20(3), (4) & (7)\nF.15\nIndex of Names, additional entries in,\nR.21(1)\nOrder amending title of proceedings in,\nR.18\nINTERPRETATION\nRegulations, of words and expressions in,\nR.2\nJUDGMENT (See INSOLVENCY)\nAuthorising vacation of or terminating bankrupt’s rights of occupation\nR.20(5)(a) & (6)\nVacation of registration of,\nR.12\nMATRIMONIAL CHARGE\nCancellation of subsisting registration in Registry of Deeds and Land Registry\nR.14\nF.9\nCopy documents required for registration\nR.13(2)\nParticulars of, to be set out in search\nR.24(2)\nPostponement of priority of,\nR.13(1)(c) & (2)\nF.8\nRegistrar’s certificate to cancel or vacate subsisting charge\nR.14\nF.9\nRegistration of,\nR.13(1)(a) & (2)\nF.6\nRenewal of registration of,\nR.13(1)(b) & (2)\nF.7\nVacation or variation of registration of,\nR.13(1)(c) & (2)\nF.8\nMATRIMONIAL CHARGES INDEX\nEntries in,\nR.13(2), 14(2)\nSearches in—\nCommon\nR.22, 23(1) & (3), 24\nF.17, 19\nNegative\nR.22, 23(2) & (3), 24\nF.18, 20\nMEMORIAL\nAbstract of,\nR.8\nDebtor, bankrupt or trustee of bankrupt’s estate as grantors in,\nR.21(1)\nDeed or conveyance, of\nR.3\nF.1\nFiling of,\nR.7\nPaper specification of,\nR.4\nNOTICE\nIndex of Names, non-completion of entries in,\nR.9(4)\nORDER (See INSOLVENCY and JUDGMENT)\nPAPER\nSpecification for—\nCertificate by Registrar of Titles to vacate Matrimonial charge\nR.4\nCopy of document relating to Matrimonial charge\nR.4\nDocument treated as memorial\nR.4\nMemorial\nR.4\nSearch requisition\nR.22(2)\nPENDING ACTIONS\nRegistration of,\nR.10\nF.3\nVacation of—\nBy court certificate\nR.11(1)\nF.4\nOther than by court certificate\nR.11(2)\nF.5\nLodgment of documents by,\nR.6\nPOSTPONEMENT (See PRIORITY)\nPRIORITY\nDocuments, of\nR.5, 6\nPostponement of—\nBankrupt’s rights of occupation\nR.20(3), (4) & (7)\nF.15\nMatrimonial charges\nR.13(1)(c) & (2)\nF.8\nREGISTRATION (See also ABSTRACT BOOK, APPLICATION, INDEX OF NAMES, INSOLVENCY, JUDGMENT, MEMORIAL, PAPER, VACATION OF REGISTRATION)\nBankruptcy order, of\nR.17\nF.12\nBankruptcy petition, of\nR.15\nF.10\nBankrupt’s rights of occupation, of—\nCharge, of\nR.20(2), (4) & (7)\nF.14\nVariation, release of, or postponement of priority of,\nR.20(3), (4) & (7)\nF.15\nDeed or conveyance, memorial of,\nR.3\nF.1\nDocuments sent by post\nR.6\nMatrimonial charge—\nRegistration of,\nR.13(1)(a) & (2)\nF.6\nRenewal of,\nR.13(1)(b) & (2)\nF.7\nVacation or variation of,\nR.13(1)(c) & (2)\nF.8\nOrder of, when documents sent—\nBy post\nR.5, 6\nOther than by post\nR.5\nPending actions, of\nR.10\nF.3\nTransmission of certificate to Registrar of Titles to cancel subsisting matrimonial charge\nR.14(1)\nF.9\nRENEWAL OF REGISTRATION\nMatrimonial charge, of,\nR.13(1)(b) & (2)\nF.7\nREVOCATION\nFormer Regulations, of\nR.25\nSEARCH(ES)\nCommon search—\nHow carried out\nR.23(1)\nRequisition for,\nR.22\nF.17\nStatement of result of,\nR.24\nF.19\nMemorial details in,\nR.24(2)\nNegative search—\nCertificate of result of,\nR.24\nF.20\nHow carried out\nR.23(2)\nRequisition for,\nR.22\nF.18\nPaper specification for requisitions for,\nR.22(2)\nParticulars of matrimonial charges in,\nR.24(2)\nPublic or hand search\nR.23(4)\nSERIAL NUMBER\nAllocation of,\nR.5, 6, 13(2)(a), 14(2)(b), 22(3)\nDuplicate or counterpart document, of\nR.5(3)\nVACATION OF REGISTRATION\nBankruptcy order, of\nR.19\nF.13\nBankruptcy petition, of\nR.16\nF.11\nBankrupt’s rights of occupation, of\nR.20(5) & (6)\nF.16\nJudgment, decree or order of court, of\nR.12\nMatrimonial charge, of\nR.13(1)(c) & (2), 14\nF.8, 9\nPending action, of—\nBy court certificate\nR.11(1)\nF.4\nOther than by court certificate\nR.11(2)\nF.5\nSubsisting matrimonial charge, of\nR.14\nF.9\nVARIATION OF REGISTRATION\nBankrupt’s rights of occupation, of\nR.20(3), (4) & (7)\nF.15\nMatrimonial charge, of\nR.13(1)(c) 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