Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 665

The Land Registration Fee Order 1988

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1988 No. 665

LAND REGISTRATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Land Registration Fee Order 1988

Made	29th March 1988

Coming into force

1st June 1988

The Lord Chancellor, with the advice and assistance of the Rule Committee appointed in pursuance of section 144 of the Land Registration Act 1925^[1], and the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 145 of that Act and sections 2 and 3 of the Public Offices Fees Act 1879^[2], hereby make and concur in the following Order:

PART I

Citation, commencement and interpretation
    1.—(1)  This Order, which supersedes the Land Registration Fee Order 1986^[3], may be cited as the Land Registration Fee Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1988.

    (2)  In this Order unless the context otherwise requires:
"account holder" means a person or firm holding a credit account;
"the Act" means the Land Registration Act 1925;
"charge" includes sub-charge;
"compulsory area" means an area in which registration of title is compulsory on sale;
"credit account" means an account authorised by the Registrar under article 15(1);
"licensed conveyancer" has the same meaning as in section 11(2) of the Administration of Justice Act 1985^[4] and includes a recognised body within the meaning of section 32(2) of that Act;
"monetary consideration" means a consideration in money or money's worth (other than a nominal consideration or a consideration solely of a covenant to pay money owing under a mortgage);
"scale fee" means a fee payable in accordance with a scale set out in Schedule 1 or 2;
"Schedule" means a Schedule to this Order;
"share in registered land" means a share in the proceeds of sale of registered land held on trust for sale.

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Notes:

[1] 1925 c. 21.

[2] 1879 c. 58.

[3] S.I. 1986/1399.

[4] 1985 c. 61.

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