Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2975
The Land Registration Rules 1996
(The document as of February, 2008)
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1996 No. 2975
LAND REGISTRATION, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Land Registration Rules 1996
| Laid before Parliament | 27th November 1996 |
| Coming into force | 1st January 1997 |
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], in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, sections 41, 53(2), 58, 94(4) and 103(1) of the said Act, and sections 37 and 39 of the Charities Act 1993[2] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following rules:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These rules may be cited as the Land Registration Rules 1996 and shall come into force on 1st January 1997.
(2) In these rules— (a) "the principal rules" means the Land Registration Rules 1925[3] and "the Schedule" means the Schedule to those rules, and
(b) a rule referred to by number means the rule so numbered in the principal rules.
Amendments to the principal rules
2. The principal rules have effect subject to the amendments specified in the schedule to these rules.
Revocation
3. Rules 39 and 121 and Forms 12A, 12B and 35 in the Schedule are revoked.
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 25th November 1996
Notes:[1] 1925 c. 21; section 94(4) was inserted by the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (c. 47), section 25(1) and Schedule 3 paragraph 5(8)(c), and section 144(1) was amended by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 67(2) and Schedule 5, paragraph (d). The reference to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in section 144(1) was substituted by the Transfer of Functions (Ministry of Food) Order 1955 (S.I. 1955/554).
[2] 1993 c. 10.
[3] S.R. & O. 1925/1093; relevant amending instruments S.I. 1986/1537, 1990/2163, 1992/3005, 1993/1704, 1995/140, 1995/3153.
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