(1)Save as is otherwise provided by or under this Act or by any other statutory provision, the registered owner of any land shall alone be entitled to deal with that land by registered disposition.
(2)Except as provided by this subsection[F1 and paragraph 1(2) of Part I of Schedule 7], nothing in this Act shall prevent a person from creating any estate in any registered land as if that land had been unregistered land; but—
(a)all estates in registered land shall be subject to the provisions of this Act;F1. . .
Para.(b) rep. by 1992 NI 7
[F2(3)An application for—
(a)first registration; or
(b)registration of a dealing with registered land,
may be made by electronic communication if the application is made in respect of an authorised dealing with that land.
(4)For the purposes of this section and section 32A an “authorised dealing” is
a dealing which is directed by the Registrar to be an authorised dealing for the purpose of electronic applications.
(5)A direction given by the Registrar under subsection (4)—
(a)shall be made after consultation with the Law Society of Northern Ireland;
(b)shall be published in such manner as the Registrar deems appropriate for the purpose of bringing it to the attention of the persons affected by it;
(c)may include incidental, supplementary, saving and transitional provisions; and
(d)may be varied or revoked by a subsequent direction.]