Claims under warranty
Section 77: Claims under Keeper’s warranty
187.This section provides the basis for the payment of compensation for loss incurred as a result of a breach of warranty. Subsection (2) continues the important principle that liability only arises when the register is rectified.
Section 78: Claim under warranty: circumstances where liability excluded
188.This section lists various important limitations to the Keeper’s liability. Paragraph (a) means that where the rectification arises from reasonable reliance on the base map (the default map being the Ordnance Map), the Keeper need not pay compensation. Paragraph (b) means that an applicant cannot rely on the warranty where the inaccuracy was known or ought to have been known of by the applicant at the time of registration. The effect of paragraph (c) is that where the rectification arises from a breach of the duty of care to the Keeper by the applicant or the applicant’s solicitor, the Keeper need not pay compensation.
Section 79: Claims under warranty: quantification of compensation
189.This section is self-explanatory.
