Land Registry (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1

PART I SCALE FEES

Scales

1.  Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, on any application to register a transfer, or an exchange or a change of ownership under section 36 of the 1970 Act(1) (excluding such an application as is referred to in paragraph 5(f)) the fee shall be payable according to the value of the estate in land to which the application relates and calculated by reference to the Scale below—

SCALE

Value	Fee
£20,000 or less	£50
£20,001 to £80,000	£100
£80,001 to £100,000	£150
£100,001 to £150,000	£200
£150,001 to £200,000	£300
£200,001 to £250,000	£350
£250,001 or more	£450

2.  The minimum fee (£50) shall be payable on any application to register trustees as owners or to register documents whereby registered co-owners transfer their estates in the land to themselves.

3.  On an application to register documents effecting a transfer of the ownership of one or more charges the minimum fee (£50) shall be payable in respect of each charge.

PART II FIXED FEES

First registration

4.  The fees set out in this paragraph shall be payable in respect of an application for the first registration of any title, under Part II of the Rules—

(a) where an application, other than an application mentioned in sub-paragraph (b), has been made in Form 1 with such modifications as the case may require	£70.00
(b) applications in Form 2 or 3	£200.00

Registration

5.  The fees set out in this paragraph shall be payable in respect of the following applications—

(a) application under section 53 of the 1970 Act(2)	£200.00
(b) application for the merger or extinguishment of a leasehold estate (except where the leasehold estate was created by an equity-sharing lease)	£150.00
(c) application for merger or extinguishment of a leasehold estate created by an equity sharing lease	£50.00
(d) application to register a lease as a burden or a notice of lease as a burden (excluding a lease solely of an easement or profit-a-prendre)	£50.00
(e) application to register a Charge or an Order charging land under Article 46 of the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(3) or a notice of Order charging land under Article 48 of the Judgments Enforcement (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(4) or paragraph 4 of Part IV of Schedule 2 to the 1970 Act(5)	£70.00
(f) application to register the ownership of registered land acquired by vesting order by a government department or by other body having powers of compulsory acquisition — per folio affected by the vesting order	£50.00
(g) application for the rectification of an entry on a folio or on the registry map, except where the rectification is made in consequence of an error made in the Registry—
(i) where an order of the Registrar is not necessary;	£50.00
(ii) where an order of the Registrar is necessary	£100.00
(h) application to register a transmission on the death of a registered full owner who is not a joint tenant or on the death of a registered limited owner	£75.00
(i) application to make any entry or cancellation on the register for which a fee is not otherwise prescribed by this Order	£50.00

Land certificates and certificates of charge

6.  The fees set out in this paragraph shall be payable in respect of the following applications—

(a) application for the first issue of a land certificate or certificate of charge except in the case of—
(i) an endorsed instrument of charge issued in accordance with rule 122, or
(ii) a new land certificate or certificate of charge issued in substitution for an existing certificate or a certificate lost or destroyed	£10.00
(b) application for the issue of a new land certificate or certificate of charge in substitution for an existing certificate except where such a new certificate is issued on revision of a folio in accordance with rule 5(3) or on making a new edition of the folio pursuant to rule 9	£10.00
(c) application for an order for production of a land certificate or certificate of charge	£25.00
(d) application to dispense with production of a land certificate or certificate of charge	£25.00
(e) application for the issue of a new land certificate or certificate of charge in substitution for a certificate lost or destroyed	£50.00

Inspection, copies and searches

7.  The fees set out in this paragraph shall be payable in respect of the following matters—

(a) requisition entitling the holder to inspect one only of the following—
(i) the index of names in respect of one name
(ii) one folio, or a single entry on a schedule folio
(iii) one instrument filed in connection with any entry or cancellation on the register
(iv) the registry map relating to one folio, or a single entry on a schedule folio, and
(v) the record maintained under rule 134 of outstanding certificates of title	£3.00
(b) obtaining uncertified copy of a folio or any other document, other than a map or plan, lodged in the Registry	£5.00
(c) obtaining certified copy of a folio or any other document, other than a map or plan, lodged in the Registry	£15.00
(d) obtaining uncertified copy of the registry map relating to one folio (excluding a Schedule Folio) or one entry number in a Schedule Folio	£5.00
(e) obtaining certified copy of the registry map relating to one folio (excluding a Schedule Folio) or one entry number in a Schedule Folio—
(i) where the certified copy of the registry map does not show any appurtenant rights	£15.00
(ii) where the certified copy of the registry map shows appurtenant rights	£50.00
(f) obtaining official search in accordance with rule 185 in the index of names, including certificate of the result of such search — per name	£20.00
(g) obtaining official search in accordance with rule 185 as to entries in a specified folio, including certificate of the result of such search	£20.00
(h) obtaining official search in the registry map in accordance with rule 186 including certificate of the result of such search	£20.00
(i) obtaining priority search in accordance with rule 187 including certificate of the result of such search	£25.00
(j) obtaining search applied for by telephone or fax in accordance with rule 189	£15.00

Miscellaneous fees

8.  The fees set out in this paragraph shall be payable in respect of the following matters—

(a) issue of a summons by the Registrar	£25.00
(b) application for delivery of a document to a solicitor in accordance with rule 181	£10.00
(c) application for approval of a draft document (including any map or plan annexed thereto)	£50.00
(d) application, in accordance with rule 146, to decide questions as to boundaries or extent of registered lands arising on transfer and including any entry or cancellation made on the register on any such application	£50.00
(e) application for an order for substituted service under rule 197(2)	£25.00

PART III

Statutory Charges Register

9.  In relation to the Statutory Charges Register, the fees set out in this paragraph shall be payable in respect of the following matters—

(a) application to register a statutory charge	£25.00
(b) application to register a priority notice	£20.00
(c) application to cancel or modify any entry in the Statutory Charges Register	£20.00
(d) official search including certificate of the result of the search	£20.00
(e) personal search, entitling the requisition holder to inspect one only of the following—
(i) one entry from the Statutory Charges Register, [excluding the statutory charges map]
(ii) one application filed in connection with any entry or cancellation on the register
(iii) the registry map relating to one entry
(iv) the registry map relating to one address
(v) the registry map relating to one map reference
(vi) swap to Land Registry map view	£3.00
(f) search applied for by telephone or fax in accordance with rule 216	£15.00
(g) uncertified copy of one entry from the Statutory Charges Register [excluding the statutory charges map]	£5.00
(h) certified copy of one entry from the Statutory Charges Register [excluding the statutory charges map]	£15.00
(i) uncertified copy of the statutory charges map relating to one statutory charge	£5.00
(j) certified copy of the statutory charges map relating to one statutory charge	£15.00
(k) uncertified copy of an application filed in connection with any entry or cancellation on the register	£5.00
(l) certified copy of an application filed in connection with any entry or cancellation on the register	£15.00

PART IV

Redemption of ground rents

10.  The fees set out in this paragraph shall be payable in respect of the following matters—

(a) application to redeem a ground rent under section 4(1) of the 2001 Act including application for a certificate under section 6 of the 2001 Act that a person is entitled to payment of money lodged under section 4(2) of that Act	£50.00
(b) reference to the Registrar under section 23 of the 2001 Act	£25.00
(c) personal search entitling a person to search against one address in the register kept under section 5(2) of the 2001 Act and any index thereto	£2.00
(d) official search in the register kept under section 5(2) of the 2001 Act including certificate of the result of the search	£15.00

(1)

Section 36 of the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970, 1970 c. 18 (N.I.) has been amended by Art. 17 of the Registration (Land and Deeds) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, (S.I. 1992/811 (N.I. 7))

(2)

Section 53 of the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970, 1970 c. 18 (N.I.) has been amended by Art. 76(2) of, and para. 4 of Sch. 3 to the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, (S.I. 1989/1339 (N.I. 11))

(3)

S.I. 1981/226 (N.I. 6)

(4)

S.I. 1981/226 (N.I. 6): Art. 48 was amended by Art. 51 of, and para 6(1) of Sch. 1 to, the Registration (Land and Deeds) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, (S.I. 1992/811 (N.I. 7)).

(5)

Part IV of Schedule 2 was inserted into the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970, 1970 c. 18 (N.I.) by Art. 10(2) of the Registration (Land and Deeds) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, (S.I. 1992/811 (N.I. 7)).