Land Registration Act 2002

Part 2 General

Notice

5 (1) Rules may make provision about the form, content and service of notice under this Act.

(2) Rules under this paragraph about the service of notice may, in particular—

(a) make provision requiring the supply of an address for service and about the entry of addresses for service in the register;

(b) make provision about—

(i) the time for service,

(ii) the mode of service, and

(iii) when service is to be regarded as having taken place.

Applications

6 Rules may—

(a) make provision about the form and content of applications under this Act;

(b) make provision requiring applications under this Act to be supported by such evidence as the rules may provide;

(c) make provision about when an application under this Act is to be taken as made;

(d) make provision about the order in which competing applications are to be taken to rank;

(e) make provision for an alteration made by the registrar for the purpose of correcting a mistake in an application or accompanying document to have effect in such circumstances as the rules may provide as if made by the applicant or other interested party or parties.

Statutory statements

7 Rules may make provision about the form of any statement required under an enactment to be included in an instrument effecting a registrable disposition or a disposition which triggers the requirement of registration.

Residual power

8 Rules may make any other provision which it is expedient to make for the purposes of carrying this Act into effect, whether similar or not to any provision which may be made under the other powers to make land registration rules.