1(1)A person who is not a member of the land registry may only have access to a land registry network under authority conferred by means of an agreement with the registrar.
(2)An agreement for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) (“network access agreement”) may authorise access for—
(a)the communication, posting or retrieval of information,
(b)the making of changes to the register of title or cautions register,
(c)the issue of official search certificates,
(d)the issue of official copies, or
(e)such other conveyancing purposes as the registrar thinks fit.
(3)Rules may regulate the use of network access agreements to confer authority to carry out functions of the registrar.
(4)The registrar must, on application, enter into a network access agreement with the applicant if the applicant meets such criteria as rules may provide.