SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Transfer of responsibility for local land charges to Land Registry

PART 1Amendments to the Local Land Charges Act 1975

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1

Section 8 (personal searches) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

for “any local land charges register” substitute “ the local land charges register ”, and

b

after “fee” insert “ (if any) ”.

3

In subsection (1A)—

a

for “a local land charges register is kept otherwise than in documentary” substitute “ the local land charges register is kept in electronic ”, and

b

for “registering authority” substitute “ Chief Land Registrar ”.

4

In subsection (2)—

a

for “a registering authority” substitute “ the Chief Land Registrar ”, and

b

omit “authority's”.