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”.