Law of Property (Amendment) Act 1924

Foreshore.

17 The following section shall be substituted for section sixty-six of the Act of 1875:—

“66 (1) If it appears to the registrar that any land, application for registration whereof is made to him, comprises foreshore, he shall not register an estate in the land unless and until he is satisfied that at least one month's notice in writing of the application has been given to the Board of Trade, and—

(a) in case of land in the county palatine of Lancaster, also to the proper officer of the Duchy of Lancaster; and

(b) in case of land in the counties of Cornwall or Devon, also to the proper officer of the Duke of Cornwall; and

(c) in the case of land within the jurisdiction of the Port of London Authority, also to that authority; and

(d) in all other cases, also to the Commissioners of Woods.

(2) This section shall not apply to the registration of an estate with a possessory title or with a good leasehold title.”