The Land Registration Rules 1993

PART III AMENDMENTS TO THE OPEN REGISTER RULES

Insertion of rule 4A into the Open Register Rules

8.  After rule 4 of the Open Register Rules there shall be inserted the following rule:

“Inspection and copying of register entries — access by remote terminal

4A.   Access to the registrar’s computer system, by means of a person’s remote terminal, for the purpose of inspection and the making of copies of and extracts from entries on the register of a registered title held on that system is subject to the following conditions:

(a) Such access may only be undertaken during the currency of a relevant notice given pursuant to rule 13, and subject to and in accordance with the limitations contained in that notice.

(b) A person who wishes to apply for such access must provide such of the following particulars as may be required by the registrar:

(i) The credit account number, name and telephone number of the person making the application.

(ii) The title number of the registered title in respect of which the application is made.

(iii) The property description of the land in respect of which the application is made.

(iv) The relevant postcode.”.

Amendments to rule 6 of and Schedules 1 and 2 to the Open Register Rules

9.—(1) In rule 6(1) of the Open Register Rules there shall be inserted:

(a) after the words “or Part 2” the words “or Part 3”; and

(b) after the words “in Form 112A or 112B” the words “or 112C”.

(2) In rule 6(2) of the Open Register Rules there shall be inserted after the words “in Form 112A or 112B” the words “or 112C”.

(3) In rule 6 of the Open Register Rules the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (5):

“(6) In Form 112C and Schedule 2 references to tax are references to any of the taxes mentioned in the definition of tax in section 118(1) of the Taxes Management Act 1970(1).”.

(4) Form 112C in Schedule 1 to these Rules shall be inserted immediately after Form 112B in Schedule 1 to the Open Register Rules.

(5) Part 3 as set out in Schedule 2 to these Rules shall be inserted immediately after Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Open Register Rules.

New rule 11 of the Open Register Rules

10.  For rule 11 of the Open Register Rules there shall be substituted the following rule:

“Delivery of applications

11.— (1) Subject to rule 6(3) and to paragraph (2), an application made under these rules shall be delivered to the proper office.

(2) Any application of the type referred to in rule 13(4) shall be delivered to the registrar.”.

Amendments to rule 13 of the Open Register Rules

11.—(1) In rule 13(1)(g) of the Open Register Rules there shall be inserted after the words “or 3(2)(b)” the words “or 4A”.

(2) There shall be substituted for the words “Subject to paragraph (3)” at the beginning of rule 13(2) of the Open Register Rules the words “Subject to paragraphs (3) and (3A)”.

(3) After rule 13(3) of the Open Register Rules there shall be inserted the following paragraph:

“(3A) If and so long as owing to the breakdown or other unavailability of facilities or data involved in giving effect to the arrangements made for dealing with applications covered by a notice given under paragraph (1) such arrangements cease, in whole or in part, to be effective, the notice shall cease, to the necessary extent, to be treated as current notwithstanding the absence of a variation, suspension or withdrawal thereof under paragraph (3).”.

(4) At the end of sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (4) of rule 13 of the Open Register Rules there shall be substituted for the full stop a semi-colon and there shall be inserted after that sub-paragraph the following sub-paragraph:

“(f) an application for inspection and copying of register entries where access is by remote terminal under rule 4A.”.

(1)

1970 c. 9; the definition of “tax” in section 118(1) was amended by the Development Land Tax Act 1976 (c. 24), section 41 and Schedule 8, Part I, paragraph 32(c) and by the Finance Act 1976 (c. 40), section 57(2).