The Land Registration Rules 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These rules:

(A) amend the Land Registration Rules 1925 so as to provide a framework for notification of discharge of a registered charge by electronic means where the Registrar is satisfied that adequate arrangements have been made for their delivery and he has issued a notice to that effect.

• As amended, the 1925 Rules specify the categories of charge which may be discharged in this manner and provide for the matters which may be included in any notice issued by the Registrar concerning the class or classes of cases covered by the arrangements and the limitations which may apply. Notices issued by the Registrar may be varied, suspended, withdrawn, renewed or replaced from time to time;

(B) amend the Land Registration (Open Register) Rules 1991 so as to introduce an enquiry service to establish if notification of discharge of a registered charge has been received by electronic means where the Registrar is satisifed that adequate arrangements have been made for their delivery and he has issued a notice to that effect.

• As amended, the Open Register Rules provide for the matters which may be included in any notice issued by the Registrar concerning the class of cases covered by the arrangements and the limitations which may apply. Notices issued by the Registrar may be varied, suspended, withdrawn, renewed or replaced from time to time.

(C) substitute a new form MH3 in the Land Registration (Matrimonial Home Rights) Rules 1997 and remove the requirement to lodge the form MH3 in duplicate. At the same time the date of the search result (if no date is specified) is adjusted to the day before the search whether or not it is in fact a working day.