(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is made under the Land Registration Act 2002 (“the Act”). It amends the Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2010 (“the proper office order”).
The proper office order designates particular offices of the land registry as the proper office for the receipt of specified descriptions of application under the Act. The proper office order makes two exceptions. The first exception is where there is a written arrangement as to delivery made between the registrar and the applicant’s conveyancer.
Article 2 of this Order amends the definition of “conveyancer” in article 2(2) of the proper office order to include those who are or who employ authorised persons, authorised or licensed under the provisions of the Legal Services Act 2007 to carry on certain reserved instrument activities relating to land registration. The definition also includes public officers carrying on those activities.
The amendment is made in consequence of changes under the Legal Services Act 2007 to the regulation of persons carrying on reserved legal activities, and the introduction of alternative business structures on the coming into force of Part 5 of that Act.
A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Project Team Leader, Room 554, Land Registry Durham Office, Southfield House, Southfield Way, Durham, DH1 5TR and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.