Part 5General

F1Charging orders

46ERegistration

(1)

The local authority must register a charging order in the appropriate land register.

(2)

A charging order may be registered in any period during which the order is of no effect by virtue of section 47(4).

(3)

On the registration of a charging order, the charge specified in the order is created in respect of the building specified in it.

(4)

A registered charging order is enforceable at the instance of the local authority against the owner of the charged building (but subject to section 46F).

(5)

The local authority must register a discharge of a charging order in the appropriate land register as soon as reasonably practicable after it has received—

(a)

payment in full of the repayable amount, or

(b)

a sum redeeming the repayable amount under section 46D(2).

(6)

On the registration of the discharge of a charging order, the charge specified in the order is discharged.