Part 11Miscellaneous and general
Duty to take reasonable care
I1111Duties of certain persons
1
A person mentioned in subsection (2) must take reasonable care to ensure that the Keeper does not inadvertently make the register inaccurate as a result of a change made in consequence of the grant mentioned in that subsection.
2
The persons are—
a
a person granting a deed intended to be registered,
b
a person who, in connection with the grant, acts as a solicitor or other legal adviser to the granter.
3
A person mentioned in subsection (4) must take reasonable care to ensure that the Keeper does not inadvertently make the register inaccurate as a result of a change made in consequence of the application mentioned in that subsection.
4
The persons are—
a
a person making an application for registration,
b
a person who, in connection with the application, acts as a solicitor or other legal adviser to the applicant.
5
The Keeper is entitled to be compensated by a person in breach of the duty under subsection (1) or (3) for any loss suffered as a consequence of that breach.
6
But a person has no liability under subsection (5) in so far as—
a
the Keeper's loss could have been avoided by the Keeper taking certain measures which it would have been reasonable for the Keeper to take, or
b
the Keeper's loss is too remote.