Land Registration Act 1997
1997 CHAPTER 2
An Act to amend the Land Registration Act 1925.
[27th February 1997]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Registration

1 Compulsory first registration.
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Ss. 1-3 repealed (13.10.2003) by Land Registration Act 2002 (c. 9), s. 136(2), Sch. 13 (with s. 129, Sch. 12 para. 1); S.I. 2003/1725, art. 2(1)

Indemnity

2 Indemnity for errors or omissions in the register.
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Fees

3 Registration fees.
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Supplementary

4 Consequential amendments and repeals.
(1) The enactments specified in Schedule 1 are amended in accordance with that Schedule, the amendments being consequential on the provisions of this Act.
(2) The enactments specified in Schedule 2 are repealed to the extent specified.

5 Short title, commencement and extent.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Land Registration Act 1997.
(2) The following provisions, namely—
(a) section 1,
(b) Part I of Schedule 1 and section 4(1) so far as relating thereto, and
(c) Part I of Schedule 2 and section 4(2) so far as relating thereto,
come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may appoint by order made by statutory instrument; and different days may be so appointed for different purposes.
(3) Otherwise this Act comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
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S. 5(4)(5) repealed (13.10.2003) by Land Registration Act 2002 (c. 9), s. 136(2), Sch. 13 (with s. 129, Sch. 12 para. 1); S.I. 2003/1725, art. 2(1)
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(6) An order under subsection (2) above may contain such transitional provisions and savings as the Lord Chancellor considers appropriate in connection with the order.
(7) This Act extends to England and Wales only.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Consequential amendments
Section 4(1).

Part I Amendments consequential on section 1

Land Registration Act 1925 (c. 21)
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Sch. 1 paras. 1-6 repealed (13.10.2003) by Land Registration Act 2002 (c. 9), s. 136(2), Sch. 13 (with s. 129, Sch. 12 para. 1); S.I. 2003/1725, art. 2(1)

Land Registration and Land Charges Act 1971 (c. 54)
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Land Charges Act 1972 (c. 61)
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Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)
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Charities Act 1993 (c. 10)
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Agriculture Act 1993 (c. 37)
7 (1) For paragraph 53(3) of Schedule 2 (provisions relating to carrying out of approved scheme of reorganisation) substitute—

“(3) The Chief Land Registrar may, if satisfied on the application of any interested person that there is good reason for doing so, make an order extending or further extending the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (2); and if he does so at a time when that sub-paragraph has operated to negative the transfer effected by section 11 above, it shall be taken not to have so operated.”

(2) In paragraph 53(4) of Schedule 2—
(a) for “section 123(2)” substitute “ section 123A(10)(a) ”; and
(b) for “section 123” substitute “ section 123A ”.
(3) For paragraph 14(3) of Schedule 4 (provisions relating to carrying out of approved transfer scheme) substitute—

“(3) The Chief Land Registrar may, if satisfied on the application of any interested person that there is good reason for doing so, make an order extending or further extending the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (2); and if he does so at a time when that sub-paragraph has operated to negative the transfer effected by section 35 above, it shall be taken not to have so operated.”

(4) In paragraph 14(4) of Schedule 4—
(a) for “section 123(2)” substitute “ section 123A(10)(a) ”; and
(b) for “section 123” substitute “ section 123A ”.

Part II Amendments consequential on section 2

Land Registration Act 1986 (c.26)
8 In section 5 (abolition of the Minor Interests Index)—
(a) in subsection (3), for “section 83(6)(a)” substitute “ section 83(8)(a) ”; and
(b) in subsection (4), for “section 83(10)” substitute “ section 83(10)(b)(i) ”.

SCHEDULE 2 Repeals
Section 4(2)

Part I Repeals consequential on section 1
Chapter	Short title	Extent of repeal
1925 c. 21.	Land Registration Act 1925.	Section 120.
1963 c. 33.	London Government Act 1963.	Section 80.
1965 c. 64.	Commons Registration Act 1965.	Section 12(a).
1985 c. 68.	Housing Act 1985.	In Schedule 20, paragraph 17(1).
1986 c. 26.	Land Registration Act 1986.	Section 2(1) to (3) and (5).
1988 c. 50.	Housing Act 1988.	Section 81(9)(a). Section 133(8)(a).
1989 c. 42.	Local Government and Housing Act 1989.	Section 173(8)(a).

Part II Repeals consequential on section 2
Chapter	Short title	Extent of repeal
1971 c. 54.	Land Registration and Land Charges Act 1971.	Section 2(4). Section 3. In section 15(5), “3”.
1980 c. 58.	Limitation Act 1980.	In Schedule 3, paragraph 1.

Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 5(2)(3); Act wholly in force at 1.4.1998
S. 4 wholly in force: s. 4(1)(2) partly in force at 27.4.1997, see s. 5(2) and wholly in force at 1.4.1998 by S.I. 1997/3036, arts. 2, 3
S. 4 (so far as relating to Sch. 1 Pt. I) restricted (1.4.1998) by S. I. 1997/3036, art.3
Sch. 1 Pt. I restricted (1.4.1998) by S. I. 1997/3036, art.3
S. 5(2): s. 5(2) power fully exercised (9.12.1997) by S.I.1997/3036