8(1)No one may apply under this Schedule to be registered as the proprietor of an estate in land during, or before the end of twelve months after the end of, any period in which the existing registered proprietor is for the purposes of the Limitation (Enemies and War Prisoners) Act 1945 (8 & 9 Geo. 6 c. 16)—
(a)an enemy, or
(b)detained in enemy territory.
(2)No-one may apply under this Schedule to be registered as the proprietor of an estate in land during any period in which the existing registered proprietor is—
(a)unable because of mental disability to make decisions about issues of the kind to which such an application would give rise, or
(b)unable to communicate such decisions because of mental disability or physical impairment.
(3)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), “mental disability” means a disability or disorder of the mind or brain, whether permanent or temporary, which results in an impairment or disturbance of mental functioning.
(4)Where it appears to the registrar that sub-paragraph (1) or (2) applies in relation to an estate in land, he may include a note to that effect in the register.