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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/9" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2002" Number="0009">Land Registration Act 2002</Citation></Title>
<Number>9</Number>
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<DateText>26 February 2002</DateText>
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<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00115" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/9/section/18" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-18">Section 18</CitationSubRef>: Cancellation</Title>
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<Text>This section provides a procedure for the cancellation of cautions against first registration.  Only the owner of the relevant estate, or such people as are prescribed by rules, can apply for cancellation.  Owners who have consented to the lodging of a caution against first registration are generally prohibited by <Emphasis>subsection (<CitationSubRef id="c00117" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/9/section/18/2" CitationRef="c00115" SectionRef="section-18-2">2</CitationSubRef>)</Emphasis> from applying for it to be cancelled.  Rules will, however, be able to specify circumstances in which owners should be entitled to apply (where, for example, the interest protected by the caution had terminated).</Text>
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