Part 8

Electronic conveyancing

Power to require simultaneous registration
93
1
This section applies to a disposition of—
a
a registered estate or charge, or
b
an interest which is the subject of a notice in the register,
where the disposition is of a description specified by rules.
2
A disposition to which this section applies, or a contract to make such a disposition, only has effect if it is made by means of a document in electronic form and if, when the document purports to take effect—
a
it is electronically communicated to the registrar, and
b
the relevant registration requirements are met.
3
For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), the relevant registration requirements are—
a
in the case of a registrable disposition, the requirements under Schedule 2, and
b
in the case of any other disposition, or a contract, such requirements as rules may provide.
4
Section 27(1) does not apply to a disposition to which this section applies.
5
Before making rules under this section the Secretary of State must consult such persons as he considers appropriate.
6
In this section, “disposition”, in relation to a registered charge, includes postponement.
Words in s. 93(5) substituted (9.11.2011) by The Transfer of Functions (Her Majesty's Land Registry, the Meteorological Office and Ordnance Survey) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2436), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)