(1)There is to continue to be an office called Her Majesty’s Land Registry which is to deal with the business of registration under this Act.
(2)The land registry is to consist of—
(a)the Chief Land Registrar, who is its head, and
(b)the staff appointed by him;
and references in this Act to a member of the land registry are to be read accordingly.
(3)The Lord Chancellor shall appoint a person to be the Chief Land Registrar.
(4)Schedule 7 (which makes further provision about the land registry) has effect.