Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7)

SCHEDULES

Valid from 12/04/2015

SCHEDULE 5 U.K. Transfer of responsibility for local land charges to Land Registry

PART 3 U.K. Amendments to other Acts

Rights of Light Act 1959 (c. 56) U.K.

27 U.K. The Rights of Light Act 1959 is amended as follows.

28 (1) Section 2 (registration of notice in lieu of obstruction of access of light) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1) for “local authority in whose area the dominant building is situated” substitute “ Chief Land Registrar ”.

(3) In subsection (2) omit “be in the prescribed form and shall”.

(4) In subsection (3) after “accompanied by” insert “ a copy of ”.

(5) In subsection (4)—

(a) for “a local authority” substitute “ the Chief Land Registrar ”,

(b) for “that authority” substitute “ the Chief Land Registrar ”,

(c) omit “appropriate”, and

(d) in paragraph (b) for “5(1) and (2)” substitute “ 5(2) ”.

29 U.K. In section 3(2)(c) (period for which notice has effect)—

(a) after “expires without” insert “ a copy of ”, and

(b) for “local authority” substitute “ Chief Land Registrar ”.

30 U.K. In section 7(1) (interpretation)—

(a) for the definition of “prescribed” substitute—

““prescribed” means prescribed by rules under section 14 of the Local Land Charges Act 1975;”, and

(b) omit the definition of “local authority”.

31 U.K. In consequence of the amendment made by paragraph 30(b), in Schedule 1 to the Local Land Charges Act 1975 omit paragraph (c) of the amendments to the Rights of Light Act 1959.