18. For section 154(1) (registration of title)(1) substitute—
“(1) Where the landlord’s title to the dwelling-house is not registered, section 123 of the Land Registration Act 1925 (compulsory registration of title) applies in relation to the conveyance of the freehold or the grant of a lease in pursuance of this Part, whether or not the dwelling-house is in an area in which an Order in Council under section 120 of that Act is for the time being in force (areas of compulsory registration) and, in the case of a lease, whether or not the lease is granted for a term of more than 21 years.”.
Section 154(1) was amended by section 2(3) of the Land Registration Act 1986.