140.—(1) In this rule, a qualifying applicant is a person referred to in column 1 of Schedule 5 who gives the registrar the appropriate certificate referred to in column 2 of the Schedule or, where rule 132 applies, an equivalent certificate in accordance with a notice given under Schedule 2.
(2) A qualifying applicant may apply—
(a)to inspect or make copies of any document (including a form) within rule 133(2) F1...,
(b)for official copies of any document (including a form) within rule 135(2) F1..., and
(c)for a search in the index of proprietors' names in respect of the name of a person specified in the application.
(3) Subject to rule 132(1), an application under paragraph (2) must be made in Form PIC, OC2 or PN1, as appropriate, with Form CIT attached.
(4) A qualifying applicant who applies—
(a)to inspect and make copies of registers and documents not within paragraph (2)(a) under section 66 of the Act,
(b)for official copies of registers and plans under rule 134(1) and of documents not within paragraph (2)(b) under rule 135,
(c)for an historical edition of a registered title under rule 144,
(d)for an official search of the index map under rule 145, or
(e)for an official search of the index of relating franchises and manors under rule 146,
may attach Form CIT to the Form PIC, OC1, OC2, HC1, SIM or SIF, as appropriate, used in the application.
[F2(4A) A qualifying applicant who applies for a search in the index of proprietors' names under paragraph (2) may apply at the same time in the Form CIT attached to the Form PN1 for official copies of every individual register referred to in the entries (if any) in the index relating to the particulars given in the search application.]
(5) In Form CIT and Schedule 5, references to tax are references to any of the taxes mentioned in the definition of tax in section 118(1) of the Taxes Management Act 1970 M1.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in rule 140(2)(a)(b) omitted (10.11.2008) by virtue of The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/1919), rule 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 50 (with rule 5)
F2Rule 140(4A) inserted (24.10.2005) by The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/1766), rules 1, 7
Marginal Citations