SCHEDULES

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

PART 1 Amendments to the Local Land Charges Act 1975

7 (1) Section 8 (personal searches) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “any local land charges register” substitute “the local land charges register”, and

(b) after “fee” insert “(if any)”.

(3) In subsection (1A)—

(a) for “a local land charges register is kept otherwise than in documentary” substitute “the local land charges register is kept in electronic”, and

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

(4) In subsection (2)—

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

(b) omit “authority’s”.