Infrastructure Act 2015

Yn ddilys o 12/04/2015

Her Majesty's Land Registry U.K.

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

(1) Schedule 5 (transfer of responsibility for local land charges to Land Registry) has effect.

(2) In that Schedule—

(a) Part 1 amends the Local Land Charges Act 1975,

(b) Part 2 amends the Land Registration Act 2002,

(c) Part 3 amends other Acts, and

(d) Part 4 contains transitional provision.

35 Conferral of additional powers on Land Registry U.K.

(1) In section 105 of the Land Registration Act 2002 (power of registrar to provide or arrange for the provision of consultancy or advisory services about the registration of land in England and Wales or elsewhere) in subsection (1) for the words from “, consultancy or advisory services” to the end substitute “—

(a) consultancy or advisory services about land or other property in England and Wales or elsewhere,

(b) information services about land or other property in England and Wales, or

(c) services relating to documents or registers which relate to land or other property in England and Wales.”

(2) For the title to that section substitute “ Services relating to land or other property ”.

36 Transfer of power to nominate member of Rule Committee U.K.

(1) In section 127(2)(h) of the Land Registration Act 2002 (power of Lord Chancellor to nominate consumer affairs member of Rule Committee) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “ Secretary of State ”.

(2) This section applies in relation to the nomination of a member of the Rule Committee on or after the day on which this section comes into force.