Land Registration Act 1925 (repealed)

InhibitionsF1 E+W

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F1 Act repealed (prosp.) by Land Registration Act 2002 (c. 9), ss. 135, 136(2), Sch. 13 (with s. 129, Sch. 12)

57 Power for court or registrar to inhibit registered dealings. E+W

(1) The court, or, subject to an appeal to the court, the registrar, upon the application of any person interested, made in the prescribed manner, in relation to any registered land or charge, may, after directing such inquiries (if any) to be made and notices to be given and hearing such persons as the court or registrar thinks expedient, issue an order or make an entry inhibiting for a time, or until the occurrence of an event to be named in such order or entry, or generally until further order or entry, the registration or entry of any dealing with any registered land or registered charge.

(2) The court or registrar may make or refuse to make any such order or entry, and annex thereto any terms or conditions the court or registrar may think fit, and discharge such order or cancel such entry when granted, with or without costs, and generally act in the premises in such manner as the justice of the case requires.

(3) Any person aggrieved by any act done by the registrar in pursuance of this section may appeal to the court in the prescribed manner.

(4) The court or the registrar may, in lieu of an inhibition, order a notice or restriction to be placed on the register.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 57 extended by Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31, SIF 75:1), s. 28(6)

C2 S. 57 amended by S.I. 1988/593, art. 6(2)

C3 S. 57 amended by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), ss. 77(13), 123(6), Sch. 8 para. 16

C4 S. 57 amended (temp.) by Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (c. 4, SIF 39:2), s. 13(8), Sch. 4, para. 6(2) with S.I. 1990/633, art. 2

C5 S. 57 modified (1.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 97(3); S.I. 1993/2134, art.5S. 57 extended (3.2.1995) by 1994 c. 37, ss. 26(13), 69(2) (with ss. 33(2)(7), 34(2)(3), 66(2))

C6 S. 57 modified (19.2.2001) by 2000 c. 11, s. 23(9), Sch. 4 para. 8(2)(3); S.I. 2001/421, art. 2S. 57 modified (17.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/953, art. 6(2)S. 57 modified (1.9.2001) by 2001 c. 17, s. 38, Sch. 6 para. 7(2); S.I. 2001/2161, art. 2

C7 S. 57 modified (prosp.) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), ss. {47(4)}, 458(1)(3)

C8 S. 57 modified (prosp.) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), ss. {248(4)}, 458(1)(3)