The Land Registration Rules 2003

Bankruptcy restriction E+W

166.—(1) The bankruptcy restriction in relation to a registered estate must be entered in the proprietorship register and the bankruptcy restriction in relation to a registered charge must be entered in the charges register [F1 .

(1A) The bankruptcy restriction on registration of a bankruptcy order made by the court must be in the following form—]

“BANKRUPTCY RESTRICTION entered under section 86(4) of the Land Registration Act 2002, as the title of [the proprietor of the registered estate] or [the proprietor of the charge dated.................... referred to above] appears to be affected by a bankruptcy order made by the [name] Court (Court Reference Number....................) against [name of debtor] (Land Charges Reference Number WO....................).

[No disposition of the registered estate] or [No disposition of the charge] is to be registered until the trustee in bankruptcy of the property of the bankrupt is registered as proprietor of the [registered estate] or [charge].”

[F2 (1B) The bankruptcy restriction on registration of a bankruptcy order made by the adjudicator must be in the following form—

“BANKRUPTCY RESTRICTION entered under section 86(4) of the Land Registration Act 2002 as the title of [the proprietor of the registered estate] or [the proprietor of the charge dated…..referred to above] appears to be affected by a bankruptcy order made by the adjudicator (reference…..) against [name of debtor] (Land Charges Reference Number WO…..).

[No disposition of the registered estate] or [No disposition of the charge] is to be registered until the trustee in bankruptcy of the property of the bankrupt is registered as proprietor of the [registered estate] or [charge].”]

(2) The registrar must give notice of the entry of a bankruptcy restriction to the proprietor of the registered estate or registered charge to which it relates.

(3) In this rule, “bankruptcy restriction” means the restriction which the registrar must enter in the register under section 86(4) of the Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in rule 166(1) substituted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Bankruptcy) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/481), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 8(3)(a)

F2 Rule 166(1B) inserted (6.4.2016) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Bankruptcy) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/481), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 8(3)(b)