1.—(1) The Land Charges Rules 1974(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In rule 2 (citation, commencement and interpretation)(2) before the definition of “application” insert—
““adjudicator” means an adjudicator appointed by the Secretary of State under section 398A (appointment etc of adjudicators and assistants) of the Insolvency Act 1986(3),”.
(3) In rule 5 (priority notices and applications for registration)(4) after “application” insert “(other than an application for registration or renewal of a bankruptcy application or of a bankruptcy order made by the adjudicator)”.
(4) In rule 10 (cancellation)(5)—
(a)at the end of paragraph (i) omit “or”;
(b)at the end of paragraph (ii) omit “:” and insert—
“; or
(iii)a copy of the adjudicator’s notice of refusal to make a bankruptcy order:”.
(5) In Schedule 1 (contents of registers)(6)—
(a)under the heading “2. REGISTER OF PENDING ACTIONS”, in the second column headed “Relevant Particulars” at the end of paragraph 2(b) insert—
| “(c) Bankruptcy applications— | |
| (i) Name, address and description of debtor. | |
| (ii) Date on which the bankruptcy application was made. | |
| (iii) Reference allocated by the adjudicator to the bankruptcy application.” |
(b)under the heading “3. REGISTER OF WRITS AND ORDERS”, in the second column headed “Relevant Particulars” paragraph 3(b) is amended as follows—
(i)in sub-paragraph (i) after “petitioner” insert “, if applicable”;
(ii)for sub-paragraph (ii) substitute—
| “(ii) Court in which bankruptcy order was made, if applicable.” |
(iii)after paragraph 2(b)(ii) insert—
| “(iia) Date of order.” |
Rule 2 was amended by S.I. 2012/2884.
1986 c.45; section 398A was inserted by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c.24) s. 71(1).
Rule 5 was amended by S.I. 2012/2884.
Rule 10 was amended by S.I. 2009/1307 and 2012/2884.
Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 1986/2001, 2005/1981 and 2012/2884.