The Land Registration Rules 2003

Bankruptcy notice E+W

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

(1A) The bankruptcy notice on registration of a petition in bankruptcy must be in the following form—]

“BANKRUPTCY NOTICE entered under section 86(2) of the Land Registration Act 2002 in respect of a pending action, 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 petition in bankruptcy against [name of debtor], presented in the [name] Court (Court Reference Number....................) (Land Charges Reference Number PA....................).”.

[F2 (1B) The bankruptcy notice on registration of a bankruptcy application must be in the following form—

“BANKRUPTCY NOTICE entered under section 86(2) of the Land Registration Act 2002 in respect of a pending action, 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 application made by [name of debtor] (reference…..) (Land Charges Reference Number PA…..).”.]

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

(3) In this rule, “bankruptcy notice” means the notice which the registrar must enter in the register under section 86(2) of the Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in rule 165(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(2)(a)

F2 Rule 165(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(2)(b)