Land Charges Act 1972 (c. 61)

Miscellaneous and supplementary E+W

14 Exclusion of matters affecting registered land or created by instruments necessitating registration of land. E+W

(1) This Act shall not apply to instruments or matters required to be registered or re-registered on or after 1st January 1926, if and so far as they affect registered land, and can be protected under the [F1 Land Registration Act 2002].

(2) Nothing in this Act imposes on the registrar any obligation to ascertain whether or not an instrument or matter affects registered land.

(3) Where an instrument executed on or after 27th July 1971 conveys, grants or assigns an estate in land and creates a land charge affecting that estate, this Act shall not apply to the land charge, so far as it affects that estate, if under [F2 section 7 of the Land Registration Act 2002 (effect of failure to comply with requirement of registration)] the instrument will, unless the necessary application for registration under that Act is made within the time allowed by or under [F3 section 6 of that Act] , become void so far as respects the conveyance, grant or assignment of that estate.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 14(1) substituted (13.10.2003) by Land Registration Act 2002 (c. 9), s. 136(2), Sch. 11 para. 10(2) (with s. 129); S.I. 2003/1725, art. 2(1)

F2 Words in s. 14(3) substituted (13.10.2003) by Land Registration Act 2002 (c. 9), s. 136(2), Sch. 11 para. 10(3)(a) (with s. 129); S.I. 2003/1725, art. 2(1)

F3 Words in s. 14(3) substituted (13.10.2003) by Land Registration Act 2002 (c. 9), s. 136(2), Sch. 11 para. 10(3)(b) (with s. 129); S.I. 2003/1725, art. 2(1)