SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Transfer of responsibility for local land charges to Land Registry

PART 1Amendments to the Local Land Charges Act 1975

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1

Section 9 (official searches) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

omit “appropriate”, and

b

for “registering authority” substitute “Chief Land Registrar”.

3

Omit subsection (2).

4

For subsections (3) and (3A) substitute—

3

The prescribed fee (if any) shall be payable in the prescribed manner in respect of any requisition made under this section.

5

In subsection (4)—

a

for “a registering authority” substitute “the Chief Land Registrar”,

b

omit “or (3A)”, and

c

for “the registering authority” substitute “the Chief Land Registrar”.

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In consequence of the amendment made by sub-paragraph (5)(b), in Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 omit paragraph 84(3)(b).