Law of Property Act 1925

198 Registration under the Land Charges Act, 1925, to be notice. E+W

(1) The registration of any instrument or matter [F1 in any register kept under the Land Charges Act 1972 or [F2 the local land charges register]], shall be deemed to constitute actual notice of such instrument or matter, and of the fact of such registration, to all persons and for all purposes connected with the land affected, as from the date of registration or other prescribed date and so long as the registration continues in force.

(2) This section operates without prejudice to the provisions of this Act respecting the making of further advances by a mortgagee, and applies only to instruments and matters required or authorised to be registered [F1 in any such register].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted (with savings) by Local Charges Act 1975 (c. 76, SIF 98:2) ss. 17(2), 19(2)-(4), Sch. 1

F2 Words in s. 198(1) substituted (12.4.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(5)(e), Sch. 5 para. 21 (with Sch. 5 Pt. 4)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 198 excluded by Law of Property Act 1969 (c. 59), ss. 24(1), 25(2)

S. 198 excluded by Local Land Charges Act 1975 (c. 76, SIF 98:2), s. 10(7)

S. 198 excluded (1.7.1995) by 1994 c. 36, s. 6(3) (with s. 20); S.I. 1995/1317, art. 2

S. 198 excluded (31.12.2004 for W. and 1.6.2005 for E.) by Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), s. 75(6) (with s. 84); S.I. 2004/3238, art. 2; S.I. 2005/710, art. 2