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Land Registration Act 1925 (repealed)
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Version Superseded: 13/10/2003
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77 [F1Conversion of possessory into absolute or good leasehold title.F2E+W
(1)Where land is registered with a good leasehold title, or satisfies the conditions for such registration under this section, the registrar may, and on application by the proprietor shall, if he is satisfied as to the title to the freehold and the title to any intermediate leasehold, enter the title as absolute.
(2)Where land is registered with a possessory title, the registrar may, and on application by the proprietor shall—
(a)if he is satisfied as to the title, or
(b)if the land has been so registered for at least twelve years and he is satisfied that the proprietor is in popssession,
enter the title in the case of freehold land as absolute and in the case of leasehold land as good lease hold
(3)Where land is registered with a qualified title, the registrar may, and on application by the proprietor shall, if he is satisfied as to the title, enter it in the case of freehold land as good leasehold.
(4)If any claim adverse to the title of the proprietor has been made, an entry shall not be made in the register under this section unless and until the claim has been disposed of.
(5)No fee shall be charged for the making of an entry in the register under this section at the instance of the registrar or on an application by the proprietor made in connection with a transfer for valuable consideration of the land to which the application relates.
(6)Any person, other than the proprietor, who suffers loss by reason of any entry on the register made by virtue of this section shall be entitled to be indemnified under this Act as if a mistake had been made in the register.]
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F1S. 77 substituted with saving by Land Registration Act 1986 (c. 26, SIF 98:2), s. 1(1)(2)
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