The Land Registration (Open Register) Rules 1991

Notice for the provision of additional arrangements for applications

13.—(1) If the registrar is satisfied that adequate arrangements have been or will be made for dealing with the applications specified in paragraph (4) in accordance with this rule, he may, in such manner as he considers appropriate for informing persons who may wish to make applications under these rules, give notice to that effect specifying the class or classes of case covered by those arrangements; and such a notice may in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, specify the class or classes of case so covered by limiting them:

(a) to one or more of the types of application mentined in paragraph (4);

(b) to applications made by a person maintaining a credit account;

(c) to applications which relate to land within specified counties, districts, London Boroughs or other administrative areas;

(d) to applications made between specified hours and on specified days (which need not be those between or on which the Registry is open to the public and may be different for applications of different types;

(e) to delivery of applications by one or more means of communication;

(f) when an application is made by facsimile transmission in Form 96 and refers to land shown on an accompanying plan, to any such application which is accompanied by a designated plan;

(g) when an application is made under rule 2(2)(b) or 3(2)(b) to an application which states the relevant title number;

(h) when an application is made under rule 8(2)(b), to an application which states the relevant distinguishing number of the caution title;

(i) when an application is made for a certificate of inspection of the title plan of a registered title under rule 2(2)(b)(ii) to an application which provides the relevant plot number on the estate plan;

(j) when an application is made under rule 9(2)(b)(ii) to an application which does not require a plan to identify the land to which the application relates.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a notice given pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be current from the time specified in that behalf in the notice; and either:

(a) until the time, if any, specified in that behalf in the notice; or

(b) if no time of ceasing to be current is specified in the notice, indefinitely.

(3) A notice given pursuant to paragraph (1) may from time to time be varied, suspended, withdrawn, renewed or replaced by a further notice.

(4) The applications referred to in paragraph (1) are:

(a) an application for office copies of the register or the title plan or for a certificate of inspection of the title plan made under rule 2(2)(b);

(b) an application for the office copies of documents referred to in the register made under rule 3(2)(b);

(c) an application for information or office copies made under rule 6(4);

(d) an application for an office copy of a caution title made under rule 8(2)(b);

(e) an application for an official certificate of search of the Index Map made under rule 9(2)(b).

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of rules 2(2)(b), 3(2)(b), 6(4), 8(2)(b) and 9(2)(b), the registrar may in his discretion refuse to accept an application made under any of those provisions in any individual case.