The Land Registration (No. 3) Rules 2000

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These rules may be cited as the Land Registration (No. 3) Rules 2000.

(2) The transitional provisions contained in rule 5 of these rules shall come into force on 25 May 2001 and the remaining rules shall come into force on 28 May 2001.

(3) In these rules—

(a) “the principal rules” means the Land Registration Rules 1925(1),

(b) “the official searches rules” means the Land Registration (Official Searches) Rules 1993(2)

(c) “the matrimonial home rights rules” means the Land Registration (Matrimonial Home Rights) Rules 1997(3), and

(d) a rule referred to by number means the rule so numbered in the principal rules the official searches rules or the matrimonial home rights rules as the case may be.

Amendments to the principal rules

2.—(1) The principal rules have effect subject to the amendments in Schedule 1 to these rules.

(2) Forms AP1, CN1, CT2, DS2, and WCT set out in Schedule 2 to these rules are substituted for the forms so numbered in Schedule 1 to the principal rules.

Amendments to the official searches rules

3.—(1) The official searches rules have effect subject to the amendments in Schedule 3 to these rules.

(2) Forms 94A, 94B and 94C set out in Schedule 4 to these rules are substituted for the forms so numbered in Schedule 1 to the official searches rules.

Amendments to the matrimonial home rights rules

4.—(1) The matrimonial home rights rules have effect subject to the amendments in Schedule 5 to these rules.

(2) Forms MH1, MH2 and MH3 set out in Schedule 6 to these rules are substituted for the forms so numbered in Schedule 1 to the matrimonial home rights rules.

Transitional provisions

5.—(1) The deemed delivery time and date of:

(a) any application for an official search with priority delivered in accordance with the official searches rules after 0930 hours on the day that this rule comes into force; and

(b) any application for first registration or for making, modifying, rectifying or cancelling any entry in the register of a registered title delivered to the proper office after 0930 hours on that day

shall be determined in accordance with the principal rules or official searches rules as amended by rules 1 to 4 of these rules.

(2) The priority period for any application for an official search with priority lodged before rules 1 to 4 of these rules come into force but which expires on or after that day shall be extended to expire at midnight on the thirtieth day.

(3) For the purpose of this rule, “midnight” means the moment before a new day begins.

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor

Jane Kennedy

Parliamentary Secretary

Lord Chancellor’s Department

6th December 2000