The Land Registration Rules 2003

Charities E+W

Non-exempt charities—restrictions E+W

176.—(1) The restriction which the registrar is required by section 37(8) or section 39(1B) of the Charities Act 1993 M1 to enter in the register where one of those subsections applies must be the appropriate restriction.

(2) Any of the following applications must, if they relate to a registered or unregistered estate held by or in trust for a non-exempt charity, be accompanied by an application for entry of the appropriate restriction unless, in the case of a registered estate, that restriction is already in the register—

(a) an application for first registration of an unregistered estate unless the disposition which triggers the requirement of registration is effected by an instrument containing the statement set out in rule 179(b) or rule 180(2)(b) [F1 , (c) or (d)],

(b) an application to register a transfer of a registered estate unless the disposition is effected by an instrument containing the statement set out in rule 179(b),

(c) an application under rule 161 to register the vesting of a registered estate in a person other than the proprietor of that estate.

(3) Where a registered estate is held by or in trust for a corporation and the corporation becomes a non-exempt charity, the charity trustees must apply for entry of the appropriate restriction.

(4) In this rule “the appropriate restriction” means a restriction in Form E.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in rule 176(2)(a) substituted (7.3.2024) by The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/265), Sch. 3 para. 5 (with reg. 10, Sch. 3 paras. 2-4)

Marginal Citations

M1 1993 c. 10.

Registration of trustees incorporated under Part VII of the Charities Act 1993 E+W

177.  In any registrable disposition in favour of charity trustees incorporated under Part VII of the Charities Act 1993 they must be described as “a body corporate under Part VII of the Charities Act 1993” and the application to register the disposition must be accompanied by the certificate granted by the Charity Commissioners under section 50 of that Act.

Registration of official custodian E+W

178.—(1) An application to register the official custodian as proprietor of a registered estate or a registered charge must be accompanied by—

(a) an order of the court made under section 21(1) of the Charities Act 1993, or

(b) an order of the Charity Commissioners made under sections 16 or 18 of the Charities Act 1993.

(2) Where the estate or charge is vested in the official custodian by virtue of an order under section 18 of the Charities Act 1993, an application to register him as proprietor (whether under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Act or following a registrable disposition) must be accompanied by an application for the entry of a restriction in Form F.

(3) Where the official custodian is registered as proprietor of a registered estate or a registered charge, except where the estate or charge is vested in him by virtue of an order under section 18 of the Charities Act 1993, the address of the charity trustees or, where the registered estate or registered charge is held on behalf of a charity which is a corporation, the address of the charity, must be entered in the register as his address for service under rule 198.

Statements to be contained in dispositions in favour of a charity E+W

179.  The statement required by section 37(5) of the Charities Act 1993 must, in an instrument to which section 37(7) of that Act applies, be in one of the following forms—

(a) “The land transferred (or as the case may be) will, as a result of this transfer (or as the case may be) be held by (or in trust for) (charity), an exempt charity.”

(b) “The land transferred (or as the case may be) will, as a result of this transfer (or as the case may be) be held by (or in trust for) (charity), a non-exempt charity, and the restrictions on disposition imposed by section 36 of the Charities Act 1993 will apply to the land (subject to section 36(9) of that Act).”.

Statements to be contained in dispositions by a charity E+W

180.—(1) The statement required by [F2 section 122(2) of the Charities Act 2011] must, in an instrument to which [F3 section 123(1)] of that Act applies, be in one of the following forms—

(a) “The land transferred (or as the case may be) is held by [(proprietors) in trust for] (charity), an exempt charity.”

(b) “The land transferred (or as the case may be) is held by [(proprietors) in trust for] (charity), a non-exempt charity, but this transfer (or as the case may be) is one falling within [F4 paragraph (a), (aa),] [F5 (c) or (d) as the case may be) of section 117(3) of the Charities Act 2011].”

(c) “The land transferred (or as the case may be) is held by [(proprietors) in trust for] (charity), a non-exempt charity, and this transfer (or as the case may be) is not one falling within [F6 paragraph (a), (aa),] [F7 (c) or (d) of section 117(3) of the Charities Act 2011, but the disposition has been sanctioned by an order of the court or of the Charity Commission.]”.

[F8 (d) “The land transferred (or as the case may be) is held by [(proprietors) in trust for] (charity), a non-exempt charity, and this transfer (or as the case may be) is not one falling within paragraph (a), (aa), (c) or (d) of section 117(3) of the Charities Act 2011, but there is power under the trusts of the charity to effect the disposition and sections 117 to 121 of that Act have been complied with.”.]

(2) The statement required by [F9 section 125(1) of the Charities Act 2011] must, in a mortgage which is a registrable disposition or to which section 4(1)(g) of the Act applies, be in one of the following forms—

(a) “The land charged is held by (or in trust for) (charity), an exempt charity.”

(b) “The land charged is held by (or in trust for) (charity), a non-exempt charity, but this charge (or mortgage) is one falling within [F10 section 124(9) of the Charities Act 2011].”

(c) “The land charged is held by (or in trust for) (charity), a non-exempt charity, and this charge (or mortgage) is not one falling within [F11 section 124(9) of the Charities Act 2011, but the charge (or mortgage) has been sanctioned by an order of the court or of the Charity Commission.]”.

[F12 (d) “The land charged is held by (or in trust for) (charity), a non-exempt charity, and this charge (or mortgage) is not one falling within section 124(9) of the Charities Act 2011, but there is power under the trusts of the charity to grant the charge (or mortgage) and the requirements of section 124(2) of that Act have been complied with.”.]

[F13 (3) The statement required by section 126(2)(b) of the Charities Act 2011 must be in the following form—

“The restrictions on disposition imposed by sections 117 to 121 of the Charities Act 2011 also apply to the land (subject to section 117(3) of that Act).”.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in rule 180(1) substituted (7.3.2024) by The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/265), Sch. 3 para. 6(a) (with reg. 10, Sch. 3 paras. 2-4)

F3 Words in rule 180(1) substituted (7.3.2024) by The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/265), Sch. 3 para. 6(b) (with reg. 10, Sch. 3 paras. 2-4)

F4 Words in rule 180(1)(b) substituted (1.6.2010 immediately after 2006 c. 50, s. 11(3) comes into force, see S.I. 2010/503, art. 2, Sch. 1) by The Charities Act 2006 (Changes in Exempt Charities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/500), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 9(2) (with Sch. 2)

F5 Words in rule 180(1)(b) substituted (7.3.2024) by The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/265), Sch. 3 para. 6(c) (with reg. 10, Sch. 3 paras. 2-4)

F6 Words in rule 180(1)(c) substituted (1.6.2010 immediately after 2006 c. 50, s. 11(3) comes into force, see S.I. 2010/503, art. 2, Sch. 1) by The Charities Act 2006 (Changes in Exempt Charities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/500), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 9(2) (with Sch. 2)

F7 Words in rule 180(1)(c) substituted (7.3.2024) by The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/265), Sch. 3 para. 6(d) (with reg. 10, Sch. 3 paras. 2-4)

F8 Rule 180(1)(d) inserted (7.3.2024) by The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/265), Sch. 3 para. 6(e) (with reg. 10, Sch. 3 paras. 2-4)

F9 Words in rule 180(2) substituted (7.3.2024) by The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/265), Sch. 3 para. 7(a) (with reg. 10, Sch. 3 paras. 2-4)

F10 Words in rule 180(2)(b) substituted (7.3.2024) by The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/265), Sch. 3 para. 7(b) (with reg. 10, Sch. 3 paras. 2-4)

F11 Words in rule 180(2)(c) substituted (7.3.2024) by The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/265), Sch. 3 para. 7(c) (with reg. 10, Sch. 3 paras. 2-4)

F12 Rule 180(2)(d) inserted (7.3.2024) by The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/265), Sch. 3 para. 7(d) (with reg. 10, Sch. 3 paras. 2-4)

F13 Rule 180(3) substituted (7.3.2024) by The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3, Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/265), Sch. 3 para. 8 (with reg. 10, Sch. 3 paras. 2-4)