The Land Registration Act 2002 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2003

Period of grace for use of old forms

26.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), an applicant may use in place of any new form the relevant old form—

(a) for the period of 3 months following commencement, and

(b) thereafter, where use of the relevant old form is expressly required by law or under the terms of a valid contract entered into before commencement.

(2) Where the relevant old form is used in accordance with paragraph (1) the 2003 Rules apply to the use of that form as they would apply to the use of the new form.

(3) Where there is an entry in Column 3 in the Schedule, paragraph (1) only applies to the use of the relevant old form—

(a) where the entry limits use of the relevant old form to particular cases, in those cases specified in the entry, and

(b) where the entry places an additional requirement on the applicant, if the applicant complies with that requirement.

(4) In this article—

“new form” means a form prescribed by the 2003 Rules that is referred to in Column 1 in the Schedule, and

“relevant old form” in relation to any particular new form means the form prescribed by the 1925 Rules, the 1991 Rules, the 1993 Rules or the Land Registration (Matrimonial Home Rights) Rules 1997(1) (as the case may be) that is shown against the new form in Column 2 in the Schedule.

(1)

S.I. 1997/1964.