The Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry (Practice and Procedure) Rules 2003 No. 2171

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and Commencement

3. PART 1 INTRODUCTION

   1. 2. Interpretation

   2. 3. The overriding objective

4. PART 2 REFERENCES TO THE ADJUDICATOR

   1. 4. Scope of this Part

   2. 5. Notice of receipt by the adjudicator of a reference

   3. 6. Direction to commence court proceedings under section 110(1)

   4. 7. Notification to the adjudicator of court proceedings following a direction to commence court proceedings under section 110(1)

   5. 8. Adjournment of proceedings before the adjudicator following a direction to commence court proceedings on the whole of the matter under section 110(1)

   6. 9. Adjournment of proceedings before the adjudicator following a direction to commence court proceedings on part of the matter under section 110(1)

   7. 10. Notification where court proceedings are commenced otherwise than following a direction to commence court proceedings under section 110(1)

   8. 11. Adjournment of proceedings before the adjudicator where court proceedings are commenced otherwise than following a direction to commence court proceedings under section 110(1)

   9. 12. Applicant’s statement of case and documents

   10. 13. Respondent’s statement of case and documents

   11. 14. Statement of case

5. PART 3 RECTIFICATION APPLICATION TO THE ADJUDICATOR TO RECTIFY OR SET ASIDE DOCUMENTS

   1. 15. Scope of this Part

   2. 16. Form and contents of a rectification application

   3. 17. Notice of a rectification application

   4. 18. Objection to a rectification application

6. PART 4 PREPARATION FOR DETERMINATION OF REFERENCES AND RECTIFICATION APPLICATIONS

   1. 19. Scope of this Part

   2. 20. Directions

   3. 21. Form of directions

   4. 22. Consolidating proceedings

   5. 23. Intention to appear

   6. 24. Addition and substitution of parties

   7. 25. Further information, supplementary statements and further responses to statements of case

   8. 26. Witness statements

   9. 27. Disclosure and inspection of documents

   10. 28. Requirement notices

   11. 29. Estimate of length of hearing

   12. 30. Site inspections

   13. 31. Preliminary issues

7. PART 5 HEARINGS AND SUBSTANTIVE DECISIONS

   1. 32. Scope of this Part

   2. 33. Substantive decision without a hearing

   3. 34. Notice of hearing

   4. 35. Representation at the hearing

   5. 36. Publication of hearings

   6. 37. Attendance at hearings by members of the Council on Tribunals

   7. 38. Absence of parties

   8. 39. Substantive decision of the adjudicator

   9. 40. Substantive orders and written reasons

   10. 41. Substantive orders on a reference that include requirements on the registrar

   11. 42. Costs

   12. 43. Costs thrown away

8. PART 6 APPEALS FROM ADJUDICATOR

   1. 44. Scope of this Part

   2. 45. Appeals to the High Court

9. PART 7 GENERAL

   1. 46. Record of matters

   2. 47. List of documents and documents

   3. 48. Evidence

   4. 49. Expert evidence

   5. 50. Service of documents

   6. 51. Applications, actions by the adjudicator of his own motion, notification, representations and objections

   7. 52. Consideration by the adjudicator of applications (including applications for directions), representations and objections

   8. 53. Adjournment

   9. 54. Power to vary or set aside directions

   10. 55. Failure to comply with a direction

   11. 56. Errors of procedure

   12. 57. Accidental slips or omissions

   13. 58. Time and place

   14. 59. Calculation of time

   15. 60. Representation of parties

   16. 61. Independence of adjudicator’s staff

10. Signature

11. Explanatory Note