In these rules unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Act” means the Land Registration Act 2002,

• “address for service” means an address for service for the purposes of a network access agreement, pursuant to paragraph 1 of Schedule 2,

• “business day” is a day when the land registry is open to the public under rule 216 of the principal rules,

• “full network access agreement” has the meaning given in rule 3(1),

• “intervention” means an intervention—

  1. a

     by the Law Society under section 35 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Solicitors Act 19742, section 9 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Administration of Justice Act 19853, or section 89 of, and Schedule 14 to, the Courts and Legal Services Act 19904, or

  2. b

     by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers under section 31 of, and Schedule 5 to, or section 32 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Administration of Justice Act 1985,

• “notice of termination” means a notice of the kind described in rule 8(2),

• “the principal rules” means the Land Registration Rules 20035,

• “read-only network access agreement” has the meaning given in rule 3(2),

• “signature network access agreement” has the meaning given in rule 3(3),

• “Subscriber” means the person who is a party to a network access agreement with the registrar, and

• “subsequent appeal” does not include an appeal out of time with permission.

References to an electronic signature are to be read in accordance with section 7(2) of the Electronic Communications Act 20006.

In rules 7, 8, 9 and 10 and Schedules 1 and 3, a reference to an agreement is to a full network access agreement.