The Land Registration (Electronic Conveyancing) Rules 2008

Rules 5 and 6

SCHEDULE 2 PROVISIONS AFFECTING THE PRINCIPAL RULES

PART 1 AMENDMENTS TO THE PRINCIPAL RULES

Amendment of rule 12

1.  In rule 12(4), after “include” insert “an application for a network access agreement under paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 5 to the Act, or”.

Amendment of rule 15

2.  In rule 15(2)(a), for “a business” substitute “the”.

Amendment of rule 92

3.  In rule 92(7)(b), after “CH1” insert “or in an electronic legal charge”.

Amendment of rule 108

4.  In rule 108(3), after “CH1,” insert “in an electronic legal charge”.

Amendment of rule 133

5.  In rule 133(2), omit the “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (e), and before the full stop at the end of paragraph (f) insert—

“, and

(g) any document relating to an application for a network access agreement under paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 5 to the Act”.

Amendment of rule 135

6.  In rule 135(2), omit the “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (e), and before the full stop at the end of paragraph (f) insert—

“, and

(g) any document relating to an application for a network access agreement under paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 5 to the Act”.

Amendment of rule 217

7.  In rule 217(1), after the definition of “day list”, insert ““electronic legal charge” has the same meaning as in the Land Registration (Electronic Conveyancing) Rules 2008,”.

PART 2 DISAPPLICATION OF PROVISIONS IN THE PRINCIPAL RULES

Disapplication of Part 3 of the principal rules

1.  Part 3 of the principal rules (Applications: General Provisions) does not apply to applications for a network access agreement under paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 5 to the Act.

Disapplication of rule 57

2.  Rule 57 does not apply to a person applying to register an electronic legal charge.

Disapplication of rule 81(1)(b)

3.  Rule 81(1)(b) does not apply to an application for an agreed notice in respect of an electronic legal charge stored by the registrar, provided that the applicant gives sufficient details of the charge to enable the registrar to identify it.

Disapplication of rule 203

4.  Rule 203 does not apply to an application made using the land registry network where the document delivered with the application is in electronic form but the registrar may retain the document and at any time thereafter delete it if satisfied that further retention is unnecessary.