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.

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

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.

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.