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The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2008

Land registration

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2016-10-18

LAND REGISTRATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

These Rules further amend the Land Registration Rules 2003 (S.I. 2003/1417) (the principal rules), which make detailed provision for land registration in England and Wales under powers contained in the Land Registration Act 2002 (c.9) (the Act). They amend the principal rules as set out in rule 4 and Schedules 1 to 6. In particular, they—substitute a new Schedule 1 (prescribed forms) – rule 5 contains transitional provisions as to the use of the superseded forms,make amendments to certain rules consequential upon the new Schedule 1,make provision for evidence in support of certain applications to be given in the form of a statement of truth,amend the requirements for applications and dispositions involving corporations,make other amendments as to the form and content of certain applications, and the evidence required to support them,substitute a new Schedule 4 (standard forms of restriction), and make further provision in relation to restrictions,amend provisions relating to entries in the register in certain cases,amend provisions relating to the giving of notice by the registrar in certain cases,amend the provisions for obtaining information from the registrar in certain cases,amend certain provisions relating to implied covenants,make provision for applications and register entries in respect of the right to manage conferred by Part 2 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (c.15),make provision about apportionment of charges pursuant to paragraph 10 of Schedule 6 to the Act (registration of adverse possessor),make revised provision for payment of interest on indemnity paid under Schedule 8 to the Act (indemnities),make provisions under section 88 of the Act (incorporeal hereditaments) in connection with the registration of rentcharges and franchises,make provision in the event of interruption in the normal operation of the land registry,make amendments in consequence of the Companies Act 2006 (c.46), andmake amendments to clarify certain rules.

SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENTS TO PARTS 1 TO 10 AND 13 TO 16 OF THE PRINCIPAL RULES

Amendment to rule 16352

For rule 163(2) substitute—

2
Subject to paragraph (3), the evidence that must accompany an application under paragraph (1) is—
a
the original grant of probate of the deceased proprietor and, where section 7 of the Administration of Justice Act 1925 applies, the original grant of probate showing the chain of representation, to prove that the transferor is his personal representative,
b
the original letters of administration of the deceased proprietor showing the transferor as his personal representative,
c
a court order appointing the applicant as the deceased’s personal representative, or
d
(where a conveyancer is acting for the applicant) a certificate given by the conveyancer that he holds the original or an office copy of such grant of probate, letters of administration or court order.