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The Land Registration (District Registries) Order 1998

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Publication 1998-01-23

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Made: 23rd January 1998

Coming into force: 2nd March 1998

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 132(1) of the Land Registration Act 1925¹, and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:

Title, commencement and interpretation

1

(1) This Order, which supersedes the Land Registration (District Registries) Order 1997², may be cited as the Land Registration (District Registries) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 2nd March 1998.

(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires:

“district land registry” means a district registry of the Land Registry within the meaning of section 132 of the Land Registration Act 1925;

“the Schedule” means the Schedule to this Order.

District Land Registries

2

(1) The name of the Nottingham District Land Registry shall be changed to the Nottingham (East) District Land Registry.

(2) Subject to the change of name effected by paragraph (1), there shall continue to be district land registries bearing the names specified in column 1 in Part I of the Schedule.

(3) There shall be a new district land registry bearing the name specified in column 1 in Part II of the Schedule.

(a) The district of each district land registry shall comprise before 1st April 1998 the administrative areas specified opposite its name in column 2 in Part I or, as the case may be, Part II of the Schedule.

(b) The district of each district land registry shall comprise on and from 1st April 1998 to 4th May 1998 inclusive the administrative areas specified opposite its name in column 3 in Part I or, as the case may be, Part II of the Schedule.

(c) The district of each district land registry shall comprise on and from 5th May 1998 to 4th October 1998 inclusive the administrative areas specified opposite its name in column 4 in Part I or, as the case may be, Part II of the Schedule.

(d) The district of each district land registry shall comprise on and from 5th October 1998 the administrative areas specified opposite its name in column 5 in Part I or, as the case may be, Part II of the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

PART I — CONTINUING DISTRICT LAND REGISTRIES

PART II — NEW DISTRICT LAND REGISTRY

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
District Land Registry	Administrative Areas (before 1st April 1998)	Administrative Areas (1st April to 5th May 1998 inclusive)	Administrative Areas (5th May to 4th October 1998 inclusive)	Administrative Areas (on and from 5th October 1998)
Nottingham (West)	Derby Derbyshire West Yorkshire	Derby Derbyshire West Yorkshire	Derby Derbyshire West Yorkshire	Derby Derbyshire West Yorkshire

Signed

Irvine of Lairg, C. — Dated 14th January 1998

We concur,

Jim Dowd — Jon Owen Jones — Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — Dated 23rd January 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, on 2nd March 1998, supersedes the Land Registration (District Registries) Order 1997 and:

(1) changes the name of the Nottingham District Land Registry to the Nottingham (East) District Land Registry;

(2) creates a new district land registry called the Nottingham (West) District Land Registry;

(3) transfers responsibility for the registration of titles in Derby, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire from the Nottingham (East) District Land Registry (formerly the Nottingham District Land Registry) to the new Nottingham (West) District Land Registry;

(4) on 5th May 1998 transfers responsibility for the registration of titles in Barnet, Herefordshire and Merton from the Harrow, Swansea and Telford District Land Registries respectively to the Swansea, Telford and Croydon District Land Registries respectively;

(5) on 5th October 1998 transfers responsibility for the registration of titles in Portsmouth and East Riding of Yorkshire from the Weymouth and Kingston upon Hull District Land Registries respectively to the Portsmouth and York District Land Registries respectively;

(6) takes account of the changes made to administrative areas in England on 1st April 1998 by:

The Cheshire (Boroughs of Halton and Warrington) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1863);

The Devon (City of Plymouth and Borough of Torbay) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1865);

The Shropshire (District of The Wrekin) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1866);

The Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1867);

The Lancashire (Boroughs of Blackburn and Blackpool) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1868);

The Essex (Boroughs of Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and District of Tendring) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1875);

The Kent (Borough of Gillingham and City of Rochester-upon-Medway) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1876);

The Cambridgeshire (City of Peterborough) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1878);

The Berkshire (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1879);

but otherwise leaves unaltered the districts of the following District Land Registries:

Birkenhead

Coventry

Durham (Boldon House)

Durham (Southfield House)

Gloucester

Leicester

Lytham

Peterborough

Plymouth

Stevenage

Tunbridge Wells

Wales/Cofrestrfa Tir Ddosbarthol Cymru

Footnotes

1925 c. 21.

S.I. 1997/1534.

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(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
District Land Registry	Administrative Areas (before 1st April 1998)	Administrative Areas (1st April to 4th May 1998 inclusive)	Administrative Areas (5th May to 4th October 1998 inclusive)	Administrative Areas (on and from 5th October 1998)
Birkenhead	Cheshire Hammersmith and Fulham Kensington and Chelsea Merseyside Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent	Cheshire Halton Hammersmith and Fulham Kensington and Chelsea Merseyside Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Warrington	Cheshire Halton Hammersmith and Fulham Kensington and Chelsea Merseyside Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Warrington	Cheshire Halton Hammersmith and Fulham Kensington and Chelsea Merseyside Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Warrington
Coventry	West Midlands	West Midlands	West Midlands	West Midlands
Croydon	Bexley Bromley Croydon Sutton	Bexley Bromley Croydon Sutton	Bexley Bromley Croydon Merton Sutton	Bexley Bromley Croydon Merton Sutton
Durham (Boldon House)	Cumbria Surrey	Cumbria Surrey	Cumbria Surrey	Cumbria Surrey
Durham (Southfield House)	Darlington Durham Hartlepool Middlesbrough Northumberland Redcar and Cleveland Stockton-on-Tees Tyne and Wear	Darlington Durham Hartlepool Middlesbrough Northumberland Redcar and Cleveland Stockton-on-Tees Tyne and Wear	Darlington Durham Hartlepool Middlesbrough Northumberland Redcar and Cleveland Stockton-on-Tees Tyne and Wear	Darlington Durham Hartlepool Middlesbrough Northumberland Redcar and Cleveland Stockton-on-Tees Tyne and Wear
Gloucester	Berkshire Bristol Gloucestershire Oxfordshire South Gloucestershire Warwickshire	Bracknell Bristol Gloucestershire Newbury Oxfordshire Reading Slough South Gloucestershire Warwickshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham	Bracknell Bristol Gloucestershire Newbury Oxfordshire Reading Slough South Gloucestershire Warwickshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham	Bracknell Bristol Gloucestershire Newbury Oxfordshire Reading Slough South Gloucestershire Warwickshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham
Harrow	Barnet Brent Camden City of Westminster The City of London Harrow Islington The Inner Temple and the Middle Temple	Barnet Brent Camden City of Westminster The City of London Harrow Islington The Inner Temple and the Middle Temple	Brent Camden City of Westminster The City of London Harrow Islington The Inner Temple and the Middle Temple	Brent Camden City of Westminster The City of London Harrow Islington The Inner Temple and the Middle Temple
Kingston upon Hull	East Riding of Yorkshire Kingston upon Hull Lincolnshire Norfolk North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire Suffolk	East Riding of Yorkshire Kingston upon Hull Lincolnshire Norfolk North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire Suffolk	East Riding of Yorkshire Kingston upon Hull Lincolnshire Norfolk North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire Suffolk	Kingston upon Hull Lincolnshire Norfolk North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire Suffolk
Leicester	Buckinghamshire Leicester Leicestershire Milton Keynes Rutland	Buckinghamshire Leicester Leicestershire Milton Keynes Rutland	Buckinghamshire Leicester Leicestershire Milton Keynes Rutland	Buckinghamshire Leicester Leicestershire Milton Keynes Rutland
Lytham	Greater Manchester Lancashire	Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Lancashire Greater Manchester	Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Lancashire Greater Manchester	Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Lancashire Greater Manchester
Nottingham (East)	Nottinghamshire South Yorkshire	Nottingham Nottinghamshire South Yorkshire	Nottingham Nottinghamshire South Yorkshire	Nottingham Nottinghamshire South Yorkshire
Peterborough	Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Essex Luton Northamptonshire	Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Essex Luton Northamptonshire Peterborough Southend-on-Sea Thurrock	Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Essex Luton Northamptonshire Peterborough Southend-on-Sea Thurrock	Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Essex Luton Northamptonshire Peterborough Southend-on-Sea Thurrock
Plymouth	Bath and North East Somerset Cornwall Devon Isle of Scilly North Somerset Somerset	Bath and North East Somerset Cornwall Devon Isles of Scilly North Somerset Plymouth Somerset Torbay	Bath and North East Somerset Cornwall Devon Isles of Scilly North Somerset Plymouth Somerset Torbay	Bath and North East Somerset Cornwall Devon Isles of Scilly North Somerset Plymouth Somerset Torbay
Portsmouth	Brighton and Hove East Sussex Isle of Wight West Sussex	Brighton and Hove East Sussex Isle of Wight West Sussex	Brighton and Hove East Sussex Isle of Wight West Sussex	Brighton and Hove East Sussex Isle of Wight Portsmouth West Sussex
Stevenage	Barking and Dagenham Enfield Hackney Haringey Havering Hertfordshire Newham Redbridge Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest	Barking and Dagenham Enfield Hackney Haringey Havering Hertfordshire Newham Redbridge Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest	Barking and Dagenham Enfield Hackney Haringey Havering Hertfordshire Newham Redbridge Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest	Barking and Dagenham Enfield Hackney Haringey Havering Hertfordshire Newham Redbridge Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest
Swansea Cofrestrfa Tir Ddosbarthol Abertawe	Ealing Hereford and Worcester Hillingdon Hounslow	Ealing Herefordshire Hillingdon Hounslow Worcestershire	Barnet Ealing Hillingdon Hounslow Worcestershire	Barnet Ealing Hillingdon Hounslow Worcestershire
Telford	Greenwich Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Richmond upon Thames Shropshire Southwark Wandsworth	Greenwich Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Richmond upon Thames Shropshire Southwark The Wrekin Wandsworth	Greenwich Herefordshire Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Richmond upon Thames Shropshire Southwark The Wrekin Wandsworth	Greenwich Herefordshire Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Richmond upon Thames Shropshire Southwark The Wrekin Wandsworth
Tunbridge Wells	Kent	Kent Medway Towns	Kent Medway Towns	Kent Medway Towns
District Land Registry for Wales Cofrestrfa Tir Ddosbarthol Cymru	All counties and county boroughs in Wales	All counties and county boroughs in Wales	All counties and county boroughs in Wales	All counties and county boroughs in Wales
Weymouth	Bournemouth Dorset Hampshire Poole Portsmouth Southampton Swindon Wiltshire	Bournemouth Dorset Hampshire Poole Portsmouth Southampton Swindon Wiltshire	Bournemouth Dorset Hampshire Poole Portsmouth Southampton Swindon Wiltshire	Bournemouth Dorset Hampshire Poole Southampton Swindon Wiltshire
York	North Yorkshire York	North Yorkshire York	North Yorkshire York	East Riding of Yorkshire North Yorkshire York