The Land Registration Rules 2003

• An accredited financial investigator falling within section 378(4)(a) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

• An Administrator appointed for the purposes of the Insolvency Act 1986

• An Administrator appointed under section 13 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987

• An authorised person within the meaning of section 108(15) of the Environment Act 1995

• A Chief Officer of Police or a police officer authorised to apply on behalf of a Chief Officer

• A person authorised to apply by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and having the consent of the First-tier Tribunal or, where determined by or under Tribunal Procedure Rules, the Upper Tribunal, to make the application

• A constable

• The Director of Public Prosecutions or a member of the Crown Prosecution Service authorised to apply on behalf of the Directo

• The Director of the Serious Fraud Office or a member of the Serious Fraud Office authorised to apply on behalf of the Director

• The Director General of the National Crime Agency or a National Crime Agency officer authorised to apply on behalf of the Director General

• The Director-General of the Security Service or a member of the Security Service authorised to apply on behalf of the Director-General

• A Head of Department in the Enforcement and Financial Crime Division of the Financial Conduct Authority or a member of staff of the Financial Conduct Authority authorised to apply on behalf of a Head of Department

• The Head of Regulatory Action in the Prudential Regulation Authority or a member of staff of the Prudential Regulation Authority authorised to apply on behalf of the Head of Regulatory Action

• A Liquidator appointed for the purposes of the Insolvency Act 1986

• The Lord Advocate or a person conducting a prosecution in Scotland on behalf of the Lord Advocate

• An officer of Revenue and Customs

• The Official Assignee for bankruptcy for Northern Ireland or the Official Assignee for company liquidations for Northern Ireland

• An Official Receiver for the purposes of the Insolvency Act 1986

• A Receiver appointed under the Criminal Justice Act 1988, the Drug Trafficking Act 1994 or the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

• The Scottish Ministers or a person named by them

• A person authorised by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

• A person authorised by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

• A person authorised to apply on behalf of the Bank of England (acting otherwise than in its capacity as the Prudential Regulation Authority)

• A trustee in bankruptcy, being either a trustee in bankruptcy of a person adjudged bankrupt in England and Wales or Northern Ireland or a permanent or interim trustee in the sequestration of a debtor’s estate in Scotland

• A person authorised to apply on behalf of a Fire Authority in England and Wales

• A person authorised to apply on behalf of the Charity Commission

Certificate B

Certificate C

Certificate D

Certificate E

Certificate G

Proceedings under the EU Regulation on insolvency proceedings.

Application for a network access agreement

A13

This Part does not apply to applications for a network access agreement under paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 5 to the Act.

Form AP1

Electronic delivery of applications

Time at which applications are taken to be made

Applications not in order

Additional evidence and enquiries

Continuation of application on a transfer by operation of law

Objections

Completion of applications

Electronic dispositions

54A

A disposition of a registered estate or charge which is a registrable disposition is a disposition falling within section 91(2) of the Act (electronic dispositions).

54B

The following are conditions to be met for the purpose of section 91(3)(d) of the Act—

• (a) the document purports to effect a kind of disposition which is specified in a notice given under rule 54C,

• (b) the document, each electronic signature which the document has and the certification of each electronic signature are in accordance with any requirements in such a notice, and,

• (c) such other conditions contained in the notice given under rule 54C as are appropriate to a document of that type.

54C

• (1) If the registrar is satisfied that adequate arrangements have been made or will be in place for dealing with documents in electronic form that purport to effect a disposition of a kind falling within rule 54A, he may, in such manner as he thinks appropriate, give notice publicising the fact.

• (2) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), a notice given under paragraph (1) will be current from the time specified in the notice until the time, if any, specified in the notice or, if no expiry date is specified in the notice, indefinitely.

• (3) Subject to paragraph (6), a notice given under paragraph (1) may from time to time be varied, suspended, withdrawn, renewed or replaced by a further notice.

• (4) Subject to paragraph (6), if and so long as owing to the breakdown or other unavailability of facilities or data involved in giving effect to the arrangements referred to in paragraph (1), such arrangements cease, in whole or part, to be effective, the notice shall cease, to the necessary extent, to be treated as current.

• (5) Paragraph (4) will apply despite the absence of a variation, suspension or withdrawal of the notice under paragraph (3).

• (6) On the occurrence of any of the events mentioned in paragraphs (3) and (4), if a document in electronic form has been prepared and has taken effect, but the disposition effected by it has not been registered, the registrar must make such arrangements as are appropriate for that disposition to be registered.

54D

The notice referred to in rule 54C—

• (a) must specify the kind of dispositions to which it relates, and may specify only one kind of disposition or more than one kind of disposition referred to in rule 54A,

• (b) may make exceptions and limitations to a specified kind of disposition,

• (c) may apply different conditions for each specified kind of disposition.

Priority of applications

Dispositions affecting two or more registered titles

Duty to disclose unregistered interests that override registered dispositions

Application in connection with investigation or enforcement proceedings

Application for ... historical information about a registered title kept by the registrar in electronic form

Retention of documents accompanying an application

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Form QQ (Land included in a list of assets of community value maintained under section 87(1) of the Localism Act 2011)

Form RR (Deputy appointed under section 16 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 – solely owned property)

Form SS (Trustee appointed in place of a person who lacks capacity – jointly owned property)

Housing administration orders

184A

• (1) Paragraph (2) applies where a housing administration order is made under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 in relation to a registered provider which is the registered proprietor of a registered estate or a registered charge.

• (2) Upon the application of the registered provider’s housing administrator, supported by the order, the registrar must make an entry in the individual register of the relevant registered title as to the making of the order and the appointment of the housing administrator.

• (3) In this rule “housing administration order”, “housing administrator” and “registered provider” have the meanings set out in Chapter 5 of Part 4 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

Note of dissolution of a corporation

Interrupted day

216A

• (1) The registrar may certify any day as an interrupted business day or an interrupted working day or both if he is satisfied that on that day there is likely to be—

• (a) a general delay in, or failure of, a communication service in England and Wales, or

• (b) any other event or circumstance,

causing a substantial interruption in the normal operation of the land registry.

• (2) The registrar must give notice publicising the certification in such manner as he considers appropriate.

• (3) The certification must take place before the start of the day being certified.

• (4) Certification of a day as an interrupted working day shall have the effect of extending–

• (a) the date and time given in the result of an official search with priority as the date and time at which priority expires,

• (b) the date and time fixed by a notice given by the registrar or any longer period that the registrar may allow in accordance with these rules, and

• (c) the period specified by the registrar for compliance with a requisition,

to include an additional number of working days equal to the number of interrupted working days falling within the priority period of the official search, the time fixed by the notice or any longer period allowed by the registrar, or the period specified by the registrar.

• (5) Certification of a day as an interrupted working day shall be disregarded for the purposes of rules 107, 187(2), 194E, 194F and 199.

• (6) In this rule–

• “communication service” means a service by which documents may be sent and delivered and includes a post service, a document exchange service and electronic communications,

• “priority period” has the same meaning as in Part 13.