The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2020
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2020/425 |
| Year | 2020 |
2020 No. 425
Land Registration, England And Wales
The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2020
Made 14th April 2020
Laid before Parliament 15th April 2020
Coming into force in accordance with rule 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(a) and (b), 16(2), 18(4), 36(3), 45(2), 60(3), 72(6) and (7), 75(2), 76(2), 126, 127(1) and 128(1), (2) and (4)(a)1of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 6, paragraphs 5 and 8 of Schedule 10 and paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 12 to, the Land Registration Act 20022.
In accordance with section 1273of the Land Registration Act 2002, he has received the advice and assistance of the Rule Committee appointed under that section.
Citation and commencement
1. These Rules may be cited as the Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2020 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are laid.
Interpretation
2. In these Rules “the principal Rules” means the Land Registration Rules 20034, and a reference to a rule by number is a reference to the rule so numbered in the principal Rules unless otherwise stated.
Amendments to the principal Rules
3. The principal Rules are amended in accordance with rules 4 to 6 of these Rules.
Amendments to rule 216
4. In rule 216—
(1) For paragraph (1)(b)(iii) substitute “certified as an interrupted business day under rule 216A(1).”
(2) Omit paragraphs (5) to (8).
New rule 216A
5. Before rule 217 insert—
“Interrupted day
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...
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