ukpga/Geo5/15-16/21 — Land Registration Act 1925 (repealed)

Land Registration Act 1925 (repealed) 1925 c. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part I Preliminary Registers to be continued. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What estates may be registered. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part II Registration of Land Freehold Land Application for registration of freehold land. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of first registration with absolute title. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of first registration with possessory title. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qualified title. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leasehold Land Application for registration of leasehold land. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of first registration with absolute title. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of first registration with good leasehold title. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of first registration with possessory title. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qualified title. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preliminaries to Registration Regulations as to examination of title by registrar. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidence required before registration. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production of deeds. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deeds to be marked with notice of registration. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costs of application for registration. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part III Registered Dealings with Registered Land Dispositions of Freehold Land Powers of disposition of registered freeholds. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of disposition of freeholds. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of registration of dispositions of freeholds. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dispositions of Leasehold Land Powers of disposition of registered leaseholds. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of dispositions of leaseholds. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of registration of dispositions of leaseholds. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Implied covenants on transfers of leaseholds. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charges on Freehold and Leasehold Land Proprietor’s power to create charges. 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of charges. 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terms of years implied in or granted by charges. 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Implied covenants in charges. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Priorities of registered charges. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of charges for securing further advances. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alteration of charges. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions when charge registered in names of several proprietors. 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of charges. 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of proprietor of charge. 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discharge of charges. 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules as to subcharges. 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As to Dealings generally Powers of persons entitled to be registered. 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certain provisions of the Law of Property Act to apply. 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deeds off register, how far to be void. 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creation and discharge of restrictive covenants. 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transmissions of Land and Charges on Death and Bankruptcy Transmissions of land and charges on death of proprietor. 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transmissions on bankruptcy of proprietor. 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of transmissions. 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vesting of term or subterm on transmission of charge. 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proof of transmission of registered proprietorship. 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subsidiary Provisions Determination or variation of leases, incumbrances, etc. 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vesting instruments and dispositions in name of proprietor. 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part IV Notices, Cautions, Inhibitions and Restrictions Notices Registration of notice of lease. 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules to provide for notices of other rights, interests and claims. 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notices of restrictive covenants. 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice of manorial incidents. 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of notices. 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cautions Cautions against first registration. 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cautions against dealings. 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of cautions against dealings. 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General provisions as to cautions. 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inhibitions Power for court or registrar to inhibit registered dealings. 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions Power to place restrictions on register. 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of various Interests Writs, orders, deeds of arrangement, pending actions, &c. 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice of incumbrances registered under the Companies Act. 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of creditors prior to registration of trustee in bankruptcy. 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules to be made as to certain details. 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part V Land and Charge Certificates Issue of land and charge certificates. 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certificates to be produced and noted on dealings. 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deposit at registry of certificate of mortgaged land. 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creation of liens by deposit of certificates. 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Issue of new certificates. 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certificates to be evidence. 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part VI General Provisions as to Registration and the Effect Thereof Effect of registration on the legal estate. 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liability of registered land to overriding interests. 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dispositions by virtue of overriding interests. 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appurtenances. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inland Revenue charge for capital transfer tax. 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notice of trust not to affect registered dealing. 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acquisition of title by possession. 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Description of registered land. 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Conversion of possessory into absolute or good leasehold title. 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions as to undivided shares in land. 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Addresses for service and notices. 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bona vacantia and forfeiture. 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to remove land from the register. 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part VII Rectification of Register and Indemnity Rectification of the register. 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indemnity for errors or omissions in the register. 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of indemnity in case of settled land. 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Part VIII Application to particular Classes of Land Registration of settled land. 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changes of ownership of settled land. 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Settlement may be filed in registry. 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registrar’s certificate authorising proposed dealing with settled land. 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charges for money actually raised. 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minorities. 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rights of tenants for life and statutory owners to be registered as proprietors. 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As to persons in a fiduciary position. 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Land held in trust. 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restriction on number of trustees. 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crown and Duchy land. 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreshore. 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Land subject to charitable trusts. 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Land belonging to benefices. 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Small holdings. 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part IX Unregistered Dealings with Registered Land Powers of dealing with Registered Land off the Register Dispositions off register creating “minor interests.” 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Priorities as between minor interests. 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obligation to give effect on the register to certain minor interests. 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection of leases granted under statutory powers by persons other than registered proprietor and restriction on power. 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As to minor interests in mortgage debts. 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creation and protection of mortgages of registered land. 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power for proprietors to bind successors and to enforce contracts. 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acquisition of easements and other benefits. 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restriction on exercise of powers off the register. 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part X Miscellaneous Provisions Provisions as between vendor and purchaser. 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †Infants, defectives and lunatics. 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caution relating to right to manage 111A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspection of register and other documents at Land Registry. 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office copies to be evidence. 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspection etc.—supplementary. 113A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fraudulent dispositions how far to be void. 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalty for suppression of deeds and evidence. 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalty for certain fraudulent acts. 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punishment of misdemeanors. 117 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Civil remedies and discovery. 119 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part XI Compulsory Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Compulsory registration: dispositions to which requirement to register applies. 123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compulsory registration: effect of requirement to register. 123A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compulsory provisions bind the Crown. 124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special provisions as to orders affecting Ridings of Yorkshire. 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part XII Administrative and Judicial Provisions His Majesty’s Land Registry His Majesty’s Land Registry. 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conduct of business by registrar. 127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power for registrar to summon witnesses. 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interchange of information between Land Registry and other Departments. 129 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statutory acknowledgments on return of documents. 130 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indemnity to officers of registry. 131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District Registries Power to form district registries by general orders. 132 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of district registrar, and appeals from him. 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of general orders, &c. to districts. 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local Registries of Deeds Exemption of land registered under Act from registry of deeds. 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to transfer Yorkshire registries to land registry. 136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions as to the Land Registry Act, 1862 Provisions as to the Land Registry Act, 1862. 137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Description and Powers of the Court Jurisdiction of High Court and county courts. 138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of court in action for specific performance. 139 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of registrar to state case for the court. 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intervention of court in case of persons under disability. 141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power for court to bind interests of persons under disability. 142 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals. 143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part XIII Rules, Fee Orders, Regulations, Short Title, Commencement and Extent Power to make general rules. 144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to make Fee Orders and principles on which fees determined. 145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Repeals, savings and construction. 147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title, commencement and extent. 148 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .