The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2009
The Commonhold (Land Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2009
The Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2009
The Land Registration (Proper Office) (No 2) Order 2009

The following statutory provisions came into force on 1 October 2009.

The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2009 further amend the Land Registration Rules 2003, which make detailed provision for land registration in England and Wales. The amendments:

make provision concerning the registration of charges by overseas companies,
provide an additional form of execution by limited liability partnerships, and
change the references to "registered number in England and Wales" of an overseas company to "registered number in the United Kingdom" in forms and prescribed clauses for leases.

The Commonhold (Land Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2009 further amend the Commonhold (Land Registration) Rules 2004 ("the 2004 rules") so that, with one exception, "articles of association" is substituted for "memorandum and articles of association" and "memorandum or articles of association" where these terms appear in the 2004 rules and the forms prescribed by them.

The Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2009 designates particular offices of Land Registry as the proper office for the receipt of specified descriptions of applications under the Land Registration Act 2002.

Also, paragraph 40 of Schedule 1 to the Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2008 came in force. This substitutes a new rule 111 (certificate of registration of company charges) in the Land Registration Rules 2003. The new version of the rule takes account of provisions of the Companies Act 2006 that come into force on 1 October 2009. It also makes the note which may be entered in the register clearer.

Follow the link to a version of the Land Registration Rules 2003 showing the net effect of amending legislation up to and including the Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2009.

Follow the link to a version of the Commonhold (Land Registration) Rules 2004 showing the net effect of amending legislation up to and including the Commonhold (Land Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2009.

The following statutory provision came into force on 11 January 2010.

The Land Registration (Proper Office) (No 2) Order 2009 designates particular offices of Land Registry as the proper office for the receipt of specified descriptions of applications under the Land Registration Act 2002. It replaces the Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2009.

The following statutory provisions come into force on 1 October 2010.

The Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2010 designates particular offices of Land Registry as the proper office for the receipt of specified descriptions of applications under the Land Registration Act 2002. It will replace the Land Registration (Proper Office)(No 2) Order 2009.

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