Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 3229

The Land Registration Fees Order 1993

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1993 No. 3229

LAND REGISTRATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Land Registration Fees Order 1993

The Lord Chancellor, with the advice and assistance of the Rule Committee appointed in pursuance of section 144 of the Land Registration Act 1925^[1], and the Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 145 of that Act, sections 2 and 3 of the Public Offices Fees Act 1879^[2] and section 128 of the Finance Act 1990^[3] hereby make and concur in the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
    1.—(1)  This Order, which supersedes the Land Registration Fees Order 1992^[4], may be cited as the Land Registration Fees Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st March 1994.

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

"account holder" means a person or firm holding a credit account;


"the Act" means the Land Registration Act 1925;


"charge" includes sub—charge;


"credit account" means an account authorised by the Registrar under article 15(1);


"Index Map section" has the same meaning as in the Land Registration (Open Register) Rules 1991^[5];


"licensed conveyancer" has the same meaning as in section 11(2) of the Administration of Justice Act 1985^[6] and includes a recognised body within the meaning of section 32(2) of that Act;


"monetary consideration" means a consideration in money or money's worth (other than a nominal consideration or a consideration consisting solely of a covenant to pay money owing under a mortgage);


"the principal rules" means the Land Registration Rules 1925^[7];


"scale fee" means a fee payable in accordance with a scale set out in Schedule 1 or 2;


"Schedule" means a Schedule to this Order;


"share in registered land" means a share in the proceeds of sale of registered land held on trust for sale.

[1] 1925 c. 21; section 144 was amended by the Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), Schedule 5, paragraph (d). The reference to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was substituted by the Transfer of Functions (Ministry of Food) Order 1955 (S.I. 1955/554). Section 145 was amended by section 7 of the Land Registration Act 1936 (c. 26). back

[2] 1879 c. 58. back

[3] 1990 c. 29. back

[4] S.I. 1992/2089. back

[5] S.I. 1992/122. back

[6] 1985 c. 61. back

[7] S.R. & O. 1925/1093; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1987/2214, 1989/801, 1990/314. back

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