Index to the Land Registry rules
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On this page you can find out more about the Land Registry rules that apply and where they can be found in the legislation.
A
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Abandonment | Rule 202 |
| Absolute title | Section 15, 20, Rule11 |
| Address | Rule 194 |
| Adjournment of proceedings | Rule 200 |
| Adverse possession – first registration | Sections 14, 17, Rule 11 |
| Adverse possession – registered land | Section 53, Rule 115 |
| Alteration of documents | Rule 34 |
| Approval of draft | Rule 172 |
| Appurtenance | Section 51, Rule147 |
| Area | Section 63 |
| Assent | Rule 42 |
| Attestation | Rule 175 |
| Attorney | Rules 176, 177 |
B
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | See Insolvency |
| Blind person | Rule 175 |
| Boundaries | Sections 62, 64, Rules 144-146 |
| Burdens – generally | Sections 38-50, Sch.5-6, Rules 59-65 |
| Burdens – cancellation | Section 48, Rules 64, 148, 163 |
| Burdens – merger | Rule 116 |
| Burdens – modification | Section 48, Rule 64 |
| Burdens – priority | Section 40, Rules 61-63 |
| Burdens – will, created by | Rules 42, 45 |
C
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Caution against dealings | Sections 58, 65-66, Rules 98-103 |
| Caution against first registration | Section 65, Rules 17-21 |
| Caution against reclassification of title | Rule 104 |
| Cellar | Rule 25 |
| Certificate of charge | Section 79, Rules 121-140 |
| Certified copy | Rule 2 |
| Charges – generally | Sections 41-46, Sch. 7 |
| Charges – cancellation | Section 49, Rules 72-74 |
| Charges – company | Rule 68 |
| Charges – form | Rule 66 |
| Charges – modification | Rule 74 |
| Charges – mortgage operating as | Rule 71 |
| Charges – new folio | Rule 60 |
| Charges – ownership of | Rules 5, 70 |
| Charges – part of land in folio | Rule 30 |
| Charges – power to charge | Section 42, 44 |
| Charges – priority of | Rules 61-63 |
| Charges – receipt | Rule 72 |
| Charges – release | Rule 73 |
| Charges – sale of land by charge owner | Sch. 7, Rule 41 |
| Charges – settlement | Rule 63 |
| Charges – sub-charge | Rule 69 |
| Charges – transfer of charge | Rule 67 |
| Charges – transmission | Rule 42 |
| Charges – trustee | Section 45 |
| Charging order – generally | Sch. 6, Rule 88 |
| Charging order – cancellation | Rule 90 |
| Charitable trusts | Section 56, Sch. 8 |
| Class of ownership | Section 12 |
| Class of title | Section 13, Rule 5 |
| Compensation | Sections 71, Sch. 9, Rules 203, 220 |
| Compulsory registration | Sections 24-25, Sch. 2 |
| Conclusiveness | Sections 11, 64 |
| Conveyancing formalities | Section 35 |
| Contracts | Section 76 |
| Co-ownership | Section 55, Rules 28, 47 |
| Corporate body – generally | Sections 35, 58, Rule 150 |
| Corporate body – crystallised charge | Rule 95 |
| Corporate body – liquidator / administrator | Rule 166 |
| Costs | Section 57, Rules 204, 205 |
| Crown land | Sections 77-78 |
| Court – judicial notice | Sch. 1 |
| Court – jurisdiction | Sections 4-9 |
D
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Date of registration | Rules 15, 35 |
| Dealings with registered land | Section 32 |
| Death – full owner | Rule 49 |
| Death – joint tenant | Rule 47 |
| Death – transmissions | Sections 33, 37, Rules 39-40 |
| Defeasance | Section 36, Rule 52 |
| Delay | Rule 202 |
| Deposit of land certificate | Section 50, Rules 129, 137 |
| Description of land | Sections 63-64, Rules 5, 149 |
| Disclosure, affidavit of | Rule 27 |
| Documents | Rules 172-182 |
| Duplicate certificate | Rules 132-4 |
E
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Easement | Rule 94 |
| Electronic registration | Sections 32, 32A, Sch. 1A, Rules 31, 120, 121 |
| Enforcement order | Sch. 6, Rules 89-90 |
| Errors | Section 69, Rules 34, 148, 164 |
| Evidence | Rules 178, 198, 200 |
| Examination of title | Sections 28-31, Rules 22-23, 56, 64, 74, 90 |
| Execution | Section 74, Rules 94, 175-176 |
F
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Fax searches | Rules 189, 216 |
| Fee farm grant | Section 16, Rule 79 |
| Fees | Section 84, Rules 11, 31, 189, 216 |
| First registration – general | Sections 14-25, Rules 11-16 |
| First registration – caution against | Section 65, Rules 17-21 |
| First registration – compulsory | Sections 24-25, Sch. 2 |
| Fishing right | Sch. 2, Rule 80 |
| Flats | Rules 25-26 |
| Folio – alteration | Rule 148 |
| Folio – authentication | Rule 8 |
| Folio – editions | Rule 9 |
| Folio – form | Rule 5 |
| Folio book | Rules 7-8, 124 |
| Foreshore | Section 78, Rule 14 |
| Fraud | Sections 82-83 |
| Friendly society | Rule 152 |
G
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Good leasehold title | Sections 19-23, Rule 13 |
| Good fee farm grant title | Section 16, Rule 11 |
| Ground rents | Rules 116A, 222A-H |
H
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Hearings – adverse possession | Section 53 |
| Hearings – boundaries | Rule 146 |
| Hearings – cautions | Rule 101 |
| Hearings – inhibitions | Rule 109 |
| Hearings – investigation of title | Rule 190 |
| Hearings – objections | Rules 19, 101 |
| Hearings – proceedings | Rule 190 |
| Hearings – statutory charges | Rule 222 |
I
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Identity, affidavit or certificate of | Rules 42, 44, 49 |
| Indemnity of officials | Section 3, Rule 219 |
| Index of names | Rule 10 |
| Inhibitions | Sections 67-68, Rules 105-114 |
| Inland revenue charge | Rules 76-77 |
| Insolvency | Sections 59, 59A, 67A, Rules 153-166 |
| Intestacy | Rules 42, 46 |
J
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Joint tenant | Section 55, Rule 47 |
| Judgement | Sch. 6, Rules 85-87, 161 |
L
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Land certificate – authentication | Rules 120, 123 |
| Land certificate – custody | Rule 75 |
| Land certificate – certification | Rules 120, 125 |
| Land certificate – delivery | Rules 123, 125, 138-139 |
| Land certificate – deposit | Section 50, Rules 128-129, 137 |
| Land certificate – evidential value | Rule 127 |
| Land certificate – form | Rule 120 |
| Land certificate – generally | Section 79 |
| Land certificate – issue | Rule 119 |
| Land certificate – new | Rules 9, 132-133 |
| Land certificate – order for production | Rules 31, 129 |
| Land certificate – production | Rule 128 |
| Land certificate – re-issue | Rules125, 131, 139 |
| Land certificate – separate certificates | Rules 124, 126 |
| Lands tribunal | Sections 60-61, 71, 82, Sch. 9, Rule 181 |
| Leasehold estates | Sections 19-23, 27, Rules 116-117, 169-171 |
| Letters of administration | Rules 42-49 |
| Lien | Section 54A, Rule 81 |
| Limited ownership (termination) | Sch. 4, Rule 48 |
M
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Map, registry | Sections 62-64, Rules 30, 141-146 |
| Map in document | Rule 34 |
| Matrimonial charge | Sch. 6, Rules 92-93 |
| Mines and minerals | Sections 11, 24, Sch. 5, Rule 24 |
| Minor | Section 60, Rules 167-168 |
| Mortgage | Sections 41, 46, 58, Sch. 7, Rule 71 |
N
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Note of death | Rules 47, 49 |
O
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Objections – cautioner | Section 65, Rule 19 |
| Objections – first registration | Section 28, Rule 101 |
| Objections – inhibition | Rules 109, 111, 112 |
| Objections – lodgement | Rule 191 |
| Objections – order for production | Rule 129 |
| Objections – possessory title | Section 53, Rule 115 |
| Objections – procedure in registry | Rule 191 |
| Objections – reclassification of title | Rule 57 |
| Objections – rectification | Section 69 |
| Objections – registration of dealing | Rules 57, 101, 112, 191 |
| Obsolete documents | Rule 182 |
| Orders charging land | See Charging orders |
| Owners | Section 12 |
P
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Pending action | Sch. 6, Rule 91 |
| Pending dealing | Rules 37, 39, 40, 201 |
| Possessory title | Section 17, Rule 11 |
| Presentation of dealings | Rules 31, 39, 195 |
| Priority – burdens | Sections 40-43, Rules 61-62 |
| Priority – dealings | Rules 33-34 |
| Priority – deposit of certificate | Rules 129, 137 |
| Priority – priority search | Rule 188 |
| Priority – settlement | Rule 63 |
| Priority – statutory charge | Rule 207 |
| Profit-a-prendre | Sch. 5- 6, Rules 80, 94 |
Q
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Qualified title | Sections 18, 23, Rule 11 |
R
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Reception of dealings – change of interest | Rules 39, 40, 201 |
| Reception of dealings – conditions | Rules 31, 195 |
| Reception of dealings – death after | Rules 40, 201 |
| Reception of dealings – order | Rule 33 |
| Reception of dealings – procedure | Rule 37 |
| Reclassification of title | Section 26, Sch. 3, Rules 53-58 |
| Records | Section 85A |
| Rectification | Sections 62, 69, Rules 34, 148, 164 |
| Register | Section 10, Rules 58, 148-149 |
| Registrar’s powers – affidavit | Section 29, Rule 199 |
| Registrar’s powers – appeal | Section 6 |
| Registrar’s powers – appurtenant rights | Section 51 |
| Registrar’s powers – boundaries | Sections 62, 64 |
| Registrar’s powers – bankruptcy | Sections 59, 67A |
| Registrar’s powers – burdens | Section 48, Sch. 5-6 |
| Registrar’s powers – caution | Sections 65-66 |
| Registrar’s powers – charge | Sections 41, 49, 58, Sch.7 |
| Registrar’s powers – compensation | Rule 203 |
| Registrar’s powers – co-owners | Section 55 |
| Registrar’s powers – court | Sections 6, 9, 53, Rule 192 |
| Registrar’s powers – decisions | Rule 190 |
| Registrar’s powers – description of land | Section 63 |
| Registrar’s powers – defeasance | Section 36 |
| Registrar’s powers – directions | Section 32, Rule 173 |
| Registrar’s powers – enforcement | Section 8 |
| Registrar’s powers – errors | Sections 68-69 |
| Registrar’s powers – examination of title | Section 28 |
| Registrar’s powers – first registration | Sections 14, 18-19, Sch. 2 |
| Registrar’s powers – foreshore | Section 78 |
| Registrar’s powers – formalities | Rule 200 |
| Registrar’s powers – improper forms | Rule 174 |
| Registrar’s powers – inhibition | Sections 67-68 |
| Registrar’s powers – irregularity | Rule 200 |
| Registrar’s powers – management | Section 1, Sch. 1 |
| Registrar’s powers – map | Section 62, Rules 141-149 |
| Registrar’s powers – objections | Rules 101, 109, 115, 191 |
| Registrar’s powers – order | Rules 9, 129, 178, 197 |
| Registrar’s powers – proceedings | Rule 190 |
| Registrar’s powers – person entitled to be registered | Section 33 |
| Registrar’s powers – procedure | Rule 200 |
| Registrar’s powers – production of documents | Sections 30-31 |
| Registrar’s powers – records | Section 85A |
| Registrar’s powers – service | Rule 197 |
| Registrar’s powers – statutory charges | Sections 86, 91 |
| Registrar’s powers – summons | Section 2, Rules 193, 218 |
| Registrar’s powers – transfers | Section 34 |
| Registry map | Sections 62-64, Rules 141-149 |
| Rent charge | Rules 78, 80 |
| Reservations | Section 74 |
| Residence, right of | Section 47 |
| Rules | Section 85 |
S
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Schedule folio | Rule 6 |
| Searches | Section 81, Rules 183-189, 214-216 |
| Settlement (See also Trustee) | Section 56, Sch. 8, Rules 48-51 |
| Souvenir land | Section 50A |
| Sporting right | Sch. 2, Rules 80, 94 |
| Statutory charges register | Sections 86-92, Sch. 11, Rules 206-222 |
| Statutory declaration | Rules 198-199 |
| Statutory prohibition note | Rule 97 |
| Sub-charge | Rule 69 |
| Summons by Registrar | Rule 193 |
T
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Tenant in common | Section 55, Rule 28 |
| Tenant for life | See Limited Ownership |
| Transfer | Sections 44-45, Rules 41-44 |
| Transmission | Section 37, Sch. 4, Rules 42-49 |
| Trustee | Section 57, Rules 50, 51, 81, 151 |
| Trusts | Section 54, Sch. 8 |
U
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Unsound mind | Section 61 |
V
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Vesting by Irish Land Commission | Section 80, Sch. 10 |
W
| Land registry rule | Rule number |
|---|---|
| Will | Rules 42, 44, 45 |
| Words of transfer | Section 35 |