Section 124: Improper alteration of the registers

Land Registration Act 2002 · 2002 c. 9View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 12: Miscellaneous and general

A person commits an offence if he dishonestly induces another—

to change the register of title or cautions register, or
to authorise the making of such a change.

A person commits an offence if he intentionally or recklessly makes an unauthorised change in the register of title or cautions register.

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine;
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.

In this section, references to changing the register of title include changing a document referred to in it.

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