Section 21: Alteration of register by registrar

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

Part 2: First registration of title — Chapter 2: Cautions against first registration

The registrar may alter the cautions register for the purpose of—

correcting a mistake, or
bringing the register up to date.

Rules may make provision about—

the circumstances in which there is a duty to exercise the power under subsection (1),
how the cautions register is to be altered in exercise of that power,
applications for the exercise of that power, and
procedure in relation to the exercise of that power, whether on application or otherwise.

Where an alteration is made under this section, the registrar may pay such amount as he thinks fit in respect of any costs reasonably incurred by a person in connection with the alteration.

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