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Section 23: Owner's powers

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

Part 3: Dispositions of registered land

Owner's powers in relation to a registered estate consist of—

power to make a disposition of any kind permitted by the general law in relation to an interest of that description, other than a mortgage by demise or sub-demise, and
power to charge the estate at law with the payment of money.

Owner's powers in relation to a registered charge consist of—

power to make a disposition of any kind permitted by the general law in relation to an interest of that description, other than a legal sub-mortgage, and
power to charge at law with the payment of money indebtedness secured by the registered charge.

In subsection (2)(a), "legal sub-mortgage" means—

a transfer by way of mortgage,
a sub-mortgage by sub-demise, and
a charge by way of legal mortgage.

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