Section 99: The land registry

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

Part 10: Land registry

There is to continue to be an office called Her Majesty's Land Registry which is to deal with the business of registration under this Act.

The land registry is to consist of—

the Chief Land Registrar, who is its head, and
the staff appointed by him;

and references in this Act to a member of the land registry are to be read accordingly.

The Secretary of State shall appoint a person to be the Chief Land Registrar.

Schedule 7 (which makes further provision about the land registry) has effect.

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