Land Registration Act 2002
The Land Registration Act 2002 (c 9) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which repealed and replaced previous legislation governing land registration, in particular the Land Registration Act 1925, which governed an earlier, though similar, system. The Act, together with the Land Registration Rules, regulates the role and practice of HM Land Registry.
Background
The Land Registration Act 2002 was introduced in response to the Law Commission and HM Land Registry report, Land Registration for the Twenty-first Century (2001). The Act:
Simplified and modernised the law of land registration;
Made the register reflect a more accurate picture of a title to land, showing more fully the rights and subsidiary interests that affect it; and
Was intended to facilitate the introduction of e-conveyancing.
The Act made some major changes to the law regulating registered land. Specifically, it:
Enabled shorter leases to be registered;
Further encouraged voluntary land registration;
