A solicitor, or a trustee, personal representative, agent or other person in a fiduciary position, shall not be answerable—
(a)in respect of any loss occasioned by reliance on an office copy of an entry in any register kept under this Act;
(b)for any loss that may arise from error in a certificate under section 10 above obtained by him.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 12 extended by Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c.61, SIF 98:1), s. 34(2)(c)
C2S. 12 extended (1.1.1992) by Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61, SIF 76:1), s. 9, Sch. 2 para. 37(c); S.I. 1991/2683, art.2
C3S. 12 extended (prosp.) by Building Societies Act 1986 (c.53, SIF 16), ss. 54(3)(a)(5), 119(5), 124, 126, Sch. 21 paras. 9(c), 12(2)(3) (the said s. 124 (which induces Sch. 21 being repealed (prosp.) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c.41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(7), Sch. 20)