Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 1969

Land Registration, England And Wales

The Land Registration Fee Order 2012

Made

24th July 2012

Laid before Parliament

27th July 2012

Coming into force

22nd October 2012

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 102 and 128(1) of the Land Registration Act 2002(1).

In accordance with section 102 of that Act, the Secretary of State has received the advice and assistance of the Rule Committee, appointed under section 127(2) of that Act.

Also in accordance with section 102 of that Act, the Treasury has consented to the making of this Order.

(1)

2002 c.9. The functions of the Lord Chancellor under the Land Registration Act 2002 (with three exclusions) were transferred to the Secretary of State by article 3(1) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to, the Transfer of Functions (Her Majesty’s Land Registry, the Meteorological Office and Ordnance Survey) Order 2011 (SI 2011/2436). One of the transferred functions was the making of fee orders under sections 102 and 128(1). Section 102 was amended by paragraph 4(1) and (2)(h), and section 128(1) was amended by paragraph 4(1) and (3), of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Order.

(2)

Section 127 was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), section 15(1) and Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraphs 301 and 302.