Statutory Instruments
1998 No. 140
LAND REGISTRATION, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Land Registration (District Registries) Order 1998
Made
23rd January 1998
Coming into force
2nd March 1998
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 132(1) of the Land Registration Act 1925(1), and with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:
Title, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order, which supersedes the Land Registration (District Registries) Order 1997(2), may be cited as the Land Registration (District Registries) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 2nd March 1998.
(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires:
“district land registry” means a district registry of the Land Registry within the meaning of section 132 of the Land Registration Act 1925;
“the Schedule” means the Schedule to this Order.
District Land Registries
2.—(1) The name of the Nottingham District Land Registry shall be changed to the Nottingham (East) District Land Registry.
(2) Subject to the change of name effected by paragraph (1), there shall continue to be district land registries bearing the names specified in column 1 in Part I of the Schedule.
(3) There shall be a new district land registry bearing the name specified in column 1 in Part II of the Schedule.
(4) (a) The district of each district land registry shall comprise before 1st April 1998 the administrative areas specified opposite its name in column 2 in Part I or, as the case may be, Part II of the Schedule.
(b)The district of each district land registry shall comprise on and from 1st April 1998 to 4th May 1998 inclusive the administrative areas specified opposite its name in column 3 in Part I or, as the case may be, Part II of the Schedule.
(c)The district of each district land registry shall comprise on and from 5th May 1998 to 4th October 1998 inclusive the administrative areas specified opposite its name in column 4 in Part I or, as the case may be, Part II of the Schedule.
(d)The district of each district land registry shall comprise on and from 5th October 1998 the administrative areas specified opposite its name in column 5 in Part I or, as the case may be, Part II of the Schedule.
Irvine of Lairg, C.
Dated 14th January 1998
We concur,
Jim Dowd
Jon Owen Jones
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
Dated 23rd January 1998
Article 2
SCHEDULE
PART ICONTINUING DISTRICT LAND REGISTRIES
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
District Land Registry
Administrative Areas (before 1st April 1998)
Administrative Areas (1st April to 4th May 1998 inclusive)
Administrative Areas (5th May to 4th October 1998 inclusive)
Administrative Areas (on and from 5th October 1998)
Birkenhead
Cheshire
Hammersmith and Fulham
Kensington and Chelsea
Merseyside
Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent
Cheshire
Halton
Hammersmith and Fulham
Kensington and Chelsea
Merseyside
Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent
Warrington
Cheshire
Halton
Hammersmith and Fulham
Kensington and Chelsea
Merseyside
Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent
Warrington
Cheshire
Halton
Hammersmith and Fulham
Kensington and Chelsea
Merseyside
Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent
Warrington
Coventry
West Midlands
West Midlands
West Midlands
West Midlands
Croydon
Bexley
Bromley
Croydon
Sutton
Bexley
Bromley
Croydon
Sutton
Bexley
Bromley
Croydon
Merton
Sutton
Bexley
Bromley
Croydon
Merton
Sutton
Durham (Boldon House)
Cumbria
Surrey
Cumbria
Surrey
Cumbria
Surrey
Cumbria
Surrey
Durham (Southfield House)
Darlington
Durham
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
Stockton-on-Tees
Tyne and Wear
Darlington
Durham
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
Stockton-on-Tees
Tyne and Wear
Darlington
Durham
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
Stockton-on-Tees
Tyne and Wear
Darlington
Durham
Hartlepool
Middlesbrough
Northumberland
Redcar and Cleveland
Stockton-on-Tees
Tyne and Wear
Gloucester
Berkshire
Bristol
Gloucestershire
Oxfordshire
South Gloucestershire
Warwickshire
Bracknell
Bristol
Gloucestershire
Newbury
Oxfordshire
Reading
Slough
South Gloucestershire
Warwickshire
Windsor and Maidenhead
Wokingham
Bracknell
Bristol
Gloucestershire
Newbury
Oxfordshire
Reading
Slough
South Gloucestershire
Warwickshire
Windsor and Maidenhead
Wokingham
Bracknell
Bristol
Gloucestershire
Newbury
Oxfordshire
Reading
Slough
South Gloucestershire
Warwickshire
Windsor and Maidenhead
Wokingham
Harrow
Barnet
Brent
Camden
City of Westminster
The City of London
Harrow
Islington
The Inner Temple and the Middle Temple
Barnet
Brent
Camden
City of Westminster
The City of London
Harrow
Islington
The Inner Temple and the Middle Temple
Brent
Camden
City of Westminster
The City of London
Harrow
Islington
The Inner Temple and the Middle Temple
Brent
Camden
City of Westminster
The City of London
Harrow
Islington
The Inner Temple and the Middle Temple
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
Kingston upon Hull
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
Suffolk
East Riding of Yorkshire
Kingston upon Hull
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
Suffolk
East Riding of Yorkshire
Kingston upon Hull
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
Suffolk
Kingston upon Hull
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
Suffolk
Leicester
Buckinghamshire
Leicester
Leicestershire
Milton Keynes
Rutland
Buckinghamshire
Leicester
Leicestershire
Milton Keynes
Rutland
Buckinghamshire
Leicester
Leicestershire
Milton Keynes
Rutland
Buckinghamshire
Leicester
Leicestershire
Milton Keynes
Rutland
Lytham
Greater Manchester
Lancashire
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackpool
Lancashire
Greater Manchester
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackpool
Lancashire
Greater Manchester
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackpool
Lancashire
Greater Manchester
Nottingham (East)
Nottinghamshire
South Yorkshire
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
South Yorkshire
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
South Yorkshire
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
South Yorkshire
Peterborough
Bedfordshire
Cambridgeshire
Essex
Luton
Northamptonshire
Bedfordshire
Cambridgeshire
Essex
Luton
Northamptonshire
Peterborough
Southend-on-Sea
Thurrock
Bedfordshire
Cambridgeshire
Essex
Luton
Northamptonshire
Peterborough
Southend-on-Sea
Thurrock
Bedfordshire
Cambridgeshire
Essex
Luton
Northamptonshire
Peterborough
Southend-on-Sea
Thurrock
Plymouth
Bath and North East Somerset
Cornwall
Devon
Isle of Scilly
North Somerset
Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset
Cornwall
Devon
Isles of Scilly
North Somerset
Plymouth
Somerset
Torbay
Bath and North East Somerset
Cornwall
Devon
Isles of Scilly
North Somerset
Plymouth
Somerset
Torbay
Bath and North East Somerset
Cornwall
Devon
Isles of Scilly
North Somerset
Plymouth
Somerset
Torbay
Portsmouth
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
Isle of Wight
West Sussex
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
Isle of Wight
West Sussex
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
Isle of Wight
West Sussex
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
Isle of Wight
Portsmouth
West Sussex
Stevenage
Barking and Dagenham
Enfield
Hackney
Haringey
Havering
Hertfordshire
Newham
Redbridge
Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest
Barking and Dagenham
Enfield
Hackney
Haringey
Havering
Hertfordshire
Newham
Redbridge
Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest
Barking and Dagenham
Enfield
Hackney
Haringey
Havering
Hertfordshire
Newham
Redbridge
Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest
Barking and Dagenham
Enfield
Hackney
Haringey
Havering
Hertfordshire
Newham
Redbridge
Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest
Swansea
Cofrestrfa Tir Ddosbarthol Abertawe
Ealing
Hereford and Worcester
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Ealing
Herefordshire
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Worcestershire
Barnet
Ealing
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Worcestershire
Barnet
Ealing
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Worcestershire
Telford
Greenwich
Kingston upon Thames
Lambeth
Lewisham
Merton
Richmond upon Thames
Shropshire
Southwark
Wandsworth
Greenwich
Kingston upon Thames
Lambeth
Lewisham
Merton
Richmond upon Thames
Shropshire
Southwark
The Wrekin
Wandsworth
Greenwich
Herefordshire
Kingston upon Thames
Lambeth
Lewisham
Richmond upon Thames
Shropshire
Southwark
The Wrekin
Wandsworth
Greenwich
Herefordshire
Kingston upon Thames
Lambeth
Lewisham
Richmond upon Thames
Shropshire
Southwark
The Wrekin
Wandsworth
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
Kent
Medway Towns
Kent
Medway Towns
Kent
Medway Towns
District Land Registry for Wales
Cofrestrfa Tir Ddosbarthol Cymru
All counties and county boroughs in Wales
All counties and county boroughs in Wales
All counties and county boroughs in Wales
All counties and county boroughs in Wales
Weymouth
Bournemouth
Dorset
Hampshire
Poole
Portsmouth
Southampton
Swindon
Wiltshire
Bournemouth
Dorset
Hampshire
Poole
Portsmouth
Southampton
Swindon
Wiltshire
Bournemouth
Dorset
Hampshire
Poole
Portsmouth
Southampton
Swindon
Wiltshire
Bournemouth
Dorset
Hampshire
Poole
Southampton
Swindon
Wiltshire
York
North Yorkshire
York
North Yorkshire
York
North Yorkshire
York
East Riding of Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
York
PART IINEW DISTRICT LAND REGISTRY
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
District Land Registry
Administrative Areas (before 1st April 1998)
Administrative Areas (1st April to 5th May 1998 inclusive)
Administrative Areas (5th May to 4th October 1998 inclusive)
Administrative Areas (on and from 5th October 1998)
Nottingham (West)
Derby
Derbyshire
West Yorkshire
Derby
Derbyshire
West Yorkshire
Derby
Derbyshire
West Yorkshire
Derby
Derbyshire
West Yorkshire
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, on 2nd March 1998, supersedes the Land Registration (District Registries) Order 1997 and:
(1) changes the name of the Nottingham District Land Registry to the Nottingham (East) District Land Registry;
(2) creates a new district land registry called the Nottingham (West) District Land Registry;
(3) transfers responsibility for the registration of titles in Derby, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire from the Nottingham (East) District Land Registry (formerly the Nottingham District Land Registry) to the new Nottingham (West) District Land Registry;
(4) on 5th May 1998 transfers responsibility for the registration of titles in Barnet, Herefordshire and Merton from the Harrow, Swansea and Telford District Land Registries respectively to the Swansea, Telford and Croydon District Land Registries respectively;
(5) on 5th October 1998 transfers responsibility for the registration of titles in Portsmouth and East Riding of Yorkshire from the Weymouth and Kingston upon Hull District Land Registries respectively to the Portsmouth and York District Land Registries respectively;
(6) takes account of the changes made to administrative areas in England on 1st April 1998 by:
The Cheshire (Boroughs of Halton and Warrington) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1863);
The Devon (City of Plymouth and Borough of Torbay) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1865);
The Shropshire (District of The Wrekin) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1866);
The Hereford and Worcester (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1867);
The Lancashire (Boroughs of Blackburn and Blackpool) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1868);
The Essex (Boroughs of Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and District of Tendring) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1875);
The Kent (Borough of Gillingham and City of Rochester-upon-Medway) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1876);
The Cambridgeshire (City of Peterborough) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1878);
The Berkshire (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1879);
but otherwise leaves unaltered the districts of the following District Land Registries:
Birkenhead
Coventry
Durham (Boldon House)
Durham (Southfield House)
Gloucester
Leicester
Lytham
Peterborough
Plymouth
Stevenage
Tunbridge Wells
Wales/Cofrestrfa Tir Ddosbarthol Cymru
(1)
1925 c. 21.
(2)
S.I. 1997/1534.
