Land Registry (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made: 9th January 2007

To be laid before Parliament under paragraph 7(3) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000

Coming into operation: 1st April 2007

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Citation, commencement and interpretation

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Revocation

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Fees

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Value

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Instruments relating to several folios

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Reduction of fees

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Exemption from fees

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Payment of fees

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Application to the Crown

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SCHEDULE 1

PART I — SCALE FEES

Scales

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PART II — FIXED FEES

First registration

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Registration

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Land certificates and certificates of charge

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Inspection, copies and searches

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Miscellaneous fees

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PART III

Statutory Charges Register

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PART IV

Redemption of ground rents

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SCHEDULE 2 — MATTERS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM FEES BY VIRTUE OF ARTICLE 7

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 9th January 2007.

A senior officer of the — Department of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1970 c. 18 (N.I.); section 84 was amended by Art. 34 of the Registration (Land and Deeds) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/811 (N.I. 7)), see sections 25 and 94 for the definition of “the Ministry”

[^f00002]: By the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 S.I. 1982/338 (N.I. 6) Art. 5 and Part II of Sch. I and the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order 1999, S.R. 1999 No. 481, Art. 6 and Part II of Sch. 4

[^f00003]: 2001 c. 5 (N.I.)

[^f00004]: S.R. 1994 No. 424 as amended by S.R. 2000 No. 165 and S.R. 2002 No. 229

[^f00005]: S.R. 2003 No. 506

[^f00006]: Section 36 of the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970, 1970 c. 18 (N.I.) has been amended by Art. 17 of the Registration (Land and Deeds) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, (S.I. 1992/811 (N.I. 7))

[^f00007]: Section 53 of the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970, 1970 c. 18 (N.I.) has been amended by Art. 76(2) of, and para. 4 of Sch. 3 to the Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, (S.I. 1989/1339 (N.I. 11))

[^f00008]: S.I. 1981/226 (N.I. 6)

[^f00009]: S.I. 1981/226 (N.I. 6): Art. 48 was amended by Art. 51 of, and para 6(1) of Sch. 1 to, the Registration (Land and Deeds) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, (S.I. 1992/811 (N.I. 7)).

[^f00010]: Part IV of Schedule 2 was inserted into the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970, 1970 c. 18 (N.I.) by Art. 10(2) of the Registration (Land and Deeds) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, (S.I. 1992/811 (N.I. 7)).

[^f00011]: 1955 c. 24 (N.I.)

[^f00012]: S.I. 1981/226 (N.I. 6); Art. 46 was amended by Art. 10(3) of the Registration (Lands and Deeds) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, (S.I. 1992/811 (N.I. 7)) and Art. 48 was amended by Art. 51 of, and para. 6(1) of Sch. 1 to, that Order

[^f00013]: Part IV of Schedule 2 was inserted into the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970, 1970 c. 18 (N.I.), by Art. 10(2) of the Registration (Land and Deeds) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, (S.I. 1992/811 (N.I. 7))

[^f00014]: Section 68 was amended by Art. 51 of, and paras. 1, 2(1), (3) and 4(5) of Sch. 1 to, the Registration (Land and Deeds) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, (S.I. 1992/811 (N.I. 7))

[^f00015]: Section 67A was inserted into the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970, 1970 c. 18 (N.I.), by Art. 381(2) of, and para. 72 of Part II of Sch. 9 to, the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)) and was amended by Art. 51 of, and paras. 2(1) and 4(4) of Sch. 1 to, the Registration (Land and Deeds) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, (S.I. 1992/811 (N.I. 7))

Editorial notes