Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 1981
LAND CHARGES, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Land Charges (Amendment) Rules 2005
Made
18th July 2005
Coming into force in accordance with rule 1
Citation and commencement
1. These rules may be cited as the Land Charges (Amendment) Rules 2005 and shall come into force on the day that paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004( 3 ) comes into force.
Interpretation
2. In these rules “the principal rules” means the Land Charges Rules 1974( 4 ).
Amendment to rule 11 of the principal rules
3. —(1) In rule 11(i) of the principal rules, for “rights of occupation” substitute “home rights”.
(2) In rule 11(ii) of the principal rules, for “section 5(1) of the Matrimonial Homes Act 1967” substitute “paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 4 to the Family Law Act 1996” and for “section 5(3)” substitute “paragraph 4(3) of that Schedule”.
Amendment to Schedule 1 to the principal rules
4. In paragraph 1(vi) of Schedule 1 to the principal rules, for “section 2(2) of the Matrimonial Homes Act 1967” substitute “section 33(5) of the Family Law Act 1996”.
Amendment to Schedule 2 to the principal rules
5. For Forms K2, K8 and K13 in Schedule 2 to the principal rules, substitute respectively Forms K2, K8 and K13 in the Schedule to these rules.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Cathy Ashton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Constitutional Affairs
18th July 2005
Rule 5