Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 1920
Commonhold, England And Wales
The Commonhold (Land Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2008
Made
17th July 2008
Laid before Parliament
21st July 2008
Coming into force
10th November 2008
The Lord Chancellor makes the following rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 65 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002( 1 ).
In accordance with section 127( 2 ) of the Land Registration Act 2002, he has received the advice and assistance of the Rule Committee appointed under that section.
Citation and commencement
1. These rules may be cited as the Commonhold (Land Registration) (Amendment) Rules 2008 and shall come into force on 10th November 2008.
Interpretation
2. In these rules “the principal rules” means the Commonhold (Land Registration) Rules 2004( 3 ) and a reference to a rule by number (other than the reference to rule 8 at the head of the Schedule) is a reference to the rule so numbered in the principal rules.
Amendment to rule 5
3. In rule 5(3), for “statutory declaration” substitute “statement of truth”.
Amendments to rule 6
4. —(1) In the heading to rule 6 and in paragraphs (1) and (6) of that rule, for the words “statutory declaration”, wherever they appear, substitute “statement of truth”.
(2) In paragraphs (2) to (5) of rule 6, for the word “declaration”, wherever it appears, substitute “statement”.
Amendment to rule 14
5. In rule 14(3)(a), for “statutory declaration” substitute “statement of truth”.
Amendment to rule 20
6. In rule 20(4), for “statutory declaration” substitute “statement of truth”.
Amendment to rule 25
7. In rule 25, for “panel 9” substitute “panel 7”.
Amendments to Schedule 1 to the principal rules
8. In Schedule 1 to the principal rules―
(a) for Form CM1 substitute Form CM1 in the Schedule to these rules,
(b) for Form CM2 substitute Form CM2 in the Schedule to these rules, and
(c) for Form CM4 substitute Form CM4 in the Schedule to these rules.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Michael Wills
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
17th July 2008
Rule 8
SCHEDULE SUBSTITUTED FORMS IN SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL RULES
Section 127 was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) , section 15(1) and Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraphs 301 and 302.