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# 2020 No. 425 

# LAND REGISTRATION, ENGLAND AND WALES 

The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2020 

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Coming into force in accordance with rule 1 

The Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(a) and (b), 16(2), 18(4), 36(3), 45(2), 60(3), 72(6) and (7), 75(2), 76(2), 126, 127(1) and 128(1), (2) and (4)(a)( a ) of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 6, paragraphs 5 and 8 of Schedule 10 and paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 12 to, the Land Registration Act 2002( b ). 

In accordance with section 127( c ) 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 Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2020 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are laid. 

## Interpretation 

2.  In these Rules “the principal Rules” means the Land Registration Rules 2003( d ), and a reference to a rule by number is a reference to the rule so numbered in the principal Rules unless otherwise stated. 

## Amendments to the principal Rules 

3.  The principal Rules are amended in accordance with rules 4 to 6 of these Rules. 

## Amendments to rule 216 

4.  In rule 216— 

