Public Bill Committees
Land Registration Bill

• Land Registration Bill [Lords], 1st sitting (2 speeches)
  [Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Register of title (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 3 - When title may be registered (8 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 2, line 22, at end insert— ''and if the final period of right to possession expires more than fourteen years after the date of the application under...
  • Clause 4 - When title must be registered (25 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 3, in page 3, line 8, leave out 'seven' and insert 'fourteen'.
  • Clause 5 - Power to extend section 4 (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 8, in page 4, line 20, at end insert 'the Rule Committee and'.
  • Clause 6 - Duty to apply for registration of title (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 10, in page 4, line 24, leave out ''must, before'' and insert ''has until''.
  • Clause 8 - Liability for making good void transfers etc (8 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 12 in page 5, line 17, at beginning insert— '(1) Subject to subsection (2),'.
  • Clause 11 - Freehold estates (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 15, in page 7, line 12, at end insert— ', or, as the case may be, the other persons,'.
  • Clause 23 - Owner's powers (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 22, in page 11, line 9, at end insert— '( ) A charge by way of legal mortgage created by an owner gives the mortgagee the protection, powers and remedies...
  • Clause 25 - Mode of exercise (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 24, in page 11, line 27, leave out 'and content'.
  • Clause 26 - Protection of disponees (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 25, in page 12, line 11, leave out ''seven'' and insert ''fourteen''. Although it may be the objective to reflect limitations of owners' powers on the register, if a...
  • Clause 60 - Boundaries (12 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 52, in page 22, line 7, leave out ''may'' and insert ''shall''. Congratulations, Mr. Illsley, on that marathon run. I am amazed that you managed to remember the words...
  • Clause 66 - Inspection of the registers etc (8 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 55, in page 24, line 5, after 'document', insert 'other than a lease or charge'.
• Land Registration Bill [Lords], 2nd sitting (4 speeches)
  [Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
  • Clause 71 - Duty to disclose unregistered interests (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 57, in page 25, line 21, at beginning insert— '(1) Subject to subsection (2),'.
  • Clause 73 - Objections (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 60, in page 26, line 27, leave out from 'only' to 'may' in line 29 and insert 'a person who can demonstrate that he is entitled to be the benefit of the caution.'.
  • Clause 91 - Electronic dispositions: formalities (13 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 64, in page 33, line 5, leave out paragraph (c).
  • Clause 93 - Power to require simultaneous registration (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 70, in page 34, line 13, after ''consult'', insert— ''the Law Society and the Council for Licensed Conveyancers and''. This is a simple but important amendment....
  • Clause 106 - Jurisdiction (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 86, in page 37, line 18, at end insert— '(c) determining appeals concerning the boundary of a registered estate, as referred to in section 60.'. I believe that...
  • Clause 126 - Rules, regulations and orders (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 78, in page 42, line 32, leave out from 'is' to end of line and insert 'subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament'.
  • Clause 130 - General interpretation (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 80, in page 43, line 41, leave out from 'under' to end of line 42 and insert 'Part 11 or section 119'. The amendment relates to the interpretation of the Bill as a...
  • Clause 134 - Short title, commencement and extent (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 88, in page 45, line 17, leave out subsection (5).—[Mr. Wills.] Clause 134, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
  • New Clause 2 - Completion of register (1 speech)
    '.—(1) All unregistered land shall be registered by 30th December 2003. (2) Any person who fails to register land pursuant to this section shall be guilty of an offence punishable on...
• Land Registration Bill [Lords], 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
  • New clause 2 - Completion of register (9 speeches)
    ''(1) All unregistered land shall be registered by 30th December 2003. (2) Any person who fails to register land pursuant to this section shall be guilty of an offence punishable on conviction...
  • Schedule 3 - Unregistered interests which override registered dispositions (15 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 36, in page 49, line 24, leave out 'obvious on' and insert 'disclosed by'.
  • Schedule 6 - Registration of adverse possessor (11 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 72, in page 58, line 14, after ''5'', insert ''(2) and (3)''. The amendment seeks to limit the applicable conditions to exclude the conditions set out in paragraph...
  • Schedule 8 - Indemnities (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 73, in page 61, line 23, at end insert ', or ( ) the exercise by the court of its powers under section 46'. The object of the amendment is to ensure that priority is...
  • Miscellaneous and general funds (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 75, in page 66, line 19, leave out paragraph 3. This important provision relates to the manner in which rules will apply with regard to implied covenants. The...