Section 108 — Land Registration Act 2002: Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction 108 1 The First-tier Tribunal has the following functions—

a determining matters referred to it under section 73(7),

and b determining appeals under paragraph 4 of Schedule 5.

2 Also, the First-tier Tribunal may, on application, make any order which the High Court could make for the rectification or setting aside of a document which—

a effects a qualifying disposition of a registered estate or charge, b is a contract to make such a disposition, or c effects a transfer of an interest which is the subject of a notice in the register.

3 For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), a qualifying disposition is—

a a registrable disposition, or b a disposition which creates an interest which may be the subject of a notice in the register.

4 The general law about the effect of an order of the High Court for the rectification or setting aside of a document shall apply to an order under this section.

5 The Lord Chancellor may require the registrar to make payments towards expenses of the Lord Chancellor in support of the functions conferred on the First-tier Tribunal by this section.