Section 18 — Land Registration Act 2002: Cancellation

Cancellation 18 1 A person may apply to the registrar for cancellation of a caution against first registration if he is—

a the owner of the legal estate to which the caution relates, or b a person of such other description as rules may provide.

2 Subject to rules, no application under subsection (1)(a) may be made by a person who—

a consented in such manner as rules may provide to the lodging of the caution, or b derives title to the legal estate by operation of law from a person who did so.

3 Where an application is made under subsection (1), the registrar must give the cautioner notice of the application and of the effect of subsection (4).

4 If the cautioner does not exercise his right to object to the application before the end of such period as rules may provide, the registrar must cancel the caution.