Section 43 — Land Registration Act 2002: Applications

Applications 43 1 A person may apply to the registrar for the entry of a restriction under section 42(1) if—

a he is the relevant registered proprietor, or a person entitled to be registered as such proprietor, b the relevant registered proprietor, or a person entitled to be registered as such proprietor, consents to the application, or c he otherwise has a sufficient interest in the making of the entry.

2 Rules may—

a require the making of an application under subsection (1) in such circumstances, and by such person, as the rules may provide;

b make provision about the form of consent for the purposes of subsection (1)(b);

c provide for classes of person to be regarded as included in subsection (1)(c);

d specify standard forms of restriction.

3 If an application under subsection (1) is made for the entry of a restriction which is not in a form specified under subsection (2)(d), the registrar may only approve the application if it appears to him—

a that the terms of the proposed restriction are reasonable, and b that applying the proposed restriction would—

i be straightforward, and ii not place an unreasonable burden on him.

4 In subsection (1), references to the relevant registered proprietor are to the proprietor of the registered estate or charge to which the application relates.