S.I. No. 266 of 1966.
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LAND REGISTRATION RULES, 1966
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WE, the Registration of Title Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of section 73 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , by virtue of the powers conferred upon us by section 126 of the Registration of Title Act, 1964 , with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, do hereby make the following Rules.
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Dated this 1st day of December, 1966.
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Thomas Teevan, Judge of the High Court,
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Maurice J. L. MacGowan,
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Francis J. Lanigan,
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Desmond L. McAllister.
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I concur in the making of these Rules.
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Dated this 14th day of December, 1966.
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Brian Lenihan,
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Minister for Justice.
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CONTENTS
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Subject Matter
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Rule
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PRELIMINARY
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Commencement
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1
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Interpretation
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2
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PART I
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THE REGISTERS AND THE REGISTRY OFFICES
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Form and contents of registers
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3
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Authentication, contents and cancellation of entries
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4
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Adjoining properties of an owner in two or more counties
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5
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Revision of folios of registers
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6
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Formal alterations of register and cancellation of determined entries
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7
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Correction of clerical and other errors
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8
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Revision of descriptions of property
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9
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Indexes
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10
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Closing of register in respect of charge
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11
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Duplicates of registers to be kept in local offices
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12
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Functions of local offices
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13
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PART II
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FIRST REGISTRATION, CONVERSION OF POSSESORY AND QUALIFIED TITLES, AND OTHER REGISTRATIONS INVOLVING EXAMINATIONS OF THE TITLE OF PERSONS TO UNREGISTERED INTERESTS IN REGISTERED PROPERTY
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Applications for first registration
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Application for first registration
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14
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Documents to accompany application for registration of ownership of freehold land and of incorporeal hereditaments held in gross
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15
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Documents to accompany application for registration of ownership of leasehold interests and of rights (other than incorporeal hereditaments held in gross)
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16
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Application for first registration based on possession
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17
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Examination of title
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18
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Subject Matter
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Rule
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Modification of examination of title
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19
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Application by Land Commission for registration with possessory title
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20
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Application by local authority under statutory powers for first registration of a purchaser
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21
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Documents to be lodged on registration procured by Land Commission
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22
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Transfers to registers of recorded property
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23
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Registration of recorded property
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24
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Entry of easement or profit à prendre as part of description of property registered
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25
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Property acquired under the Land Purchase Acts and on exchange
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26
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Notice of statutory restrictions
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27
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Entries relative to mines and minerals
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28
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Memorial for Registry of Deeds
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29
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Flat, floor, cellar, tunnel, mines and minerals; or foreshore
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30
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Cautions against first registration
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Form of caution and affidavit in support of it
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31
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Time for objection and form of notice on cautioner
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32
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Conversion of possessory title into absolute title where the property has been purchased under the Land Purchase Acts
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Application where ownership registered 30 years
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33
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Application where ownership registered 12 years under transfer for value
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34
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Application where property acquired by a statutory authority and purchase money does not exceed £900
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35
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Other applications for conversion of possessory title
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36
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Examination of title to interests protected by registration with a possessory title
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37
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Conversion of possessory title into absolute title or good leasehold title where the property has not been purchased under the Land Purchase Acts
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Conversion of registered title in cases under subsection (1) or (2) of section 50 of the Act
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38
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Notice, advertisement and enquiries before such conversions
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39
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Subject Matter
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Rule
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Conversion of qualified title into absolute or good leasehold title
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Application for conversion of qualified title
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40
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General provisions as to the conversion of possessory or qualified titles
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Notice of intended conversion to be given
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41
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How burdens ascertained entered on conversion
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42
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How register made conformable with titles ascertained
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43
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Issue of land certificate in substitution for deed deposited as a lien
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44
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Other examinations of title
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Other examinations of title outside register
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45
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Title acquired by possession to registered land
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Title to registered land acquired by possession
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46
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General provisions relative to first registration and applications requiring an examination of title of unregistered interests
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Form of affidavit of discovery
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47
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Registration of tenants in common
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48
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Registration of trustee owner
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49
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Notice to be given of proposed registration
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50
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Date of registration
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51
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PART III
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Dealings with Registered Property
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General
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Form of instruments
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52
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Applications or instruments in improper form
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53
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Evidence of execution of instruments
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54
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Evidence of execution of instruments by attorney
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55
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Identification of part of registered property transferred
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56
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Application by solicitor for registration of dealing
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57
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Subject Matter
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Rule
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Evidence of the sealing of deeds
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58
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Presentation of dealing for registration
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59
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Dealings to be accompanied by prescribed fee
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60
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Priority of dealings received for registration
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61
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Notice in register of pending registration and forgery notice
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62
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Date of registration
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63
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Registrar may refuse registration or may require amendment of instrument or application in certain cases
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64
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Amendment of instrument and priority of amended instrument
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65
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Adjudication of sufficiency of stamp on instrument
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66
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Registration of a tenant in common
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67
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Registration of trustee owner
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68
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Transfers
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Forms of transfer
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69
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Sub-division of property subject to restrictions
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70
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Registration of transferee who is a trustee
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71
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Registration under a transfer or vesting order on sale in execution of order of court
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72
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Effect of covenant to pay rent or indemnify may be noted in register
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73
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Registration of purchaser from personal representative of owner discharged from judgment mortgage on interest of beneficiary
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74
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Registration under a settlement
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75
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Registration under grant reserving rent
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76
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Registration of companies
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77
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Registration under transfer over-reaching estate or interest of registered owner
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78
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Notice of application for registration under transfer overreaching estate or interest of registered owner
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79
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Cancellation of burdens on transfer over-reaching the estate or interest of registered owner
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80
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Notice of cancellation of burdens on transfer over-reaching the estate or interest of registered owner
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81
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Registration of trustees or assignees of bankrupt owner; and re-registration of the owner
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82
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Registration of transferee of local authority under s. 6 of the Small Dwellings Acquisition Act, 1899, s. 11 (2) of the Housing (Loans and Grants) Act, 1962 , or s. 39 (5) or 107 (6) of the Housing Act, 1966
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83
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Subject Matter
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Rule
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Registration of local authority under s. 5 of the Small Dwellings Acquisition Act, 1899, s. 11(4) of the Housing (Loans and Grants) Act, 1962 , s. 24 of the Labourers Act, 1936 , or s. 39(5) or 107(6) of the Housing Act, 1966
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84
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Registration of dispositions of recorded property
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85
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Registration of new trustee of friendly society
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86
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Transmission on death before the 1st day of June, 1959, of a full owner of freehold property that did not vest in his personal representative
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Application for registration by a devisee of freeholds
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87
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Application for registration by heir, widow or husband of intestate freeholder
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88
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Transmission on death occurring before the 1st day of June, 1959, of(a) a full owner of property that vested in his personal representative under Part IV of the Registration of Title Act, and(b) a full owner of a register leasehold interest
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Assent by personal representative to a devise; and application of devisee for registration
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89
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Transfer by personal representative to devisee or successor
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90
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Application for registration by a person other than the personal representative entitled on intestacy
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91
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Application for registration by personal representative entitled on intestacy
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92
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Power of Registrar on a registration on transmission on death
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93
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Transmission on death of a full owner of property where the death occurs on or after the 1st day of June, 1959, and application for registration is made on or after the 1st day of January, 1967
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Assent by personal representative on death testate to registration of person entitled; application of person entitled for registration
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94
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Transfer by personal representative on death testate to person entitled or his successor
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95
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Application for registration by a person, other than the personal representative, entitled on intestacy
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96
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Application for registration by personal representative entitled on intestacy
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97
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Subject Matter
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Rule
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Transmission on death of owner of charge or other burden
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Application for registration on death of registered owner of charge or other burden
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98
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Note of death of registered owner
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Note of death of registered owner
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99
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Other transmissions
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Application for registration of successor of limited owner
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100
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Application for registration by survivors or survivor of joint tenants
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101
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Court orders
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Registration pursuant to court order
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102
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Burdens generally
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The assent to registration of burdens that is to be given by persons other than the owner
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103
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How assent to registration of burden is to be given
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104
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How burden may be entered
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105
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Owner of burden not entitled to custody of certificate of owner of the property
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106
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Note in register where statutory priority for burden claimed
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107
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Instrument creating two or more burdens and priority...
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