Notice 2 (under rule 54C of the Land Registration Rules 2003): Documents to which section 91 of the Land Registration Act 2002 applies (effective 1 June 2026)
Updated 1 June 2026
Applies to England and Wales
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Notice given under rule 54C of the Land Registration Rules 2003
Interpretation
1.In this Notice:
a) expressions have the meaning which they bear in the Land Registration Act 2002 and the Land Registration Rules 2003
b) “Business Gateway” means HM Land Registry’s XML machine to machine interface linking an applicant to HM Land Registry
c) “Digital Registration Service” has the meaning which it bears in Notice 25: Permitted applications using the Digital Registration Service
d) “qualified electronic signature” has the meaning it bears in Regulation (EU) 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market, as amended by the Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/89).
Currency and scope of notice
2. This notice is given under rule 54C of the Land Registration Rules 2003 and shall be current for the purposes of that rule on and after 0630 hours on 1 June 2026. It replaces Notice 2 of 20 May 2025.
3. The registrar is satisfied that adequate arrangements have been made for dealing with documents in electronic form that purport to effect any registrable disposition subject to the conditions set out below.
The form of the document and how it must be signed
4. If the document purports to effect a transfer of a registered estate or registered charge, it must be in the appropriate Form listed in rule 58 or rule 116 of the Land Registration Rules 2003 with the following modifications:
a) unless omitted, the text outside and relating to the “Date” panel must be replaced with “Remember to add the date and time of completion, but not before the document has been signed”
b) the “Date” panel must be replaced with “Date and time when this document takes effect”
c) unless omitted, the text outside and relating to the “Execution” panel must be replaced with: “The transferor must sign this transfer in the space opposite. If there is more than one transferor, all must sign. If the transfer contains transferee’s covenants or declarations or contains an application by the transferee (such as for a restriction), it must also be signed by the transferee.”
d) the “Execution” panel must be replaced with the appropriate signature block in the Schedule to this Notice or such other signature block, if any, as the registrar may allow.
5. If the document purports to effect a legal charge and Form CH1 is used, the Form must be modified as follows:
a) the “Date” and “Execution” panels must be replaced as in paragraph 4b) and d)
b) unless omitted, the text outside and relating to the “Execution” panel must be replaced with: “The borrower must sign this charge in the space opposite. If there is more than one borrower, all must sign. If a note of an obligation to make further advances has been applied for in panel 8 this charge must be signed by the lender or its conveyancer.”
6. If the document purports to effect a prescribed clauses lease:
a) clause LR1 must be replaced with “Date and time when this document takes effect”
b) the lease must contain the appropriate signature block in the Schedule to this Notice or such other signature block, if any, as the registrar may allow.
7. If the document purports to effect any other form of registrable disposition, it must state the date and time when it takes effect and it must contain the appropriate signature block in the Schedule to this Notice or such other signature block, if any, as the registrar may allow.
8. All the signatures must be qualified electronic signatures with embedded timestamps and LTV (long-term validation) enabled.
9. For the avoidance of doubt, the disposition must be effected by a single document signed by all the parties by whom it purports to be authenticated.
The application for registration
10. The application must be delivered by way of the Digital Registration Service or Business Gateway.
Nicola Muir
Deputy Director, Central Legal Services
28 May 2026
Schedule
Signature blocks
A. Where the signatory or one of the signatories is an individual–
“Signed by (full name of individual)” followed by the individual’s electronic signature
B. Where the signatory or one of the signatories is a company registered under the Companies Acts or an unregistered company–
“Signed by (name of company) acting by (full names of two individuals), [being a director and its secretary]/[being two directors]” followed by the two individuals’ electronic signatures
C. Where the signatory or one of the signatories is an overseas company–
“Signed by (name of company), a company incorporated in (territory), acting by (full name(s) of individual(s)), who, in accordance with the laws of that territory, [is]/[are] acting under the authority of the company” followed by the individual’s signature or individuals’ signatures
D. Where the signatory or one of the signatories is a limited liability partnership incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000–
“Signed by (name of limited liability partnership) acting by (full names of two individuals), being two members” followed by the two individuals’ electronic signatures