000			01591cam a2200229 4500
001			ABS68850
008			050318n2005 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u129103
100			_aWhitters, B.
245		4	_aThe open register and the Freedom of Information Act 2000
260			_c2005
490			_aEMIS Property Service _v3(2) February 2005, 3-6(4)
520			_aThe Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA) introduced the open register and, along with the Land Registration Rules 2003 (LRR), granted extensive rights to inspect, copy and request official copies of documents kept by the Land Registry. The system established by the LRA and the LRR will be complete in October 2005 when transitional period documents become available to the public. However there will still be documents which will not be available to the public as of right. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) may provide the rights to fill the gap in the open register system. It will depend on how the Land Registry interprets its obligations under the FOIA and, in particular, how it applies the public interest test for withholding information. The article looks at the rules governing access to Land Registry documents in the LRA and the LRR and then considers the rights granted by the FOIA and its impact on the Land Registry. [Taken from journal abstract].
590			_aABS
650			_aLAND REGISTRATION ACT 2002
650			_aOPEN REGISTER
650			_aFREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000
650			_aLAND REGISTRATION RULES
650			_aHM LAND REGISTRY
690			_aLAW-UK
942			_n0
999			_c74944 _d74944