Important developments

Changes to the Network Access Agreement

On Monday 2 February 2009, some minor changes will be made to the Network Access Agreement (NAA). The changes are the result of further correspondence between Land Registry and the Law Society of England and Wales following the original consultation on the Land Registration (Network Access) Rules 2008.

Clause 61 of the NAA will be changed so that subscribers will be obliged only to use reasonable endeavours rather than best endeavours to ensure information submitted to the registrar is accurate and complete.

Clauses 68.2 and 68.3 will be changed so as to allow subscribers to retain electronic copies of forms of authority and identity documents instead of the originals, if they so choose.

Clause 94 will be amended by the deletion of the final sentence.  This means the exclusions of liability for Land Registry members and the subscriber’s users will mirror each other as far as possible.

Clause 96 will have wording added to it for clarification that the NAA does not affect any of the indemnity provisions set out in the Land Registration Act 2002.