256Registration of charge

256 Registration of charge (1) After rates have been in arrears for at least 6 months, the council may apply to the appropriate registration authority for registration of the charge over the land to which the charge relates. (2) The registration authority must, on payment of the appropriate fee by the council: (a) register the charge as an overriding statutory charge; and (b) notify all persons with a registered interest in or over the land of the registration of the charge. (3) Failure to give notice of the registration of the charge under subsection (2)(b) does not invalidate the registration of the charge.

Local Government Act 2019 146 (4) A registration authority must cancel the registration of a charge if the council applies for the cancellation. (5) The council: (a) if the liability to which the charge relates is fully satisfied – must apply for the cancellation of the registration of the charge; and (b) may apply for a cancellation for any other reason.