The Northern Ireland (Land Registry) (Adaptation of Enactments) Order, 1948
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This Note is not part of the Order, but is intended to indicate its general purport.) The registration of title to land in Northern Ireland is a matter relating to the Supreme Court and as such is by the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, reserved. In other words, it is a matter in respect of which the Parliament of Northern Ireland has no power to make laws. Section 9 of the Northern Ireland Act, 1947, provides that from a date to be appointed by Order in Council the registra...