The Land Registry map indicates the location of registered holdings (Rule 141(1) as amended by paragraph 19 of the Schedule to the Amendment Rules 2000) but does not guarantee boundaries. Responsibility for the accuracy of boundaries given in documents rests with the applicant not the Registry. A map is acceptable for registration in all cases where the property location as indicated by the applicant does not create a boundary conflict with the existing registry map and has been mapped in accordance with various Registry requirements as to map scales, plotting limitations and tolerances. Whether the exact line of the legal boundary can be identified depends, to a large extent, upon the precision with which it is defined in the documents on which the registration is based. The Land Registry's role is to ensure that the registry map shows the accurate location of the properties described in documents lodged for registration.
Article 64 of the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 provides that the description of land on the registry map (unless otherwise stated) is not conclusive as to the boundaries or extent of the land. However, boundaries can be made conclusive and the procedure to be followed is set out in Rule 144.
For unregistered land, it may be possible to obtain details from the Registry of Deeds.
Cautionary notes for map users
1. The map is for location purposes only (Rule 141(1) of the Land Registration Rules (Northern Ireland) 1994 as amended by paragraph 19 of the Schedule to the Amendment Rules 2000)).
2. Folio boundaries are not guaranteed (Section 64 of the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970).
3. The co-incidence of Land Registry markings and OSNI features may have been affected by revisions of the OSNI map subsequent to registration.
Reproduced from Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland digital data with the permission of the Director and Chief Executive, © Crown Copyright. (2002).