What is the doctrine of adverse possession under the Land Registration Act 2002 and how does it differ from the pre-2002 regime?
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A
Adverse possession has been abolished for all registered land
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B
Under the LRA 2002, a squatter may apply for registration after 10 years of adverse possession; the registered proprietor is then notified and has 65 business days to object, and if they do, the application fails unless the squatter can rely on one of three limited exceptions in Schedule 6 paragraph 5
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C
The squatter automatically becomes the owner after 12 years, as under the old law
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D
Adverse possession only applies to unregistered land after 2002