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Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012

  • Explanatory Notes Table of contents

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012. For other versions of these Explanatory Notes, see More Resources.

  1. Contents

  2. Summary of and Background to the Act

  3. Overview of the Act

  4. Commentary on Sections

    1. Part 1: the Land Register

      1. The Land Register of Scotland

        1. Section 1: The Land Register of Scotland

      2. Structure and contents of the register

        1. Section 2: The parts of the register

      3. Title sheets and the title sheet record

        1. Section 3: Title sheets and the title sheet record

        2. Section 4: Title and lease title numbers

        3. Section 5: Structure of title sheets

        4. Section 6: The property section of the title sheet

        5. Section 7: The proprietorship section of the title sheet

        6. Section 8: The securities section of the title sheet

        7. Section 9: The burdens section of the title sheet

        8. Section 10: What is entered or incorporated by reference in a title sheet

      4. The cadastral map

        1. Section 11: The cadastral map

        2. Section 12: Cadastral units

        3. Section 13: The cadastral map: further provision

      5. The archive record

        1. Section 14: The archive record

      6. The application record

        1. Section 15: The application record

      7. Tenements etc.

        1. Section 16: Tenements and other flatted buildings

      8. Shared plots

        1. Section 17: Shared plots

        2. Section 18: Shared plot and sharing plot title sheets

        3. Section 19: Conversion of shared plot title sheet to ordinary title sheet

        4. Section 20: Shared plot title sheets in relation to registered leases

    2. Part 2: Registration

      1. Applications for registration

        1. Section 21: Application for registration of deed

        2. Section 22: General application conditions

        3. Section 23: Conditions of registration: transfer of unregistered plot

        4. Sections 24 and 25: Conditions of registration: certain deeds relating to unregistered plots

        5. Section 26: Conditions of registration: deeds relating to registered plots

      2. Registration without deed

        1. Section 27: Application for voluntary registration

        2. Section 28: Conditions of registration: voluntary registration

        3. Section 29: Keeper-induced registration

      3. Completion of registration

        1. Section 30: Completion of registration of plot

        2. Section 31: Completion of registration of deed

        3. Section 32: References to certain entries in Register of Inhibitions

      4. General provision about applications

        1. Section 33: Recording in application record

        2. Section 34: Withdrawal and amendments etc. of application

        3. Section 35: Period within which decision must be made

      5. Date of application and registration etc.

        1. Section 36: Date of application

        2. Section 37: Date and time of registration

        3. Section 38: Power to amend section 6 of the Land Registers (Scotland) Act 1868

      6. Applications in relation to the same land

        1. Section 39: Order in which applications are to be dealt with

      7. Notification

        1. Section 40: Notification of acceptance, rejection or withdrawal of application

        2. Section 41: Notification to proprietor

        3. Section 42: Notification to Scottish Ministers of certain applications

      8. Prescriptive claimants etc.

        1. Overview of sections 43 to 45: prescriptive claimants

        2. Section 43: Prescriptive claimants

        3. Section 44: Provisional entries on title sheet

        4. Section 45: Notification of prescriptive applications

      9. Further provision

        1. Section 46: Applications relating to compulsory acquisition

        2. Section 47: Effect of death or dissolution

        3. Section 48: Closure of Register of Sasines etc.

    3. Part 3: Competence and Effect of Registration

      1. Registrable deeds

        1. Section 49: Registrable deeds

      2. Specific provisions on competence and effect of registration

        1. Section 50: Transfer by disposition

        2. Section 51: Proper liferents

        3. Section 52: Registration of, and of transactions and events affecting, leases

        4. Section 53: Completion of title

        5. Section 54: Registration of decree of reduction

        6. Section 55: Registration of order for rectification of document etc.

    4. Part 4: Advance Notices

      1. Section 56: Advance notices

      2. Section 57: Application for advance notice

      3. Section 58: Period of effect of advance notice

      4. Section 59: Effect of advance notice: registered deeds

      5. Section 60: Effect of advance notice: recorded deeds

      6. Section 61: Effect of advance notice: further provision

      7. Section 62: Removal of advance notice etc.

      8. Section 63: Discharge of advance notice

      9. Section 64: Application of part to specific deeds

    5. Part 5: Inaccuracies in the Register

      1. Section 65: Meaning of “inaccuracy”

      2. Section 66: Shifting boundaries

    6. Part 6: Caveats

      1. Section 67: Warrant to place a caveat

      2. Section 68: Duration of caveat

      3. Section 69: Renewal of caveat

      4. Section 70: Restriction of caveat

      5. Section 71: Recall of caveat

      6. Section 72: Discharge of caveat

    7. Part 7: Keeper’s Warranty

      1. Keeper’s warranty

        1. Section 73: Keeper’s warranty

        2. Section 74: Keeper’s warranty on registration under sections 25 and 29

        3. Section 75: Extension, limitation or exclusion of warranty

        4. Section 76: Variation of warranty

      2. Claims under warranty

        1. Section 77: Claims under Keeper’s warranty

        2. Section 78: Claim under warranty: circumstances where liability excluded

        3. Section 79: Claims under warranty: quantification of compensation

    8. Part 8: Rectification of the Register

      1. Rectification

        1. Section 80: Rectification of the register

        2. Section 81: Rectification where registration provisional etc.

        3. Section 82: Referral to the Lands Tribunal for Scotland

        4. Section 83: Proceedings involving the accuracy of the register

      2. Compensation in consequence of rectification

        1. Section 84: Rectification: compensation for certain expenses and losses

        2. Section 85: Rectification: circumstances where liability excluded

    9. Part 9: Rights of Persons Acquiring Etc. in Good Faith

      1. Ownership

        1. Section 86: Acquisition from disponer without valid title

        2. Section 87: Acquisition from representative of disponer without valid title

      2. Leases

        1. Section 88: Acquisition from assigner without valid title

        2. Section 89: Acquisition from representative of assigner without valid title

      3. Servitudes

        1. Section 90: Grant of servitude by person not proprietor

      4. Extinction of encumbrances etc

        1. Section 91: Extinction of encumbrance when land disponed

        2. Section 92: Extinction of encumbrance when lease assigned

        3. Section 93: Extinction of floating charge when land disponed

      5. Compensation in consequence of this Part

        1. Section 94: Compensation for loss incurred in consequence of this Part

        2. Section 95: Quantification of compensation

    10. Part 10: Electronic Documents, Electronic Conveyancing and Electronic Registration

      1. Electronic documents

        1. Section 96: Where requirement for writing satisfied by electronic document

        2. Section 97: Electronic documents

        3. Section 98: Amendment of Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995

      2. Electronic conveyancing

        1. Section 99: Automated registration

      3. Electronic recording and registration

        1. Section 100: Power to enable electronic registration

    11. Part 11: Miscellaneous and General

      1. Deduction of title

        1. Section 101: Deduction of title

      2. Notes on register

        1. Section 102: Note of date on which entry in register is made

      3. Appeals

        1. Section 103: Appeals

      4. Extracts and certified copies

        1. Section 104: Extracts and certified copies: general

        2. Section 105: Evidential status of extract or certified copy

        3. Section 106: Liability of Keeper in respect of extracts, information and lost documents etc.

      5. Information and access

        1. Section 107: Information and access

      6. Keeper’s functions

        1. Section 108: Provisions of services by the Keeper

        2. Section 109: Performance of Keeper’s functions during vacancy in office etc.

      7. Fees

        1. Section 110: Fees

      8. Duty to take reasonable care

        1. Section 111: Duties of certain persons

      9. Offence

        1. Section 112: Offence relating to applications for registration

      10. General provisions

        1. Section 113: Interpretation

        2. Section 114: References to “registering” etc. in the Land Register of Scotland

        3. Section 115: Land Register rules

        4. Section 116: Subordinate legislation

        5. Section 117: Ancillary provision

        6. Section 118: Transitional provisions

        7. Section 119: Minor and consequential modifications

        8. Section 120: Saving provisions

        9. Section 121: Crown application

        10. Section 122: The designated day

        11. Sections 123: Commencement

        12. Sections 124: Short title

  5. Schedules

    1. Schedule 1: Registered leases tenanted in common

    2. Schedule 2: Amendment of Registration of Leases (Scotland) Act 1857

    3. Schedule 3: Amendment of Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995

      1. Overview of schedule 3

    4. Schedule 4: Transitional provisions

      1. Paragraphs 1 to 6

      2. Paragraphs 7 to 11

      3. Paragraph 12

      4. Paragraphs 13 and 14

      5. Paragraphs 15 and 16

      6. Paragraphs 17 to 24

      7. Paragraph 25

      8. Paragraph 26

    5. Schedule 5: Minor and consequential modifications

      1. Overview

      2. Paragraph 1 - Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845

      3. Paragraph 2 - Commissioners Clauses Act 1847

      4. Paragraph 3 - Ordnance Board Transfer Act 1855

      5. Paragraph 4 - Transmission of Moveable Property (Scotland) Act 1862

      6. Paragraph 5 - Land Registers (Scotland) Act 1868 (c.64)

      7. Paragraph 6 - Titles to Land Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1868

      8. Paragraph 7 - Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1874

      9. Paragraph 8 - Trusts (Scotland) Act 1921

      10. Paragraph 9 - Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924

      11. Paragraph 10 - Burgh Registers (Scotland) Act 1926

      12. Paragraph 11 - Public Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1948

      13. Paragraph 12 - Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1958

      14. Paragraph 13 - Harbours Act 1964

      15. Paragraph 14 - Succession (Scotland) Act 1964

      16. Paragraph 15 - Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965

      17. Paragraph 16 - Gas Act 1965

      18. Paragraph 17 - Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970

      19. Paragraph 18 - Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973

      20. Paragraph 19 - Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979

      21. Paragraph 20 - Education (Scotland) Act 1980

      22. Paragraph 21 - Water (Scotland) Act 1980

      23. Paragraph 22 - Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981

      24. Paragraph 23 - Civil Aviation Act 1982

      25. Paragraph 24 - Litter Act 1983

      26. Paragraph 25 - Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983

      27. Paragraph 26 - Telecommunications Act 1984

      28. Paragraph 27 - Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984

      29. Paragraph 28 - Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985

      30. Paragraph 29 - Housing Associations Act 1985

      31. Paragraph 30 - Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985

      32. Paragraph 31 - Electricity Act 1989

      33. Paragraph 32 - Property Misdescriptions Act 1991

      34. Paragraph 33 - Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991

      35. Paragraph 34 - Coal Industry Act 1994

      36. Paragraph 35 - Land Registers (Scotland) Act 1995

      37. Paragraph 36 - Petroleum Act 1998

      38. Paragraph 37 - Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000

      39. Paragraph 38 - Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000

      40. Paragraph 39 - Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000

      41. Paragraph 40 - Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc.  Act 2000

      42. Paragraph 41 - National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000

      43. Paragraph 42 - Housing (Scotland) Act 2001

      44. Paragraph 43 - Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003

      45. Paragraph 44 - Civil Partnership Act 2004

      46. Paragraph 45 - Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine Railway and Linked Improvements Act 2004

      47. Paragraph 46 - Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004

      48. Paragraph 47 - Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Act 2006

      49. Paragraph 48 - Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Act 2006

      50. Paragraph 49 - Waverley Railway (Scotland) Act 2006

      51. Paragraph 50 - Companies Act 2006

      52. Paragraph 51 - Glasgow Airport Rail Link Act 2007

      53. Paragraph 52 - Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007

      54. Paragraph 53 - Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Act 2007

      55. Paragraph 54 - Airdrie-Bathgate Railway and Linked Improvements Act 2007

      56. Paragraph 55 - Energy Act 2008

  6. Parliamentary History

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