Scottish Statutory Instruments
LAND REGISTRATION
Made
12th September 2002
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(2) of the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 (Commencement No. 16) Order 2002.
2. Sections 2(1) and (2) and 3(3) of the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 shall come into force on 1st April 2003 in the following areas, for the purpose of registration of writs:–
(a)the County of Banff;
(b)the County of Moray;
(c)the County of Ross and Cromarty;
(d)the County of Caithness;
(e)the County of Sutherland; and
(f)the Counties of Orkney and Zetland.
JAMES WALLACE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
12th September 2002
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st April 2003 in the areas of the Counties of Banff; Moray, Ross and Cromarty; Caithness; Sutherland; and Orkney and Zetland, sections 2(1) and (2) and 3(3) of the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979. Section 2(1) and (2) provides for the circumstances in which an interest in land shall be registerable and section 3(3) provides that certain persons are to obtain a real right only by registration.
(This note is not part of the Order)
Sections 2(1) and (2) and 3(3) of the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order in relation to the following areas–
| Registration Areas | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Renfrew | 06/04/1981 | 1980/1412 |
| Dumbarton | 04/10/1982 | 1982/520 |
| Lanark | 03/01/1984 | 1983/745 |
| Glasgow | 30/09/1985 | 1985/501 |
| Clackmannan | 01/10/1992 | 1992/815 |
| Stirling | 01/04/1993 | 1992/2060 |
| West Lothian | 01/10/1993 | 1993/922 |
| Fife | 01/04/1995 | 1994/2588 |
| Aberdeen, Kincardine | 01/04/1996 | 1995/2547 |
| Ayr, Dumfries, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Wigtown | 01/04/1997 | 1996/2490 |
| Perth, Angus, Kinross | 01/04/1999 | 1998/1810 |
| Berwick, East Lothian, Roxburgh, Selkirk, Peebles | 01/10/1999 | 1998/2980 |
| Argyll, Bute | 01/04/2000 | S.S.I. 1999/111 |
| Midlothian | 01/04/2001 | S.S.I. 2000/338 |
| Inverness, Nairn | 01/04/2002 | S.S.I. 2001/309 |
S.I. 1980/1412 also brought into force on 6th April 1981 all the other provisions of the Act, except those which, under section 30(2) of the Act, came into operation on the passing of the Act.
1979 c. 33. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).