Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973

2 Interests in land: special cases

(1) If in the case of an interest in particular land, being an interest to which this section applies.—

(a) the interest has been possessed by any person, or by any person and his successors, for a continuous period of twenty years openly, peaceably and without any judicial interruption, and

(b) the possession was founded on, and followed the execution of, a deed (whether recorded or not) which is sufficient in respect of its terms to constitute in favour of that person a title to that interest in the particular land, or in land of a description habile to include the particular land,

then, as from the expiration of the said period, the validity of the title so far as relating to the said interest in the particular land shall be exempt from challenge except on the ground that the deed is invalid ex facie or was forged.

(2) This section apples—

(a) to the interest in land of the lessee under a lease;

(b) to any interest in allodial land;

(c) to any other interest in land the title to which is of a kind which, under the law in force immediately before the commencement of this Part of this Act, was sufficient to form a foundation for positive prescription without the deed constituting the tide having been recorded.

(3) This section is without prejudice to the operation of section 1 of this Act.