The Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 (Commencement No. 16) Order 2002
Citation1.
This Order may be cited as the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 (Commencement No. 16) Order 2002.
Commencement of Provisions2.
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.
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
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.
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 | |
Dumbarton | 04/10/1982 | |
Lanark | 03/01/1984 | |
Glasgow | 30/09/1985 | |
Clackmannan | 01/10/1992 | |
Stirling | 01/04/1993 | |
West Lothian | 01/10/1993 | |
Fife | 01/04/1995 | |
Aberdeen, Kincardine | 01/04/1996 | |
Ayr, Dumfries, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Wigtown | 01/04/1997 | |
Perth, Angus, Kinross | 01/04/1999 | |
Berwick, East Lothian, Roxburgh, Selkirk, Peebles | 01/10/1999 | |
Argyll, Bute | 01/04/2000 | |
Midlothian | 01/04/2001 | |
Inverness, Nairn | 01/04/2002 |
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.