6SIn section 16, for subsection (5) there shall be substituted the following subsections—
“(5)As soon as practicable after an agreement or instrument such as is mentioned in subsection (4) above is made or an order so mentioned is confirmed, it shall be registered or, as the case may be, recorded in pursuance of subsection (6) or (7) below.
(6)In the case of an agreement or order made by Scottish Natural Heritage or an instrument or order varying or revoking such an agreement or order—
(a)if an interest in the land to which the agreement, instrument or order relates falls to be registered in the Land Register of Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage shall cause the agreement, instrument or order to be registered in that register;
(b)in any other case it shall cause the agreement, instrument or order to be recorded in the appropriate Division of the General Register of Sasines.
(7)In the case of an agreement or order made by the general or district planning authority or an instrument or order varying or revoking such an agreement or order—
(a)if an interest in the land to which the agreement, instrument or order relates falls to be registered in the Land Register of Scotland, the general or district planning authority shall cause the agreement, instrument or order to be registered in that register;
(b)in any other case they shall cause the agreement, instrument or order to be recorded in the appropriate Division of the General Register of Sasines.
(8)Subject to subsection (9) below, an agreement, instrument or order registered or recorded in pursuance of subsection (6) or, as the case may be, subsection (7) above shall be enforceable at the instance of respectively Scottish Natural Heritage or the general or district planning authority against persons deriving title to the land or the relevant interest therein from the person so entitled when the agreement, instrument or order was made.
(9)An agreement, instrument or order shall not be enforceable as mentioned in subsection (8) above against a third party who has in good faith and for value acquired right (whether completed by infeftment or not) to the land or to the relevant interest therein prior to the agreement, instrument or order being registered or, as the case may be, recorded in pursuance of subsection (6) or (7) above, or against any person deriving title from such third party.
(10)In this section “relevant interest” means an interest which is subject to an agreement, instrument or order such as is mentioned in subsection (4) above.”