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Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I Feudal Reform

    1. Variation and discharge of land obligations

      1. 1.Variation and discharge of land obligations

      2. 2.Provisions supplementary to section 1

    2. Allocation of feuduties, etc.

      1. 3.Allocation of feuduties

      2. 4.Applications to Lands Tribunal regarding allocation of feuduties

      3. 5.Provisions supplementary to sections 3 and 4

      4. 6.Allocation of ground annuals

    3. Provisions for contracting out of sections I to 6 to be void

      1. 7.Provisions for contracting out of sections 1 to 6 void

    4. Reduction of period of positive prescription

      1. 8.Reduction of period of possession necessary for prescription following on title and possession from 20 years to 10 years

  3. PART II The Standard Security

    1. 9.The standard security

    2. 10.Import of forms of, and certain clauses in, standard security

    3. 11.Effect of recorded standard security, and incorporation of standard conditions

    4. 12.Standard security may be granted by person uninfeft

    5. 13.Ranking of standard securities

    6. 14.Assignation of standard security

    7. 15.Restriction of standard security

    8. 16.Variation of standard security

    9. 17.Discharge of standard security

    10. 18.Redemption of standard security

    11. 19.Calling-up of standard security

    12. 20.Exercise of rights of creditor on default of debtor in complying with a calling-up notice

    13. 21.Notice of default

    14. 22.Objections to notice of default

    15. 23.Rights and duties of parties after service of notice of default to which objection is not taken, or where the notice is not set aside

    16. 24.Application by creditor to court for remedies on default

    17. 25.Exercise of power of sale

    18. 26.Disposition by creditor on sale

    19. 27.Application of proceeds of sale

    20. 28.Foreclosure

    21. 29.Procedure

    22. 30.Interpretation of Part II

    23. 31.Saving

    24. 32.Application of enactments

  4. PART III Provisions as to Heritable Securities

    1. 33.Form of notice calling-up heritable security

    2. 34.Amendment of s. 34 of Act of 1924

    3. 35.Power of creditor in bond and disposition in security to sell to include power to sell by private bargain

    4. 36.Alteration of periods during which sale of land held in security is to be advertised

    5. 37.Amendment of s. 40 of Act of 1924

    6. 38.Amendment of s. 41 of Act of 1924

    7. 39.Amendment of s. 8 of Act of 1894

    8. 40.Discharge of heritable security constituted by ex facie absolute conveyance

    9. 41.Restriction on effect of reduction of certain discharges of securities

    10. 42.Extension of s. 13 to certain existing forms of heritable securities

    11. 43.Interpretation of Part III

  5. PART IV Other Conveyancing Reforms

    1. 44.Alteration of rules as to probative deeds

    2. 45.Status of sasine extracts

    3. 46.Effect of conditions as to pre-emption

    4. 47.Abolition of requirement to specify granter's title in certain deeds

    5. 48.Abolition of forms of assignation of unrecorded conveyances, etc., and of completion of title by recording of such assignations

  6. PART V Miscellaneous

    1. 49.Abolition of heritor's right of pre-emption of glebe

    2. 50.Amendment of Lands Tribunal Act 1949

  7. PART VI General

    1. 51.Application to Crown

    2. 52.Saving, amendment and repeal

    3. 53.Interpretation

    4. 54.Short title, commencement and extent

  8. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Land obligations not subject to variation or discharge under section 1

      1. 1.An obligation to pay feuduty, ground annual, rent, skat, dry...

      2. 2.An obligation, however constituted, relating to the right to work...

      3. 3.An obligation imposed by or on behalf of the Crown...

      4. 4.An obligation created or imposed— (i) for naval, military or...

      5. 5.An obligation created or imposed in or in relation to...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Forms of Standard Security

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      The Standard Conditions

      1. 1.Maintenance and repair.

      2. 2.Completion of buildings etc. and prohibition of alterations etc.

      3. 3.Observance of conditions in title, payment of duties, charges, etc., and general compliance with requirements of law relating to security subjects.

      4. 4.Planning notices, etc.

      5. 5.Insurance.

      6. 6.Restriction on letting.

      7. 7.General power of creditor to perform obligations etc. on failure of debtor and power to charge debtor.

      8. 8.Calling-up.

      9. 9.Default.

      10. 10.Rights of creditor on default.

      11. 11.Exercise of right of redemption.

      12. 12.The debtor shall be personally liable to the creditor for...

      13. Interpretation

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Forms of Deeds of Assignation, Restriction, &c

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Procedures as to Redemption

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Procedures as to Calling-up and Default

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Contents of Certificate Stating a Default

      1. 1.A certificate which is lodged in court by the creditor...

      2. 2.A certificate shall state— (i) the name and address of...

      3. 3.The certificate shall be signed by the creditor or his...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      Excluded Enactments

      1. The Debts Securities (Scotland) Act 1856

        1. 1.Section 7 (Securities for cash accounts or credits).

      2. Registration of Long Leases (Scotland) Act 1857

        1. 2.Section 4 (Assignations in security).

        2. 3.Section 5 (Instrument to be expeded where party presenting assignation...

        3. 4.Section 6 (Translation of assignations in security and creditor's entry...

        4. 5.Section 13 (Renunciations and discharges to be recorded) so far...

        5. 6.Section 20 (Interpretation of clauses in Schedules).

      3. The Titles to Land Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1868

        1. 7.Sections 118 (Form of bond and disposition in security).

        2. 8.Section 119 (Explanation of clauses in Schedule (FF) No. 1—Form...

        3. 9.Section 121 (Validity of sale to purchaser).

        4. 10.Section 122 (Creditors selling to count and reckon for the...

        5. 11.Section 123 (Disburdening of lands on sale and after consignation...

        6. 12.Section 124 (Prescription of form of transfer of securities).

        7. 13.Section 132 (Renunciation or discharge of heritable security).

        8. 14.Section 133 (Restriction of heritable security).

        9. 15.Section 138 (Use of short clauses of consent to registration)....

      4. Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1874

        1. 16.Section 48 (Disburdening of lands sold under heritable securities when...

        2. 17.Section 49 (Disburdening of lands where debtor in a heritable...

      5. The Heritable Securities (Scotland) Act 1894

        1. 18.Section 6 (Power of creditor to lease security subjects for...

        2. 19.Section 7 (Granting of power by sheriff to lease security...

        3. 20.Section 8 (Foreclosure).

        4. 21.Section 9 (Completion of title of security holders and preservation...

        5. 22.Section 10 (Purchaser's title indefeasible).

        6. 23.Section 12 (Procedure).

        7. 24.Section 15 (Jurisdiction of sheriff).

      6. The Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924

        1. 25.Section 24 (Assimilation of forms for registered leases).

        2. 26.Section 25 (Form of bond and disposition in security).

        3. 27.Sections 28 to 30 (Provisions dealing with the assignation, discharge...

        4. 28.Section 31 (Description of lands and deduction of title unnecessary...

        5. 29.Section 32 (Redemption of bond and disposition in security).

        6. 30.Sections 33-39 (Provisions relating to calling up bond and disposition...

        7. 31.Section 42 (Mode of disburdening land sold by creditor under...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      Discharge of Heritable Security Constituted by Ex Facie Absolute Conveyance

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      Minor and Consequential Amendments

      1. PART I Amendments affecting specification of title

        1. THE REGISTRATION OF LEASES (SCOTLAND) ACT 1857

          1. 1.In Schedule (H), in the footnote, for the words "...

        2. THE CONVEYANCING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1924

          1. 2.In Schedule J, in Note 3, for the words from...

          2. 3.In Schedule K, in Note 2, for the words from...

      2. PART II Other amendments

        1. THE CONVEYANCING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1924

          1. 4.In Schedule 1, in the note, before the words "...

        2. THE LAND COMPENSATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 1963

          1. 5.In section 10, for the words " Lord President of...

    11. SCHEDULE 11

      Enactments Repealed

      1. PART I Repeals affecting specification of title

      2. PART II Repeals relating to assignations of unrecorded conveyances etc.

      3. PART III Other repeals

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