http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2012/5/section/2Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012An Act of the Scottish Parliament to reform and restate the law on the registration of rights to land in the land register; to enable electronic conveyancing and registration of electronic documents in the land register; to provide for the closure of the Register of Sasines in due course; to make provision about the functions of the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland; to allow electronic documents to be used for certain contracts, unilateral obligations and trusts that must be constituted by writing; to provide about the formal validity of electronic documents and for their registration; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-20Expert Participation2024-03-04 Part 1 The Land Register<Emphasis>Structure and contents of the register</Emphasis>The parts of the register2The Keeper must make up and maintain, as parts of the register—athe title sheet record,bthe cadastral map,cthe archive record, anddthe application record.S. 2 in force at 8.12.2014 by S.S.I. 2014/127, art. 2
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