S. 78 in force at 8.12.2014 by S.S.I. 2014/127, art. 2

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2012/5/section/78Land 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 Participation2024-03-04Part 7Keeper's warrantyClaims under warranty
78Claims under warranty: circumstances where liability excluded

The Keeper has no liability to pay compensation by virtue of section 77(1)—

a

if the inaccuracy is consequent upon an error in the cadastral map and that error was made in reasonable reliance upon the base map,

b

if the existence of the inaccuracy was, or ought to have been, known to—

i

the applicant, or

ii

any person acting as solicitor or other legal adviser to the applicant,

at the time of registration,

c

in so far as the inaccuracy is attributable to a failure of—

i

the applicant, or

ii

any person acting as solicitor or other legal adviser to the applicant,

to comply with the duty owed to the Keeper under section 111,

d

in so far as the claimant's loss could have been avoided by the applicant, owner or claimant taking certain measures which it would have been reasonable for the applicant, owner or claimant to take,

e

in so far as the connection between the claimant's loss and the inaccuracy is too remote, or

f

for non-patrimonial loss.

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