Part 10Electronic documents, electronic conveyancing and electronic registration
Electronic documents
96Where requirement for writing satisfied by electronic document
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The Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.7) (the “1995 Act”) is amended as follows.
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In section 1 (writing required for certain contracts, obligations, trusts, conveyances and wills)—
a
in subsection (2)—
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for “subsections (2A) and” substitute “
subsection
”
,
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after “written document” insert “
which is a traditional document
”
,
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after “section 2” insert “
or an electronic document complying with section 9B
”
,
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after paragraph (b) insert—
ba
the constitution of an agreement under section 66(1) of the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 5),
b
in subsection (3)—
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for “subsections (2)(a) or (2A)” substitute “
subsection (2)(a)
”
,
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repeal “written”,
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for “an electronic document complying with section 2A,” substitute “
section 9B
”
,
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in subsection (5), for “subsections (2)(a) or (2A)” substitute “
subsection (2)(a)
”
.
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The provisions of section 1 as amended by subsection (2) become Part 1 of the Act.
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The title of Part 1 is “When writing is required”.