Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 5)

Part 10 S Electronic documents, electronic conveyancing and electronic registration

Electronic recording and registration S

100 Power to enable electronic registration S

(1) The Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, make provision to enable the recording or registration of electronic documents in any register under the management and control of the Keeper.

(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may, in particular, make provision—

(a) regulating the making up and keeping of any such register,

(b) regulating the procedure to be followed by any person applying for recording or registration in any such register,

(c) regulating the procedure to be followed by the Keeper in relation to—

(i) any such application, and

(ii) the recording or registration of electronic documents to which such an application relates,

(d) that the Scottish Ministers consider necessary or expedient to enable recording or registration of electronic documents in any such register.

(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may modify any enactment.

(4) Before making regulations under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must consult—

(a) the Keeper,

(b) the Keeper of the Records of Scotland, and

(c) the Lord President of the Court of Session.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 100 in force at 22.3.2014 by S.S.I. 2014/41, art. 2, sch. Pt. 1