Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012

40 Notification of acceptance, rejection or withdrawal of application

(1) On an application for registration being accepted or rejected, the Keeper must notify—

(a) the applicant,

(b) the granter of the deed sought to be registered (if any),

(c) if notification of receipt of the application was given under section 45(1), those to whom it was given, and

(d) any other person the Keeper considers appropriate.

(2) On an application for registration being withdrawn, the Keeper must notify—

(a) the granter of the deed which had been sought to be registered (if any),

(b) if such notification as is mentioned in subsection (1)(c) was given, those to whom it was given, and

(c) any other person the Keeper considers appropriate.

(3) The Keeper’s duty to notify persons under subsections (1) and (2) only applies in so far as the Keeper considers it reasonably practicable to notify them.

(4) Notification is to be by such means as the Keeper considers appropriate.

(5) Land register rules may make further provision about notification under subsections (1) and (2).

(6) A failure to comply with subsections (1) and (2) or with any rules so made does not affect the competence or validity of the acceptance, rejection or withdrawal in question.