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Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012, Section 53 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 13 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

53Completion of titleS

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(1)The Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924 (c.27) is amended as follows.

(2)In section 4 (completion of title)—

(a)for “by a title which has not been completed by being recorded in the appropriate Register of Sasines, may” substitute “ may, if the last recorded title to the right is recorded in the General Register of Sasines, ”,

(b)the title of the section becomes “ Completion of title: General Register of Sasines ”.

(3)After section 4 insert—

4ACompletion of title: Land Register

Any person having right either to land or to a heritable security may complete title by registration in the Land Register of a notice of title in or as nearly as may be in the terms of the form in schedule BA to this Act.

4BFurther provision as regards completion of title

(1)If it is competent to register a disposition or assignation in the Land Register, it is not competent for the disponee or assignee to complete title in the manner provided for in section 4 of this Act.

(2)In this section and in section 4A of this Act, “Land Register” means the Land Register of Scotland..

(4)After section 49 insert—

49APower of the Scottish Ministers to prescribe forms

(1)The Scottish Ministers may, by order, modify any schedule to this Act.

(2)Such an order may, in particular, substitute for any form, notice, clause, warrant or other deed for the time being set out in such a schedule another such form, notice, clause, warrant or other deed.

(3)An order under this section is subject to the affirmative procedure..

(5)After schedule B insert—

SCHEDULE BASForm of notice of title: Land Register

”.

Commencement Information

I1S. 53(1)-(3)(5) in force at 8.12.2014 by S.S.I. 2014/127, art. 2

I2S. 53(4) in force at 1.11.2012 by S.S.I. 2012/265, art. 2

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