The Land Registration (Scotland) Rules 2006

PART V MISCELLANEOUS

Rectification of register

17.—(1) An application to the Keeper, under section 9(1) of the Act, for the rectification of the register shall be on Form 9.

(2) Where it appears to the Keeper that proceedings in the court or the Lands Tribunal for Scotland may result in an order for rectification of the register under section 9(1) of the Act, the Keeper shall note the existence of such proceedings on the title sheet of the interest in land to which the proceedings relate.

Notifications by Keeper

18.—(1) A decision of the Keeper on any matter affecting registration shall be notified by the Keeper to any person whose interest appears from the register to be affected by that decision.

(2) Notification shall not be made under paragraph (1) where notification would have the effect of informing the person entitled to the interest in land of the existence of a recorded deed or a registration upon which possession adverse to his interest may be founded in terms of section 1 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973.

(3) A notification under paragraph (1) shall be made in such form as the Keeper shall think fit and shall be sufficiently made if sent by post to the person’s last address shown on the register.

Affidavits to accompany applications for registration

19.  Affidavits intended to accompany an application for registration may be made before a notary public.

Maps of registered interests and index of proprietors

20.  The Keeper shall make up and maintain–

(a) an index map, based on the Ordnance Map, of registered interests in land; and

(b) an index of the names of all persons currently entered in the proprietorship section of title sheets.

Application to Keeper for report or office copy

21.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, an application to the Keeper for a report, or office copy in terms of section 6(5) of the Act, mentioned in column 1 of the following table shall be in the appropriate form as referred to in column 2 of the said table.

	(1)	(2)
	Report or office copy applied for	Form
(1)	Report prior to registration	10
(2)	Continuation of report prior to registration	11
(3)	Report over registered subjects	12
(4)	Continuation of report over registered subjects	13
(5)	Report to ascertain whether or not subjects have been registered	14
(6)	Office copy (in terms of section 6(5) of the Act)	15

(2) An application for a report, or office copy in terms of section 6(5) of the Act, may be made by telephone provided the information which would have been included in an equivalent application under paragraph (1) is supplied, together with such additional information as may be required by the Keeper.

(3) An application for a report, or office copy in terms of section 6(5) of the Act, may be made by facsimile or electronic mail provided the information which would have been included in an equivalent application under paragraph (1) is supplied.

Application for Registers Direct service

22.—(1) An application may be made to the Keeper for use of the Registers Direct service.

(2) On making an application, an applicant shall submit such information as will enable the Keeper to be satisfied that suitable arrangements have been made for payment of any fees incurred by the applicant.

(3) Any user of the Registers Direct service shall, on being required to do so by the Keeper, submit such information as will enable the Keeper to be satisfied that the requirements of paragraph (2) continue to be met.

Description of a registered interest in land

23.  Land in respect of which an interest has been registered shall be sufficiently described in any deed relating to that interest if it is described by reference to the number of the title sheet of that interest in the manner prescribed by Schedule 3 to these Rules.

Revocation

24.  The rules listed in Schedule 4 to these Rules are revoked.