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Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I Registration of Interests in Land

    1. 1. The Land Register of Scotland.

    2. 2. Registration.

    3. 3. Effect of registration.

    4. 4. Applications for registration.

    5. 5. Completion of registration.

    6. 6. The title sheet.

    7. 7. Ranking.

    8. 8. Continuing effectiveness of recording in Register of Sasines.

    9. 9. Rectification of the register.

    10. 10. Positive prescription in respect of registered interests in land.

    11. 11. Transitional provisions for Part I.

  3. Part II Indemnity in Respect of Registered Interests in Land

    1. 12. Indemnity in respect of loss.

    2. 13. Provisions supplementary to section 12.

    3. 14. The foreshore.

  4. Part III Simplification and Effect of Deeds

    1. 15. Simplification of deeds relating to registered interests.

    2. 16. Omission of certain clauses in deeds.

    3. 17. Deeds of declaration of conditions.

    4. 18. Variations and discharges of land obligations.

    5. 19. Agreement as to common boundary.

  5. Part IV Miscellaneous and General

    1. 20. Tenants-at-will.

    2. 21. Provisions supplementary to section 20.

    3. 22. Provisions supplementary to section 20: heritable creditors.

    4. 22A. Power of sheriff to grant renewals of certain long leases.

    5. 23. Fees.

    6. 24. Financial provisions.

    7. 25. Appeals.

    8. 26. Application to Crown.

    9. 27. Rules.

    10. 28. Interpretation, etc.

    11. 29. Amendment and repeal of enactments.

    12. 30. Short title, extent and commencement.

  6. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Form of Notice to be Given by a Tenant-at-will who Wishes to Acquire his Landlord’s Interest as such in the Tenancy

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Amendment of Enactments

      1. The Land Registers (Scotland) Act 1868

        1. 1.In section 6 of the Land Registers (Scotland) Act 1868...

      2. The Titles to Land Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1868

        1. 2.In section 6 of the Conveyancing Amendment (Scotland) Act 1938...

      3. The Conveyancing Amendment (Scotland) Act 1938

        1. 3.In section 6 of the Conveyancing Amendment (Scotland) Act 1938...

      4. The Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970

        1. 4.In section 28 of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland)...

      5. The Housing (Scotland) Act 1974

        1. (5).In section 9 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1974 (conditions...

        2. 5.. . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 6.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Enactments Referring to the Register of Sasines or to the Recording of a Deed in the Register of Sasines not Affected by Section 29(2)

    4. SCHEDULE 4

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