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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. 23.Fees

    5. 24.Financial provisions

    6. 25.Appeals

    7. 26.Application to Crown

    8. 27.Rules

    9. 28.Interpretation, etc.

    10. 29.Amendment and repeal of enactments

    11. 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 142 of the Titles to Land Consolidation (Scotland)...

      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. 6.In paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the said Act...

    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)

      1. 1.The Real Rights Act 1693

      2. 2.The Register of Sasines Act 1693

      3. 3.The Register of Sasines Act 1829

      4. 4.The Infeftment Act 1845

      5. 5.The Registration of Leases (Scotland) Act 1857

      6. 6.The Land Registers (Scotland) Act 1868

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

      8. 8.The Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1874

      9. 9.The Writs Execution (Scotland) Act 1877

      10. 10.The Registration of Certain Writs (Scotland) Act 1891

      11. 11.The Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924

      12. 12.The Burgh Registers (Scotland) Act 1926

      13. 13.The Conveyancing Amendment (Scotland) Act 1938

      14. 14.The Public Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1948

      15. 15.The Public Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1950

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

      17. 17.The Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Repeals

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