Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/33/part/II?timeline=true
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Changes over time for: Part IIAlternative versions:01/02/1991 - Amendment09/06/2000 - Amendment02/04/2001 - Amendment28/11/2004 - Amendment04/05/2006 - Amendment03/09/2007 - AmendmentProspective - AmendmentChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979:Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2011/2329 art. 3 commences (2011 c. 5)S.S.I. 2011/372 art. 2 Sch. commences (2011 asp 3)Part IIS Indemnity in Respect of Registered Interests in Land12 Indemnity in respect of loss.S(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, a person who suffers loss as a result of—
(d)an error or omission in any land or charge certificate or in any information given by the Keeper in writing or in such other manner as may be prescribed by rules made under section 27 of this Act,
(ii)such exclusion has been cancelled but only on the prevailing title having been fortified by prescription;
(b)the loss arises in respect of a title which has been reduced [F1, whether or not under subsection (4) of section 34, or subsection (5) of section 36, of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (or either of those subsections as applied by sections 615A(4) and 615B of the Companies Act 1985, respectively)] as a gratuitous alienation or fraudulent preference, or has been reduced or varied by an order under section 6(2) of the M1Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976 [F2or by an order made by virtue of section 29 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984] (orders relating to settlements and other dealings) [F3or has been set aside or varied by an order under section 18(2) (orders relating to avoidance transactions) of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985];
(c)the loss arises in consequence of the making of a further order under section 5(2) of the M2Presumption of Death (Scotland) Act 1977 (effect on property rights of recall or variation of decree of declarator of presumed death);
[F4(cc)the loss arises in consequence of—
(ii)there being, in the register, an inaccuracy the rectification of which,]
were there a proprietor in possession, would be deemed, by subsection (3B) of section 9 of this Act, not to prejudice that proprietor;
(e)the loss arises, in the case of land extending to 2 hectares or more the area of which falls to be entered in the title sheet of an interest in that land under section 6(1)(a) of this Act, as a result of the Keeper’s failure to enter such area in the title sheet or, where he has so entered such area, as a result of any inaccuracy in the specification of that area in the title sheet;
[F5(gg)the loss arises from inability to enforce sporting rights converted into a tenement in land by virtue of section 65A of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 5), unless the Keeper expressly assumes responsibility for the enforceability of those rights;]
(i)a beneficiary under a trust in respect of any transaction entered into by its trustees or in respect of any title granted by them the validity of which is unchallengeable by virtue of section 2 of the M3Trusts (Scotland) Act 1961 (validity of certain transactions by trustees), or as the case may be, section 17 of the M4Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (protection of persons acquiring title), or
(ii)a person in respect of any interest transferred to him by trusteees in purported implement of trust purposes;
(k)the loss arises as a result of an error or omission in an office copy as to the effect of any subsisting adverse entry in the Register of Inhibitions and Adjudications affecting any person in respect of any registered interest in land, and that person’s entitlement to that interest is neither disclosed in the register nor otherwise known to the Keeper;
[F6(kk)the loss is suffered by an adult within the meaning of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4) because of the operation of sections 22, 49, 60, 70 or 71A of that Act, or by any person who acquires any right, title or interest from that adult;]
(m)the claimant is F7. . . a landlord under a long lease and the claim relates to any information—
(i)contained in F7. . . the lease F7. . . and
(ii)omitted from the title sheet of the interest of the F7. . . landlord,
(except insofar as the claim may relate to the constitution or amount of the F7. . . rent and adequate information has been made available to the Keeper to enable him to make an entry in the register in respect of such constitution or amount or to the description of the land in respect of which the F7. . . rent is payable);
[F8(p)the loss arises from a rectification of the register consequential on the making of an order under section 8 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985.]
[F9(q)the loss arises in consequence of an inaccuracy in any information contained in a notice of potential liability for costs registered in pursuance of—
(ii)section 12(3)(a) or 13(3) of the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 11).]
[F10(r)the loss arises in consequence of an inaccuracy in any information contained in any document registered in pursuance of section 61(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1).]
[F11(r)the loss is suffered by the estate of a deceased former spouse in respect of heritable property falling to it where the title to the property or to any interest in the property has been acquired by another person and is unchallengeable by virtue of section 19 of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 2);
(s)the loss is suffered by the estate of a deceased former civil partner in respect of heritable property falling to it where the title to the property or to any interest in the property has been acquired by another person and is unchallengeable by virtue of section 124A of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33).]
(a)any F12. . . over-rent exigible in respect of a registrable interest;
(b)any right alleged to be a real right on the ground that by virtue of section 6 of this Act he has no duty to do so since it is unenforceable,
shall not by itself prevent a claim to indemnity under this section.
[F13(5)In subsection (3)(g) above, “condition” includes a rule of a development management scheme (“development management scheme” being construed in accordance with section 71 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 9)).]
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1Words inserted by Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66, SIF 11:2), s. 75(1), Sch. 7 para. 15F2Words inserted by Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c. 42, SIF 49:3), s. 46(1), Sch. 1 para. 28F3Words added at the end of s. 12(3)(b) by Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 37, SIF 49:3), s. 28(1), Sch. 1 para. 10F4S. 12(3)(cc) inserted (9.6.2000) by 2000 asp 5, ss. 3(c), 77(1)(b) (with ss. 58, 62, 75)F5S. 12(3)(gg) inserted (28.11.2004) by Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 9), ss. 122(1), 128(1), 129(2), Sch. 14 para. 7(5)(a) (with ss. 119, 121); S.S.I. 2003/456, art. 2F6S. 12(3)(kk) inserted (2.4.2001) by 2000 asp 4, s. 88(2), Sch. 5 para. 14; S.S.I. 2001/81, art. 2, Sch. 1F7Words in s. 12(3)(m) repealed (28.11.2004) by 2000 asp 5, ss. 76(1)(2), 77(2)(a)(c)(d), Sch. 12 Pt. 1 para. 39(5)(a), Sch. 13 Pt. 1 (with ss. 58, 62, 75); S.S.I. 2003/456, art. 2F8S. 12(3)(p) added by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73, SIF 30), s. 59, Sch. 2 para. 22F9S. 12(3)(q) inserted (28.11.2004) by Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 11) {ss. 13(7)}, 34(2), (with s. 33); S.S.I. 2004/487, art. 2(1)(b)F10S. 12(3)(r) inserted (3.9.2007) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), ss. 61(5), 195 (with s. 193); S.S.I. 2007/270, {art. 3 Table}F11S. 12(3)(r)(s) added (4.5.2006) by Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 2) ss. 45(1), 46(2), {Sch. 2 para. 3}; S.S.I. 2006/212, art. 2 (subject to arts. 3-13)F12Words in s. 12(4)(a) repealed (28.11.2004) by 2000 asp 5, ss. 76(1)(2), 77(2)(a)(c)(d), Sch. 12 Pt. 1 para. 39(5)(b), Sch. 13 Pt. 1 (with ss. 58, 62, 75); S.S.I. 2003/456, art. 2F13S. 12(5) added (28.11.2004) by Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 9), ss. 122(1), 128(1), 129(2), Sch. 14 para. 7(5)(b) (with ss. 119, 121); S.S.I. 2003/456, art. 2Marginal CitationsM11976 c. 39. M21977 c. 27. M31961 c. 57. M41964 c. 41. 13 Provisions supplementary to section 12.S(1)Subject to any order by the Lands Tribunal for Scotland or the court for the payment of expenses in connection with any claim disposed of by the Lands Tribunal under section 25 of this Act or the court, the Keeper shall reimburse any expenditure reasonably and properly incurred by a person in pursuing aprima faciewell-founded claim under section 12 of this Act, whether successful or not.
(3)The Keeper may require a claimant, as a condition of payment of his claim, to grant, at the Keeper’s expense, a formal assignation to the Keeper of the rights mentioned in subsection (2) above.
14 The foreshore.S(1)If—
(b)the Keeper wholly excludes or proposes wholly to exclude rights to indemnity in respect of that person’s entitlement to that foreshore or that right in foreshore, and is requested by that person not to do so,
(ii)until such time as it appears to the Keeper that the Commissioners are no longer taking steps to challenge that title or that their challenge has been unsuccessful,
whichever is the shorter, continue wholly to exclude or, as the case may be, wholly exclude right to indemnity in respect of that person’s entitlement to that foreshore or that right in foreshore.