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Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970

1970 c. 35 · Enacted 29 May 1970 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act to provide as respects Scotland for the variation and discharge of certain obligations relating to land; to facilitate the allocation of feuduties and ground annuals; to reduce the period of positive prescription of 20 years to 10 years; to provide for a new form of heritable security; to make certain amendments to the existing law relating to heritable securities; to make certain other amendments to the law relating to conveyancing; to abolish the rights of pre-emption of heritors in respect of glebes; to amend the Lands Tribunal Act 1949; and for connected purposes.

[29th May 1970]C1I1

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Modifications

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Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

Commencement

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Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 54(2); Act wholly in force at 1.3.1971

Contents

  1. Part I: Feudal Reform
  2. Variation and discharge of land obligations
  3. 1Variation and discharge of land obligations. Repealed
  4. 2Provisions supplementary to section 1. Repealed
  5. Allocation of feuduties, etc.
  6. 3Allocation of feuduties. Repealed
  7. 4Applications to Lands Tribunal regarding allocation of feuduties. Repealed
  8. 5Provisions supplementary to sections 3 and 4. Repealed
  9. 6Allocation of ground annuals. Repealed
  10. Provisions for contracting out of sections 1 to 6 to be void
  11. 7Provisions for contracting out of sections 1 to 6 void. Repealed
  12. Reduction of period of positive prescription
  13. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. Part II: The Standard Security
  15. 9The standard security.
  16. 10Import of forms of, and certain clauses in, standard security.
  17. 11Effect of registered or recorded standard security, and incorporation of standard conditions.
  18. 12Standard security may be granted by person uninfeft.
  19. 13Ranking of standard securities.
  20. 14Assignation of standard security.
  21. 15Restriction of standard security.
  22. 16Variation of standard security.
  23. 17Discharge of standard security.
  24. 18Redemption of standard security.
  25. 19Calling-up of standard security.
  26. 19ANotice to occupier of calling-up
  27. 19BNotice to local authority of calling-up
  28. 20Exercise of rights of creditor on default of debtor in complying with a calling-up notice.
  29. 21Notice of default.
  30. 22Objections to notice of default.
  31. 23Rights and duties of parties after service of notice of default to which objection is not taken, or where the notice is not set aside.
  32. 23AVoluntary surrender of residential property following calling-up notice or notice of default
  33. 24Application by creditor to court for remedies on default.
  34. 24ASection 24(1B) proceedings: pre-action requirements
  35. 24BSection 24(1B) applications: application to court by entitled residents
  36. 24CEntitled residents: definition
  37. 24DSection 24(1B) proceedings: recall of decree
  38. 24ELay representation in section 24(1B) proceedings etc.
  39. 25Exercise of power of sale.
  40. 26Disposition by creditor on sale.
  41. 27Application of proceeds of sale.
  42. 28Foreclosure.
  43. 29Procedure.
  44. 30Interpretation of Part II.
  45. 31Saving.
  46. 32Application of enactments.
  47. Part III: Provisions as to Heritable Securities
  48. 33Form of notice calling-up heritable security. Repealed
  49. 34Amendment of s. 34 of Act of 1924. Repealed
  50. 35Power of creditor in bond and disposition in security to sell to include power to sell by private bargain. Repealed
  51. 36Alteration of periods during which sale of land held in security is to be advertised.
  52. 37Amendment of s. 40 of Act of Act of 1924.
  53. 38Amendment of s. 41 of Act of 1924.
  54. 39Amendment of s. 8 of Act of 1894. Repealed
  55. 40Discharge of heritable security constituted byex facieabsolute conveyance.
  56. 41Restriction on effect of reduction of certain discharges of securities.
  57. 42Extension of s. 13 to certain existing forms of heritable securities.
  58. 43Interpretation of Part III.
  59. Part IV: Other Conveyancing Reforms
  60. 44Alteration of rules as to probative deeds. Repealed
  61. 45Status of sasine extracts.
  62. 46Effect of conditions as to pre-emption.
  63. 47Abolition of requirement to specify granter’s title in certain deeds.
  64. 48Abolition of forms of assignation of unrecorded conveyances, etc., and of completion of title by recording of such assignations.
  65. Part V: Miscellaneous
  66. 49Abolition of heritor’s right of pre-emption of glebe. Repealed
  67. 50Amendment of Lands Tribunal Act 1949.
  68. Part VI: General
  69. 51Application to Crown.
  70. 52Saving, amendment and repeal.
  71. 53Interpretation.
  72. 54Short title, commencement and extent.
  73. Schedule 1
  74. 1Paragraph 1
  75. 2Paragraph 2
  76. 3Paragraph 3
  77. 4Paragraph 4
  78. 5Paragraph 5
  79. Schedule 2: Forms of Standard Security
  80. Form APart Form A
  81. Form BPart Form B
  82. NOTES TO SCHEDULE 2Part NOTES TO SCHEDULE 2
  83. Schedule 3: The Standard Conditions
  84. 1Maintenance and repair.
  85. 2Completion of buildings etc. and prohibition of alterations etc.
  86. 3Observance of conditions in title, payment of duties, charges, etc., and general compliance with requirements of law relating to security subjects.
  87. 4Planning notices, etc.
  88. 5Insurance.
  89. 6Restriction on letting.
  90. 7General power of creditor to perform obligations etc. on failure of debtor and power to charge debtor.
  91. 8Calling-up.
  92. 9Default.
  93. 10Rights of creditor on default.
  94. 11Exercise of right of redemption.
  95. 12Paragraph 12
  96. Interpretation
  97. Paragraph
  98. Schedule 4: Forms of Deeds of Assignation, Restriction, &c.
  99. Part FORM A: Assignation of Standard Security
  100. Separate
  101. FORM BPart FORM B
  102. FORM CRestriction of Standard Security
  103. FORM DCombined Partial Discharge and Deed of Restriction of Standard Security
  104. FORM EVariation of Standard Security
  105. Part FORM F: Discharge of Standard Security
  106. Separate
  107. Part NOTES TO SCHEDULE 4
  108. General
  109. Schedule 5: Procedures as to Redemption
  110. FORM ANOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF STANDARD SECURITY
  111. FORM BPart FORM B
  112. FORM CPart FORM C
  113. Part FORM D
  114. No. 1Certificate of Consignation on Redemption of Standard Security where Discharge cannot be Obtained
  115. No. 2Certificate of Declarator of Performance of Debtor’s Obligations under Standard Security where Discharge cannot be obtained
  116. Schedule 6: Procedures as to Calling-up and Default
  117. Part
  118. Part
  119. FORM BBNOTICE TO OCCUPIER
  120. FORM CPart FORM C
  121. FORM DPart FORM D
  122. Part
  123. FORM FPart FORM F
  124. Schedule 7: Contents of Certificate Stating a Default
  125. 1Paragraph 1
  126. 2Paragraph 2
  127. 3Paragraph 3
  128. Schedule 8: Excluded Enactments
  129. The Debts Securities (Scotland) Act 1856
  130. 1Paragraph 1
  131. Registration of Long Leases (Scotland) Act 1857
  132. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  133. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  134. 4Paragraph 4
  135. 5Paragraph 5
  136. 6Paragraph 6
  137. The Titles to Land Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1868
  138. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  139. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  140. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  141. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  142. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  143. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  144. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  145. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  146. 15Paragraph 15
  147. Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1874
  148. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  149. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  150. The Heritable Securities (Scotland) Act 1894
  151. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  152. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  153. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  154. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  155. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  156. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  157. 24Paragraph 24
  158. The Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924
  159. 25Paragraph 25
  160. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  161. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  162. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  163. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  164. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  165. 31Paragraph 31
  166. Schedule 9Discharge of Heritable Security Constituted by Ex Facie Absolute Conveyance
  167. NOTES TO SCHEDULE 9Part NOTES TO SCHEDULE 9
  168. Schedule 10: Minor and Consequential Amendments
  169. Part I: Amendments Affecting Specification of Title
  170. The Registration of Leases (Scotland) Act 1857
  171. 1Paragraph 1
  172. The Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924
  173. 2Paragraph 2
  174. 3Paragraph 3
  175. Part II: Other Amendments
  176. The Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924
  177. 4Paragraph 4
  178. The Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1963
  179. 5Paragraph 5
  180. Schedule 11: Enactments Repealed
  181. IRepeals affecting specification of title
  182. IIRepeals relating to assignations of unrecorded conveyances etc.
  183. IIIOther repeals