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The Fees in the Registers of Scotland Amendment Order 2001

S.S.I. 2001/163 · Made 24 April 2001

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REGISTERS AND RECORDS

Made 24th April 2001

Coming into force 15th May 2001

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 25 of the Land Registers (Scotland) Act 1868f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1868 c. 64; section 25 was substituted by section 23 of the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 (c. 33) and amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820), article 4 and Schedule 2, paragraph 3. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 64).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Fees in the Registers of Scotland Order 1995
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Fees in the Registers of Scotland Amendment Order 2001 and shall come into force on 15th May 2001.

2Amendment of the Fees in the Registers of Scotland Order 1995

The Fees in the Registers of Scotland Order 1995f1 shall be amended as follows–

(a)

in Part I of the Schedule (Land Register of Scotland), in paragraph A (interests in land other than heritable securities) of section I (registration fees), in sub-paragraph (ff) after the words “valuation authority” insert–

  • “, National Health Service trust”; and

(b)

in Part II of the Schedule (General Register of Sasines), in paragraph A (conveyances) of section I (recording fees), after sub-paragraph (v) insert the following sub-paragraph:–

“(vi)

where a notice of title on behalf of a National Health Service trust, completing title as transferee in terms of an order made under section 12A(6) of and paragraph 26 of Schedule 7A to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978f2, is recorded, a fee of £44 will be charged on that notice of title unless the provisions at (iii) above apply”.

Signature

JAMES WALLACE

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th April 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Fees in the Registers of Scotland Order 1995. It makes additional provision for National Health Service trusts to qualify for abated fees in the Registers of Scotland when completing title to property following the reorganisation of those trusts.