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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registers-scotland-act-1868/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registers-scotland-act-1868/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/31-32/64",
  "legislation_title": "Land Registers (Scotland) Act 1868",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/land-registers-scotland-act-1868",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to improve the system of registration of writs relating to heritable property in Scotland.\n[31st July 1868]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Functions of Keeper of the General Register of Sasines now exercisable by Keeper of the Registers of Scotland: Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1928 (c. 34), s. 5 and Public Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1948 (c. 57), s. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Functions of Lord Clerk Register as Keeper of the Records, Registers and Rolls for Scotland now exercisable by Keeper of the Registers of Scotland: Lord Clerk Register (Scotland) Act 1879 (c. 44), s. 6, Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1928 (c. 34), s. 5 and Public Registers and Records (Scotland) Act 1948 (c. 57), s. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Words of enactment and certain other words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14) and Statute Law Revision Act 1898 (c. 22)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Registration Act 1617 (c. 16) cited or referred to by its short title under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14), s. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at Royal Assent"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/31-32/64/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:57:53.919791+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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