# Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act of the Scottish Parliament to reform and restate the law on the registration of rights to land in the land register; to enable electronic conveyancing and registration of electronic documents in the land register; to provide for the closure of the Register of Sasines in due course; to make provision about the functions of the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland; to allow electronic documents to be used for certain contracts, unilateral obligations and trusts that must be constituted by writing; to provide about the formal validity of electronic documents and for their registration; and for connected purposes.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 31st May 2012 and received Royal Assent on 10th July 2012

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2012/5/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-etc-scotland-act-2012/introduction
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