# Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012, Section 89: Acquisition from representative of assigner without valid title


(1) Section 88 also applies where a person (“P”), who is not entered in the title sheet as tenant but who would have power to assign the lease—
(a) were A the tenant, or
(b) (where A has died) had A been the tenant,
purports to assign it.
(2) For the purposes of section 88, possession of the subjects of the lease by P is to be treated as if it were possession of the subjects by A.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2012/5/section/89 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-registration-etc-scotland-act-2012/section-89
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