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Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003

2003 asp 9 · Enacted 3 April 2003 · Extends to Scotland

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C1An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make further provision as respects real burdens, servitudes and certain other obligations affecting land; to amend the law relating to the ranking of standard securities; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 26th February 2003 and received Royal Assent on 3rd April 2003

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Act applied (1.6.2010) by The Network Rail (Waverley Steps) Order 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/188), art. 17(4)

Act modified (1.6.2010) by The Network Rail (Waverley Steps) Order 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/188), art. 38(4)

Contents

  1. Part 1: Real burdens: general
  2. Meaning and creation
  3. 1The expression “real burden”
  4. 2Affirmative, negative and ancillary burdens
  5. 3Other characteristics
  6. 4Creation
  7. 5Further provision as respects constitutive deed
  8. 6Further provision as respects creation
  9. Duration, enforceability and liability
  10. 7Duration
  11. 8Right to enforce
  12. 9Persons against whom burdens are enforceable
  13. 10Affirmative burdens: continuing liability of former owner
  14. 10ANotice of potential liability for costs: further provision
  15. 11Affirmative burdens: shared liability
  16. Division of benefited or burdened property
  17. 12Division of a benefited property
  18. 13Division of a burdened property
  19. Construction
  20. 14Construction
  21. Extinction
  22. 15Discharge
  23. 16Acquiescence
  24. 17Further provision as regards extinction where no interest to enforce
  25. 18Negative prescription
  26. 19Confusio not to extinguish real burden
  27. Termination
  28. 20Notice of termination
  29. 21Intimation
  30. 22Oath or affirmation before notary public
  31. 23Prerequisite certificate for registration of notice of termination
  32. 24Effect of registration of notice of termination
  33. Part 2: Community burdens
  34. Meaning, creation etc.
  35. 25The expression “community burdens”
  36. 26Creation of community burdens: supplementary provision
  37. 27Effect on units of statement that burdens are community burdens
  38. Management of community
  39. 28Power of majority to appoint manager etc.
  40. 29Power of majority to instruct common maintenance
  41. 30Owners' decision binding
  42. 31Remuneration of manager
  43. 31ADisapplication of provisions of sections 28, 29 and 31 in certain cases
  44. Variation, discharge etc.
  45. 32The expressions “affected unit” and “adjacent unit”
  46. 33Majority etc. variation and discharge of community burdens
  47. 34Variation or discharge under section 33: intimation
  48. 35Variation and discharge of community burdens by owners of adjacent units
  49. 36Variation and discharge under section 35: intimation
  50. 37Preservation of community burden in respect of which deed of variation or discharge has been granted as mentioned in section 35(1)
  51. Part 3: Conservation and other personal real burdens
  52. Conservation burdens
  53. 38Conservation burdens
  54. 39Assignation
  55. 40Enforcement where no completed title
  56. 41Completion of title
  57. 42Extinction of burden on body ceasing to be conservation body
  58. Rural housing burdens
  59. 43Rural housing burdens
  60. Maritime burdens
  61. 44Maritime burdens
  62. Economic development burdens
  63. 45Economic development burdens
  64. Health care burdens
  65. 46Health care burdens
  66. Climate change burdens
  67. 46AClimate change burdens
  68. General
  69. 47Interest to enforce
  70. 48Discharge
  71. Part 4: Transitional: implied rights of enforcement
  72. Extinction of implied rights of enforcement
  73. 49Extinction
  74. 50Preservation
  75. 51Duties of Keeper: amendments relating to unenforceable real burdens Repealed
  76. New implied rights of enforcement
  77. 52Common schemes: general
  78. 53Common schemes: related properties
  79. 54Sheltered housing
  80. 55Grant of deed of variation or discharge of community burdens relating to sheltered or retirement housing: community consultation notice
  81. 56Facility burdens and service burdens
  82. 57Further provisions as respects rights of enforcement
  83. 58Duty of Keeper to enter on title sheet statement concerning enforcement rights Repealed
  84. Part 5: Real burdens: miscellaneous
  85. 59Effect of extinction etc. on court proceedings
  86. 60Grant of deed where title not completed: requirements
  87. 61Contractual liability incidental to creation of real burden
  88. 62Real burdens of combined type
  89. 63Manager burdens
  90. 64Overriding power to dismiss and appoint manager
  91. 65Manager: transitory provisions
  92. 66The expression “related properties”
  93. 67Discharge of rights of irritancy
  94. 68Requirement for repetition etc. of terms of real burden in future deed
  95. 69Further provision as respects deeds of variation and of discharge
  96. 70Duty to disclose identity of owner
  97. Part 6: Development management scheme
  98. 71Development management scheme
  99. 72Application of other provisions of this Act to rules of scheme
  100. 73Disapplication
  101. 74Intimation of proposal to register deed of disapplication
  102. Part 7: Servitudes
  103. Positive servitudes
  104. 75Creation of positive servitude by writing: deed to be registered
  105. 76Disapplication of requirement that positive servitude created in writing be of a known type
  106. 77Positive servitude of leading pipes etc. over or under land
  107. 78Discharge of positive servitude
  108. Negative servitudes
  109. 79Prohibition on creation of negative servitude
  110. Transitional
  111. 80Negative servitudes to become real burdens
  112. 81Certain real burdens to become positive servitudes
  113. Part 8: Pre-emption and reversion
  114. Pre-emption
  115. 82Application and interpretation of sections 83 and 84
  116. 83Extinction following pre-sale undertaking
  117. 84Extinction following offer to sell
  118. 85Ending of council’s right of pre-emption as respects certain churches
  119. Reversion
  120. 86Reversions under School Sites Act 1841
  121. 87Right to petition under section 7 of Entail Sites Act 1840
  122. 88Prescriptive period for obligations arising by virtue of 1841 Act or 1840 Act
  123. 89Repeal of Reversion Act 1469
  124. Part 9: Title conditions: powers of Lands Tribunal
  125. 90Powers of Lands Tribunal as respects title conditions
  126. 91Special provision as to variation or discharge of community burdens
  127. 92Early application for discharge: restrictive provisions
  128. 93Notification of application
  129. 94Content of notice
  130. 95Persons entitled to make representations
  131. 96Representations
  132. 97Granting unopposed application for discharge or renewal of real burden
  133. 98Granting other applications for variation, discharge, renewal or preservation of title condition
  134. 99Granting applications as respects development management schemes
  135. 100Factors to which the Lands Tribunal are to have regard in determining applications etc.
  136. 101Regulation of applications to Lands Tribunal
  137. 102Referral to Lands Tribunal of notice dispute
  138. 103Expenses
  139. 104Taking effect of orders of Lands Tribunal etc.
  140. Part 10: Miscellaneous
  141. Consequential alterations to Land Register
  142. 105Alterations to Land Register consequential upon registering certain deeds
  143. Compulsory acquisition of land
  144. 106Extinction of real burdens and servitudes etc. on compulsory acquisition of land
  145. 107Extinction of real burdens and servitudes etc. where land acquired by agreement
  146. Amendments
  147. 108Amendment of Church of Scotland (Property and Endowments) (Amendment) Act 1933
  148. 109Amendment of Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947
  149. 110Amendment of Forestry Act 1967
  150. 111Amendment of Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970
  151. 112Amendment of Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979
  152. 113Amendment of Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990
  153. 114Amendment of Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000
  154. Miscellaneous
  155. 115Further provision as respects notices of preservation or of converted servitude
  156. 116Benefited property outwith Scotland
  157. 117Pecuniary real burdens
  158. 118Common interest
  159. Part 11: Savings, transitional and general
  160. Savings and transitional provisions etc.
  161. 119Savings and transitional provisions etc.
  162. General
  163. 120Requirement for dual registration
  164. 121Crown application
  165. 122Interpretation
  166. 123The expression “owner”
  167. 124Sending
  168. 125References to distance
  169. 126Fees chargeable by Lands Tribunal in relation to functions under this Act
  170. 127Orders, regulations and rules
  171. 128Minor and consequential amendments, repeals and power to amend forms
  172. 129Short title and commencement
  173. Schedule 1: Form importing terms of title conditions
  174. Paragraph
  175. Schedule 1A: Form of notice of potential liability for costs
  176. “Notice of potential liability for costs
  177. Paragraph
  178. Paragraph
  179. Paragraph
  180. Paragraph
  181. Paragraph
  182. Paragraph
  183. Paragraph
  184. Paragraph
  185. Paragraph
  186. Paragraph
  187. 1Paragraph 1
  188. 2Paragraph 2
  189. 3Paragraph 3
  190. 4Paragraph 4
  191. Schedule 2: Form of notice of termination
  192. Paragraph Repealed
  193. Schedule 3: Form of affixed notice relating to termination
  194. Paragraph Repealed
  195. Schedule 4: Form of notice of proposal to register deed of variation or discharge
  196. Paragraph Repealed
  197. Schedule 5: Further form of notice of proposal to register deed of variation or discharge of community burden: sent version
  198. Paragraph Repealed
  199. Schedule 6: Further form of notice of proposal to register deed of variation or discharge of community burden: affixed version
  200. Paragraph Repealed
  201. Schedule 7: Form of notice of preservation
  202. Paragraph Repealed
  203. Schedule 8: Community consultation notice
  204. Paragraph Repealed
  205. Schedule 9: Form of notice of converted servitude
  206. Paragraph Repealed
  207. Schedule 10: Form of undertaking
  208. Paragraph Repealed
  209. Schedule 11: Title conditions not subject to discharge by Lands Tribunal
  210. 1Paragraph 1
  211. 2Paragraph 2
  212. 3Paragraph 3
  213. Schedule 12: Form of application for relevant certificate
  214. Paragraph Repealed
  215. Schedule 13: Amendment of Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000
  216. 1Paragraph 1
  217. 2Paragraph 2
  218. 3Paragraph 3
  219. 4Paragraph 4
  220. 5Paragraph 5
  221. 6Paragraph 6
  222. 7Paragraph 7
  223. 8Paragraph 8
  224. 9Paragraph 9
  225. 10Paragraph 10
  226. 11Paragraph 11
  227. 12Paragraph 12
  228. 13Paragraph 13
  229. 14Paragraph 14
  230. 15Paragraph 15
  231. 16Paragraph 16
  232. 17Paragraph 17
  233. 18Paragraph 18
  234. 19Paragraph 19
  235. 20Paragraph 20
  236. Schedule 14: Minor and consequential amendments
  237. 1Paragraph 1
  238. 2Paragraph 2
  239. 3Paragraph 3
  240. 4Paragraph 4
  241. 5Paragraph 5
  242. 6Paragraph 6
  243. 7Paragraph 7
  244. 8Paragraph 8
  245. 9Paragraph 9
  246. 10Paragraph 10
  247. 11Paragraph 11
  248. 12Paragraph 12
  249. 13Paragraph 13
  250. Schedule 15Repeals