Titles to Land Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1868

31 & 32 Vict. c. 101 · Enacted 31 July 1868 · Extends to United Kingdom

Contents

1. 1Short title.
2. 2Commencement of Act.
3. 3Interpretation of terms.
4. 4†Acts specified in Schedule (A.) repealed. Repealed
5. 5In conveyances of land, etc. not held burgage, certain clauses may be inserted in the short forms given in Schedule (B.) No. 1. Repealed
6. 6Import of clause expressing manner of holding. Repealed
7. 7In conveyances of burgage property certain clauses may be inserted in the forms given in Schedule (B.) No. 2. Repealed
8. 8Import of clauses in schedule (B.) Nos. 1 & 2.
9. 9Conditions of entail may, in conveyances of entailed lands, be inserted by reference merely. Repealed
10. 10Real burdens may be referred to as already in the register of sasines. Repealed
11. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
12. 12Clause directing part of conveyance to be recorded.
13. 13Several lands conveyed by the same deed may be comprehended under one general name.
14. 14Certain clauses in entails no longer necessary. Repealed
15. 15Instrument of sasine no longer necessary, but conveyance may be recorded instead. Repealed
16. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
17. 17Not necessary to record the whole conveyance or discharge. Repealed
18. 18Instrument of resignation ad remanentiam unnecessary, but in place thereof conveyance in favour of superior may be recorded. Repealed
19. 19Notarial instruments in favour of general disponees. Repealed
20. 20De praesenti words, or words of style, unnecessary in mortis causa deeds.
21. 21Trustee or executor to apply lands for purposes of trust or will.
22. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
23. 23Notarial instruments in favour of parties acquiring rights to unrecorded conveyances. Repealed
24. 24Mode of completing title by a judicial factor on a trust estate, &c.
25. 25Deduction of title by liquidator
26. 26Heritable property conveyed for religious or educational purposes to vest in disponees or their successors.
27. 26AApplication for declarator of succession as heir in general or to specified lands
28. 26BApplication for declarator of succession as heir to last surviving trustee under a trust
29. 26CConstruction of reference to service of heir
30. 27Services to proceed by petition to the Sheriff. Repealed
31. 28Petition to be presented to the Sheriff of the county or to the Sheriff of Chancery. Repealed
32. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
33. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
34. 31Caveats to be received. Repealed
35. 32Petition of service to be equivalent to a brieve and claim. Repealed
36. 33Procedure before the Sheriff, and the effect of his judgment. Repealed
37. 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
38. 35Competing petition may be presented, and Sheriff, after receiving evidence, give judgment. Repealed
39. 36Recording and extract of judgment. Repealed
40. 37The extract decree to be equivalent to an extract retour. Repealed
41. 38Transmission of records. Repealed
42. 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
43. 40No person entitled to oppose a service who could not appear against a brieve of inquest. Repealed
44. 41Appeal for jury trial. Repealed
45. 42Where Sheriff refuses to serve petitioner, &c., judgment may be reviewed. Repealed
46. 43Procedure when a decree of service is brought under reduction. Repealed
47. 44Forms and effect of procedure in the Court of Session. Repealed
48. 45The Court of Session Act 1868, to apply to appeals and reductions, &c. under this Act. Repealed
49. 46A decree of special service, besides operating as a retour, shall have the operation and effect of a disposition from the deceased to his heirs and assignees. Repealed
50. 47A special service not to infer a general representation, either active or passive. Repealed
51. 48Petitioner for special service may petition for general service. Repealed
52. 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
53. 50Jurisdiction of the Sheriff of Chancery. Repealed
54. 51Power to the Court of Session to pass acts of sederunt.
55. 52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
56. 53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
57. 54, 55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
58. 56, 57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
59. 58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
60. 59Unnecessary to libel and conclude for decree of special adjudication.
61. 60, 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
62. 62Effect of a decree of adjudication or sale.
63. 63Signatures for Crown writs abolished. Repealed
64. 64Crown writs to be obtained by lodging a draft thereof and note along with the title deeds. Repealed
65. 65Draft Crown writ to be revised. Repealed
66. 66Rectification of mistakes in former titles. Repealed
67. 67†Intimation of proposed rectification to be made to solicitor for Commissioners of Woods and Forests. Repealed
68. 68Presenter of signatures, &c. may refer to copy of writ when withheld. Repealed
69. 69Amount of Crown duties to be fixed. Repealed
70. 70Clerk’s fees. Repealed
71. 71Copy of revised draft to be furnished to the party. Repealed
72. 72If no objections, the revised draft to be attested, and the Crown writ prepared. Repealed
73. 73Crown writs may be applied for at any time. Repealed
74. 74Objections, if any, to draft Crown writ to be by a note. Repealed
75. 75Objections, how to be disposed of. Repealed
76. 76Procedure if objections repelled. Repealed
77. 77Refusal to revise, how to be complained of. Repealed
78. 78Crown writ as revised to be engrossed and delivered. Repealed
79. 79Crown writ to be valid. Repealed
80. 80—82Section 80—82 Repealed
81. 83†Crown writs and Crown charters may be in the forms given in Schedule (T.). Repealed
82. 84—86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not yet in force
83. 87Register of Crown writs to be kept. Repealed
84. 88†Crown charters or writs of novodamus, how to be obtained. Repealed
85. 89Section 89 Repealed
86. 90Writs to be in the English language. Repealed
87. 91Court of Session to frame regulations. Repealed
88. 92Section 92 Repealed
89. 93Power to Prince and Steward of Scotland to appoint his own presentor of signatures, &c. Repealed
90. 94, 95Section 94, 95 Repealed
91. 96Substitute to be appointed to Sheriff of Chancery, &c. in event of absence or disability. Repealed
92. 97—99Section 97—99 Repealed
93. 100All writs and charters from subject superior may refer tenendas and reddendo. Repealed
94. 101—103Section 101—103 Repealed
95. 104Where subject superior’s title incomplete, owner may in certain cases apply to Lord Ordinary on the Bills to ordain superior to complete his title and grant an entry under pain of forfeiture. Repealed
96. 105Owner may in such case apply to Lord Ordinary on Bills to authorize application for an entry by the Crown or mediate over superior as in vice of the recusant superior. Repealed
97. 106Lands to be held temporarily of the Crown or mediate superior. Repealed
98. 107The party in right of the superiority may lodge a minute tendering relinquishment of his right, and if accepted by the petitioner the Lord Ordinary may interpone his authority. Repealed
99. 108Over superior’s rights not to be extended or affected. Repealed
100. 109Vassal obtaining or accepting forfeiture or relinquishment of superiority to be liable for its value, but forfeiture, &c. not to infer representation. Repealed
101. 110Mode of relinquishing superiorities. Repealed
102. 111Investiture by over superior. Repealed
103. 112Applications of price of entailed superiorities. Repealed
104. 113Providing for payment in lieu of casualties of superiority in case of lands conveyed for religious purposes. Repealed
105. 114†Writs of confirmation &c. by subject superiors to be tested. Repealed
106. 115Section 115 Repealed
107. 116†Stamp duty on writs of confirmation, &c. 1857 c. 26. Repealed
108. 117Heritable security in succession of creditor in the security
109. 118Bonds and dispositions in security may be granted in the form No. 1. of Schedule (FF.) Repealed
110. 119Explanation of clauses in Schedule (FF.) No. 1. Repealed
111. 120Securities may be registered during lifetime of grantee, or title completed after his death.
112. 121Sale carried through in terms of this Act to be valid to the purchaser. Repealed
113. 122Creditors selling to count and reckon for the surplus of the price and to consign the same in the bank. Repealed
114. 123On sale, &c. lands to be disencumbered of the security. Repealed
115. 124Securities to be transferred in the form prescribed. Repealed
116. 125Section 125 Repealed
117. 126Completion of title of executors, &c. of creditor dying intestate. Repealed
118. 127Executor nominate or disponee mortis causa may complete title by notarial instrument. Repealed
119. 128Section 128 Repealed
120. 129Adjudgers may complete their title by recording abbreviate of adjudication.
121. 130Unregistered security or assignation to be available to executors, &c. of grantee. Repealed
122. 131Act not to affect liability of debtors on their lands. Repealed
123. 132How any heritable security may be renounced or discharged. Repealed
124. 133Heritable security how restricted. Repealed
125. 134Act to apply to all heritable securities. Repealed
126. 135Parties may use the present forms if they see fit. Repealed
127. 136Section 136 Repealed
128. 137Act to apply to lands held by any description of tenure. Repealed
129. 138Short clauses of consent to registration may be used in any deed.
130. 139. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
131. 140Additional sheets may be added to writs.
132. 141†All deeds, &c. recorded in register of sasines to have warrants of registration endorsed, except certain burgage deeds. Repealed
133. 142Recording of conveyances in the register of sasines authorized.
134. 143Recording anew
135. 144Recorded instruments not to be challenged on the ground of erasures. Repealed
136. 145Not competent to challenge existing warrants of registration on certain grounds. Repealed
137. 146Obligations appointed to be inserted in instruments of sasine shall be inserted in notarial instruments. Repealed
138. 147Prohibition against sub-infeudation not to be affected. Repealed
139. 148Section 148 Repealed
140. 149Section 149 Repealed
141. 150Debts affecting lands exchanged for other lands to affect such other lands in lieu thereof. Repealed
142. 151Section 151 Repealed
143. 152Provision for lands in the burgh of Paisley held by booking tenure. Repealed
144. 153Section 153 Repealed
145. 154Official acts of town clerks and keepers of registers of sasines not to be affected by their personal interests in recorded writs. Repealed
146. 155Date on which inhibition takes effect
147. 156Short form of letters of inhibition. Repealed
148. 157No inhibition to have effect against acquirenda, unless in case of heir under entail or other indefeasible title.
149. 158Inhibitions on depending summons to be recalled on petition to Lord Ordinary. Repealed
150. 159Litigiosity not to begin before date of registration of notice of summons.
151. 159ARegistration of notice of summons of action of reduction
152. 159BPower of the Scottish Ministers to prescribe forms
153. 160Section 160 Repealed
154. 161Judgment of Lord Ordinary on the Bills subject to review of Inner House, and judgments in certain cases to be final. Repealed
155. 162Court of Session may fix and regulate fees. Repealed
156. 163Old forms of conveyances may be used. Repealed
157. Schedule (A.)
158. No.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part No.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159. Part No. 2.: C A P. XXXV.
160. Paragraph Repealed
161. Schedule (B.)
162. Part No. 1
163. Formal Clauses of a Disposition of Land, etc . . . .
164. Part No. 2
165. Formal Clauses of a Disposition of Land, etc., held Burgage
166. Schedule (C.)
167. Clause of Reference to Destinations and Conditions of Entail, etc.
168. Schedule (D.)
169. Clause of Reference to Real Burdens, Conditions, &c., in Investiture
170. Schedule (E.)Schedule (E.)
171. Schedule (F.)
172. Part No. 1
173. Clause of Direction specifying Part of Deed which Grantor desires to be recorded
174. No. 2Part No. 2
175. Schedule (G.)
176. Clause of Reference to Conveyance, containing general Designation of Lands.
177. Schedule (H.)Schedule (H.)
178. Schedule (I.)Schedule (I.)
179. Schedule (J.)
180. Notarial Instrument in favour of Disponee or his Assignee, &c.
181. Schedule (K.)
182. Instrument of Resignation ad Remanentiam
183. Schedule (L.)
184. Notarial Instrument in Favour of a General Disponee, or his Assignee, &c.
185. Schedule (M.)Schedule (M.)
186. Schedule (N.)
187. Notarial Instrument in favour of an Assignee to an Unrecorded Conveyance, to be recorded along with the Conveyance
188. Schedule (O.)
189. Notarial Instrument in favour of a Trustee in a Sequestration or of Liquidators of Joint Stock Companies
190. Schedule (P.)
191. Form of Petition of General Service
192. Schedule (Q.)
193. Form of Petition of Special Service
194. Schedule (R.)Schedule (R.)
195. Schedule (S.)Schedule (S.)
196. Schedule (T.)
197. No. 1Part No. 1
198. Part No. 2
199. Crown Charter of Resignation
200. No. 3Part No. 3
201. Part No. 4
202. Crown Charter of Confirmation
203. Schedule (U.)Schedule (U.)
204. Schedule (V.)Schedule (V.)
205. Schedule (W.)Schedule (W.)
206. Schedule (X.)
207. Part No. 1
208. Petition to the Lord Ordinary for Forfeiture of Superiority where Reddendo does not exceed Five Pounds
209. Part No. 2
210. Interlocutor by Lord Ordinary on above Petition
211. Part No. 3
212. Decree by Lord Ordinary on above Petition
213. Schedule (Y.)
214. Part No. 1
215. Petition to the Lord Ordinary for Forfeiture of Feu Duties under or above Five Pounds
216. Part No. 2
217. Interlocutor by Lord Ordinary in above Petition
218. Part No. 3
219. Decree by Lord Ordinary in above Petition
220. Part No. 4
221. Finding for Expenses in above Petition
222. Schedule (Z.)
223. Part No. 1
224. Writ of Confirmation on Decree of Forfeiture in case of Feu Duties above Five Pounds
225. Part No. 2
226. Writ of Resignation on Decree of Forfeiture in case of Feu Duties above Five Pounds
227. Schedule (AA.)
228. Nos. 1, 2.Part Nos. 1, 2.
229. Part No. 3
230. Writ of Clare constat proceedings on a Decree of Forfeiture or Relinquishment
231. Schedule (BB.)
232. Part No. 1
233. Form of Minute of Relinquishment of Superiority by Apparent Heir
234. Part No. 2
235. Minute of Acceptance of above Relinquishment
236. Part No. 3
237. Decree of Lord Ordinary following on the above Minutes
238. Schedule (CC.)
239. Part No. 1
240. Deed of Relinquishment of Superiority
241. Part No. 2
242. Acceptance by Vassal written on Deed of Relinquishment
243. Part No. 3
244. Crown Writ of Investiture written on Deed of Relinquishment
245. Schedule S (DD.), (EE.)Schedule S (DD.), (EE.)
246. Schedule (FF.)
247. Part No. 1
248. Form of a Bond and Disposition in Security
249. Part No. 2
250. Form of Schedule of Intimation, Requisition, and Protest
251. Part No.3
252. Certificate by Notary on Copy of foregoing Schedule
253. Schedule (GG.)
254. Form of Assignation of a Bond and Disposition in Security consti tuted by Infeftment
255. Schedule (HH.)
256. Form of Instrument in favour of an Assignee to an Heritable Security following on a Deed granted for further Purposes or Objects.
257. Schedule (II.)Schedule (II.)
258. Schedule (JJ.)
259. Form of Instrument in favour of an Executor or Heir of a Creditor who died intestate in right of an Heritable Security
260. Schedule (KK.)
261. Form of Instrument in favour of the Executors or Executor nominate, or of the Disponee or Legatee of a Creditor in right of an Heritable Security
262. Schedule (LL.)
263. Form of Instrument in favour of a Trustee on a sequestrated Estate, or of Liquidators of a Joint Stock Company in right of an Heritable Security
264. Schedule (MM.)
265. Form of Instrument of an Unrecorded Bond and Disposition in Security, or Unrecorded Assignation in Favour of the Executor or Disponee, or Assignee, or Legatee, or Heir of the Creditor
266. Schedule (NN.)
267. Form of Discharge of Bond and Disposition in Security, &c.
268. Schedule (OO.)
269. Form of Deed of Restriction of an Heritable Security
270. Schedule (PP.)
271. Notice of Inhibition
272. Schedule (QQ.)
274. Schedule (RR.)
275. Notice of Summons of Reduction, Adjudication, &c.