Land Registration (Scotland) Acts

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land registration legislation series of Acts of the Scottish Parliament

The Land Registration (Scotland) Acts are a series of Scottish statutes that modernize and govern the system for recording and guaranteeing rights in land and property in Scotland.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012	4
Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979	3
Land Registration (Scotland) Act 2012	1
Land Registration (Scotland) Acts canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1144988 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Land Registration (Scotland) Acts
Context triple: [Scots civil law, regulatedBy, Land Registration (Scotland) Acts]

A. Scotland Act 1998
The Scotland Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Scotland by creating the Scottish Parliament and defining its powers.
B. Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland)
The Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland) is a landmark Scottish constitutional statute that asserted parliamentary supremacy, condemned the abuses of James VII, and set conditions for the rule of William and Mary following the Glorious Revolution.
C. Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 is a UK statute that reorganized Scottish local government into a single-tier system of unitary authorities, redefining council areas and their powers.
D. Crown Estate Act 1961
The Crown Estate Act 1961 is a UK statute that modernised and set out the legal framework for managing the Crown Estate’s land and property portfolio on a commercial basis for the benefit of the public finances.
E. Scotland Act 2012
The Scotland Act 2012 is UK legislation that expanded the powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly in areas such as taxation and borrowing.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Land Registration (Scotland) Acts
Target entity description: The Land Registration (Scotland) Acts are a series of Scottish statutes that modernize and govern the system for recording and guaranteeing rights in land and property in Scotland.

A. Scotland Act 1998
The Scotland Act 1998 is a key piece of UK legislation that established devolved government in Scotland by creating the Scottish Parliament and defining its powers.
B. Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland)
The Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland) is a landmark Scottish constitutional statute that asserted parliamentary supremacy, condemned the abuses of James VII, and set conditions for the rule of William and Mary following the Glorious Revolution.
C. Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 is a UK statute that reorganized Scottish local government into a single-tier system of unitary authorities, redefining council areas and their powers.
D. Crown Estate Act 1961
The Crown Estate Act 1961 is a UK statute that modernised and set out the legal framework for managing the Crown Estate’s land and property portfolio on a commercial basis for the benefit of the public finances.
E. Scotland Act 2012
The Scotland Act 2012 is UK legislation that expanded the powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly in areas such as taxation and borrowing.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	land registration legislation ⓘ series of Acts of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ
aimsTo	facilitate conveyancing in Scotland ⓘ improve certainty of ownership of land in Scotland ⓘ reduce the risk of defects in title to land ⓘ support a map-based system of land registration ⓘ
appliesTo	heritable property in Scotland ⓘ land in Scotland ⓘ
concerns	effect of registration on real rights ⓘ guarantee of registered titles ⓘ priority of competing rights in land ⓘ public register of rights in land ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
feature	define the role and responsibilities of the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland ⓘ establish rules for rectification of the Land Register ⓘ provide for indemnity where loss is suffered due to inaccuracy in the Land Register ⓘ provide for registration of title rather than registration of deeds ⓘ provide mechanisms for challenge and appeal in relation to registration decisions ⓘ set out procedures for first registration of land ⓘ set out procedures for registration of subordinate real rights ⓘ set out procedures for transfer of registered titles ⓘ
governs	closure of title sheets on transfer or amalgamation ⓘ creation of title sheets for registered land ⓘ mapping of registered land units ⓘ registration of long leases of land ⓘ registration of servitudes and other real burdens ⓘ registration of standard securities over land ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
implementedBy	Registers of Scotland ⓘ
jurisdiction	Scots law ⓘ
legalArea	land law ⓘ property law ⓘ real rights in land ⓘ
legalSystem	mixed legal system of Scotland ⓘ
objective	to create a comprehensive and accurate land register for Scotland ⓘ
purpose	to govern the recording of rights in land and property in Scotland ⓘ to modernize the system of land registration in Scotland ⓘ to provide a system for state-backed guarantee of registered titles to land ⓘ
regulates	duties and powers of the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland ⓘ operation of the Land Register of Scotland ⓘ registration of interests in land in Scotland ⓘ registration of title to land in Scotland ⓘ
relatedTo	Land Register of Scotland ⓘ Registers of Scotland ⓘ Sasine Register ⓘ Scottish property market ⓘ conveyancing practice in Scotland ⓘ
replaces	older systems of land registration in Scotland ⓘ
typeOfGuarantee	state-backed indemnity for certain register inaccuracies ⓘ

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