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Displaying 411 - 415 of 782Land Register Rules etc. (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. No. 150 of 2014).
These Regulations, made under sections 43(7), 56(4), 62(2), 115(1) and 116(1) of the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 , provide for the keeping the Land Register of Scotland (“the register”), the procedure for applications for registration, forms to be used, etc. They, among other things, provide rules to apply for, or to discharge, an advance notice under section 57(1) of the Act, provide with respect to combination of cadastral units, define the requirements for affidavits, and provide with respect to applications for registration of land including the seabed.
High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 (Supplementary Provision) Order 2014 (S.S.I. No. 55 of 2014).
This Order contains a provision which is supplemental to the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013. It provides that section 12(1) of the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 (indemnity in respect of loss) does not apply in respect of any loss arising in consequence of an inaccuracy in a notice of liability for expenses incurred by the authority for action taken by them where there has been a failure to comply with a high hedge notice or a notice of discharge registered by the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland.
Implements: High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 (2013 asp 6). (2013-05-02)
Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2014 (S.S.I. No. 41 (C. 4) of 2014).
This Order makes provision in relation to bringing into force Part 10 of, and schedule 3 to, the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 on electronic documents, electronic conveyancing and electronic registration. Schedule 3 makes consequential amendments to the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 in relation to bringing electronic documents into operation and contains transitional provisions in relation with the coming into force of the 2012 Act.
Implements: Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (2012 asp 5). (2012-07-10)
Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 358 of 2004).
These Regulations prohibit the use of lead shot for shooting with a shot gun on or over wetlands. " Wetlands" is described by the Ramsar Convention on wetlands. Regulation 5 sets out powers to enable a constable to ascertain whether an offence has been committed under these Regulations. Regulation 5 creates the offence of contravention of regulation 4, which prohibits use lead shot for the purpose of shooting with a shot gun on or over wetlands.
Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification) Order 2013 (S.S.I. No. 356 of 2013).
This Order modifies section 7(1) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. The Act provides that access rights are not exercisable over the categories of land specified in section 6. This does not prevent or restrict the exercise of access rights over any land which is a core path. This amendments makes exceptions to this rule for reasons of control of an outbreak of animal disease, or where land has been included in an Order under section 11 of the Act.