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Register  to  be  entitled  to  the  interest  was  aware  of  the  forgery  at  the  time  of registration in his favour”; at the end of subsection (2) there were added “or which is registrable in the Land Register of Scotland.” Transitional provisions for Part I 11.-(l) If an application for registration relates to land no part of which is in an operational area, the Keeper  may  nevertheless  accept  that  application  as  if  it  related  to  land  wholly  within  an operational area, and if the Keeper has so accepted such an application, the provisions of this Act relating to registration then in force shall apply in relation to that application. (2) An application for registration which relates to land which is partly in an operational area shall be treated as if it related to land wholly in that area, and the provisions of this Act relating to registration in force shall in relation to that application. (3) In this section an “operational area” means an area in respect of which the provisions of this Act relating to registration have come into operation. PART II INDEMNITY IN RESPECT OF REGISTERED INTERESTS IN LAND Indemnity in respect of loss 12.-(l) Subject to the provisions of this section, a person who suffers loss as a result of - (a)   a rectification of the register made under section 9 of this Act; (b)  the refusal or omission of the Keeper to make such a rectification; (c)   the loss or destruction of any document while lodged with the Keeper; (d)  an error or omission in any land or charge certificate or in any information given by the Keeper  in  writing  or  in  such  other  manner  as  may  be  prescribed  by  rules  made  under section 27 of this Act, shall be entitled to be indemnified by the Keeper in respect of that loss. (2) Subject to section 14 of this Act, the Keeper may on registration in respect of an interest in land exclude, in whole or in part, any right to indemnity under this section in respect of anything appearing in, or omitted from, the title sheet of that interest. (3) There shall be no entitlement to indemnity under this section in, respect of loss where- (a)   the loss arises as a result of a title prevailing over that of the claimant in a case where- (i)    the prevailing title is one in respect of which the right to indemnity has been partially excluded under subsection (2) above, and (ii)   such exclusion has been cancelled but only on the prevailing title having been fortified by prescription; (b)  the  loss  arises  in  respect  of  a  title  which  has  been  reduced,  whether  or  not  under subsection (4) of section 34, or subsection (5) of section 36 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland)