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Circumstances where Certificate of Title need not be Produced to Keeper 18.-(1) There shall be no obligation to produce the Certificate of title to the Keeper, in terms of rule 9 (3) or rule 17 (2), where the Keeper is satisfied of the existence of good cause for the failure to produce the certificate. (2) For the purpose of the preceding paragraph, good cause will include- (a)   with reference to a land certificate or a charge certificate, the fact that the certificate has been lost or destroyed or is otherwise unobtainable; and (b)  with reference to a land certificate, the fact that the land certificate is held by a creditor. Issue by Keeper of Substitute Certificate of Title 19. Where the Keeper is satisfied that a certificate of title has been lost or destroyed he shall issue a substitute certificate, marked “ substitute “ and shall note on the title sheet that a substitute certificate has been issued. PART V MISCELLANEOUS Rectification of Register 20.-(1) An  application  to  the  Keeper,  under  section  9  (1)  of  the  Act,  for  the  rectification  of  the register shall be on Form 9. (2) Where it appears to the Keeper that proceedings in the court or the Lands Tribunal for Scotland may result in an order for rectification of the register under section 9(l) of the Act, the Keeper shall note the existence of such proceedings on the title sheet of the interest in land to which the proceedings relate. Notifications by Keeper 21.-(1) The Keeper shall notify his decision on any matter affecting registration to any person whose interest appears from the register to be affected by that decision. (2) Notification shall not be made under the foregoing paragraph where notification would have the effect of informing the person entitled to the interest in land of the existence of a recorded deed or a registration upon which possession adverse to his interest may be founded in terms of section 1 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973. (3) A notification under paragraph (1) shall be made in such form as the Keeper shall think fit and shall be sufficiently made if sent by post to the person’s last address shown on the register. Affidavits to Accompany Applications for Registration 22. Affidavits intended to accompany an application for registration may be made before a notary public.