• a  conveyance  on  marital  separation  or  divorce,  e.g.  a  disposition  for  certain  good  and  onerous causes, certified under exempt instrument category H; • a  conveyance  in  exchange  for  taking  over  financial  obligations  under  a  loan,  e.g.  a  disposition accompanied by deed of variation of a standard security; • a  conveyance  in  exchange  for  other  subjects.  A  contract  of  excambion  is  normally  treated  as containing two transfers for valuable consideration. In  some  cases  there  may  be  doubt  as  to  whether  or  not  the  transfer  of  title  is  for  valuable consideration. For example, an ostensibly gratuitous disposition may be accompanied by a deed of variation of a standard security, but it may be unclear whether the financial arrangements under the loan are actually being altered. In such circumstances, the Keeper will rely on the applicant or agents to assess whether or not there is valuable consideration. If there is genuine difficulty in making that assessment,  the  Keeper  will  normally  encourage  registration  in  the  Land  Register,  to  avoid  the possibility of an inept recording in the Register of Sasines. Deeds unrecorded at operational date 2.6  Inevitably,  just  before  the  commencement  date  on  which  an  area  becomes  a  Land  Register operational area, many conveyancing transactions in that area will be proceeding towards settlement. Just  as  inevitably,  some  confusion  results,  with  solicitors  in  the  area  being  unsure  whether  the resulting deeds fall to be recorded in the Register of Sasines or registered in the Land Register. The aforementioned  list  of  transactions  which  induce  registration  must  always  be  read  subject  to  the qualification  in  section  2(1)(a),  namely,  ‘in  any  of  the  following  circumstances  occurring after  the commencement of this Act’. So, even if the transaction meets one of the requirements in paragraph 2.3 it will not necessarily induce registration in the Land Register. The following guidelines may assist: Delivery of deed prior to commencement date Where  the  transaction  has  been  completed  by  delivery  of  the  deed  to  the  grantee  before  the commencement date, the registration provisions do not apply. It is therefore competent to complete the real right by recording the deed in the Sasine Register after the commencement date, i.e. after the area has become operational. When submitting the writ for recording, the applicant’s agent should confirm that delivery took place before the Land Register commencement date. Delivery of deed on, or subsequent to, commencement date It  follows  that  where  the  deed  is  delivered  to  the  grantee  on  or  after  the  commencement  date, although  executed  before  that  date,  then,  if  it  falls  within  any  of  the  categories  mentioned  in paragraph 2.3 a real right can be obtained only by registration in the Land Register. The submitting agent should confirm, in response to question 14 on the application Form 1, that delivery took place after the Land Register commencement date. Proviso: Where long leases, udal tenure, or kindly tenancies are involved, section 2(1)(a) has to be read along with section 3(3). From the commencement date, under section 3(3), a real right in such interests  can  be  obtained  only  by  registration.  Prior  to  the  commencement  date  the  tenant  can acquire a real right if possession of the subjects follows on delivery. Taking, the grant of a long lease as  an  example,  mere  delivery  of  the  lease  before  the  commencement  date  will  not  permit  the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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