Fractions of an acre must be expressed in decimal points. Note, however, that in the Land Register the Keeper is statutorily obliged to convert the measurement of any property which extends to 4.942 Acres (2 hectares) or more into the metric equivalent in hectares. Supplementary indicators to primary units of measurement 4.48 The directive also allows an imperial measurement to be used as a supplementary indicator to a metric   measurement.   But   the   metric   measurement   must   precede   the   imperial   unit,   and   the supplementary indicator (which may be conveniently placed in brackets) must be in characters no larger than the metric indicator. The directive does not authorise the expression of a length, depth, height or area in imperial units followed by the metric equivalent. Effect on previous deed descriptions and plans 4.49  Measurements  in  existing  descriptions  of  land  are  not  affected  by  the  directive.  Hence  existing particular descriptions using imperial units of measurement, and descriptions by reference to such particular descriptions, will continue to be acceptable in writs describing the same land and recorded in the Register of Sasines and presented with applications for first registration in the Land Register. The directive only applies when a new identification requires to be drawn, typically upon the creation and first sale of a building plot. However,  the  application  form  for  first  registration  (Form  1)  now  obliges  both  the  selling  and purchasing  solicitor  to  ensure  that  the  property  sought  to  be  registered  can  be  both  accurately identified  on  the  ordnance  map,  and  that  the  legal  title  agrees  with  the  present  situation  on  the ground. These requirements mean that in some cases new deed plans will need to be prepared. It should be borne in mind that all dimensions in such plans should be metric even although previous descriptions or plans may have used imperial units. Extracts or copies of plans from earlier deeds used to support a Form P16 application to compare a bounding description with the ordnance map do not require to have any imperial dimensions converted to metric. However, the Agency’s replies to these requests will use metric units of measurement. Implications for Registers of Scotland Textual records 4.50   There   will   be   no   wholesale   substitution   of   metric   measurements   for   existing   imperial measurements in any of the registers maintained by the Keeper. Dimensions  for  all  new  applications,  or  updates  to  existing  registrations,  will  be  in  metric  units irrespective of the date of the document from which they are extracted, or indeed the form in which they appear. Where an earlier deed has expressed a dimension in imperial units, then a supplementary indicator may be included in the entry if circumstances merit it. Where possible, conversion of the imperial unit will be done without any approximation. Where passages from deeds are reproduced verbatim, any references to units of measurement will continue to be reproduced unchanged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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