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sasine register

a short name for the General Register of Sasines

ScotLIS

Scotland's land information service where public and business customers can search for property prices, boundaries and ownership information.

Scottish Statutory Instrument

subordinate legislation made by ministers using powers delegated by the Scottish Parliament and, in most cases, subject also to the approval of the Scottish Parliament by affirmative or negative procedure

servitude

a subordinate real right in favour of one property over a neighbouring property, such as a servitude of way (ie a right of way)

SSI

abbreviation of Scottish Statutory Instrument

standard security

a security over land - in non-legal terms, a mortgage

subjects

a catch-all word typically used to describe land or property. This word will appear in a title sheet governed by the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979, or in a deed in which property is transacted with. For example, in a disposition, "the subjects conveyed..." means "the land or property conveyed..."