Note on the Methods followed in the Registration of Deeds affecting Land in Scotland

Extract

Under the Act of 1617, cap. 16 (of the Scots Parliament) and subsequent Acts, all deeds relating to land require to be registered, such deeds ranking according to the date on which they are registered and not according to the date of signature. There are other kinds of Registration in Scotland, notably for Preservation and Execution. Under this the principal writs are retained in the permanent custody of the Registrar, an extract (official copy) being furnished which has the same validity as the original. In the case of Registration for Publication, with which this note deals, the deed, bearing a Certificate of Registration by the Keeper of the Register, is in due course returned to the persons registering.