Sample Property Section Styles - Seabed

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Oct 11, 2023
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Under section 113(1) of the 2012 Act, the seabed of the territorial sea of the UK adjacent to Scotland falls within the definition of "land" for the purposes of registration in the land register. The territorial sea limit extends 12 nautical miles from the coast. The Keeper has introduced an additional single operational area for registration of seabed plots. Title numbers allocated to subjects registered in this operational area will be prefixed with SEA.

The style of property section description to be used will be dependent upon the style used to describe the area of seabed included in the application - since the area of seabed may be far removed from the coast, the subjects may be described by reference to any adjacent localities or the nearest town.

Only a few examples of seabed property sections have been given below - if the examples cannot be adapted to fit with the application you are working on, please refer to a senior adviser for guidance.

Useful links

Property section styles in the title sheet

Mapping seabed

Property indexing guidelines

Property indexing guidelines - 2.11 Seabed


1. Ownership

 Examples

Example 1.1

PrefixAddressSuffix
  • Deed description - that piece of land at Balnabadoch, Loch Ob, Barra shown coloured blue on the deed plan, and further described by the co-ordinate data in schedule 2 to the deed
  • Cadastral unit number allocated - SEA12345
  • Mapping style - cadastral unit edged red, no tint references required
  • Legal settler will add a schedule of co-ordinates to the property section
Subjects cadastral unit SEA12345 being an area of seabed atBALNABODACH, LOCH OB, ISLE OF BARRAedged red on the cadastral map



Example 1.2

PrefixAddressSuffix
  • Deed description - those two pieces of land being part of the bed of the sea in Luce Bay adjacent to West Freugh shown hatched brown on the deed plan
  • Co-ordinate data shown on deed plan
  • Cadastral unit number allocated - SEA87456
  • Mapping style - cadastral unit tinted pink and blue (different encumbrances affect the two parts of the cadastral unit)
  • Area measurement is 2.300 hectares
  • Legal settler will add a schedule of co-ordinates to the property section
Subjects cadastral unit SEA87456 being the areas of seabed inLUCE BAY, WEST FREUGH, STRANRAERtinted pink and blue on the cadastral map being 2.30 hectares in measurement on the Ordnance Map


2. Lease

 Examples

Example 2.1 - Lease of whole

PrefixAddressSuffix
  • Deed description - that piece of land at Balnabadoch, Loch Ob, Barra shown coloured blue on the deed plan, and further described by the co-ordinate data in schedule 2 to the deed
  • Lease of whole of plot of land registered in SEA12345
  • Lease title sheet number SEA15000
  • Mapping style of plot of land - cadastral unit edged red
  • Mapping style of lease - by reference to plot of land, no separate reference needed for extent of lease
  • Legal settler will add a schedule of co-ordinates to the property section of the lease title sheet
  • Although area measurement is 2.300 hectares, hectarage is not included in lease title sheets
Subjects cadastral unit SEA12345 being an area of seabed atBALNABODACH, LOCH OB, ISLE OF BARRAedged red on the cadastral map

Example 2.2 - Lease of part

PrefixAddressSuffix
  • Deed description - that piece of land being part of the bed of the sea in Luce Bay adjacent to West Freugh shown hatched brown on the deed plan, being part of the landlord's larger title registered under SEA87456
  • Co-ordinate data shown on deed plan
  • Lease of part of plot of land registered in SEA87456
  • Lease title sheet number - SEA90101
  • Mapping style of plot of land - no plans reference for plot of land shown on mapping of lease title
  • Mapping style of lease - by reference to the plot of land, followed by description of the extent of the leased subjects which are tinted pink on the cadastral map
  • Legal settler will add a schedule of co-ordinates to the property section of the lease title sheet
Subjects part of cadastral unit SEA87456 being areas of seabed inLUCE BAY, WEST FREUGH, STRANRAERbeing the area of seabed at LUCE BAY tinted pink on the cadastral map


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