Abbreviations used in Registers of Scotland

Abbreviations used in Registers of Scotland

Abbreviation 

Short For

Additional Information

Abbreviation 

Short For

Additional Information

1979 or 1979 Act 

Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 

The act which established the land register. Superseded by the 2012 Act. 

2012 or 2012 Act

Land Registration etc (Scotland) Act 2012 

The act which currently governs the land register 

AN

Advance Notice 

Protects the subjects in the Advance Notice for 35 days 

ART

Accelerated Registration Team 

 

BAU

Business as usual 

 

CMS

Case Management System 

Also stands for Content Management System 

COF

Capture Once First file

(occasionally referred to as a Capture Once File)

Index type created at pre-registration stage which creates a draft plan for re-use

DMS

Digital Mapping System 

Legacy inhouse mapping tool. Stores spatial data for the land register. 

DoC

Deed of Conditions 

 

EMT

Executive Management Team 

 

FR

First Registration 

The first time a property has been added to the land register 

IFO

In favour of 

 

KIR

Keeper Induced Registration 

Internal process which moves a property from the sasine register to the land register. The property owner is not directly involved. 

LR

Land Register 

 

LRS

Land Register System 

The system used to record and maintain textual data for the land register

PAL

Performance and Learning 

Learning and Development platform 

PI or PI Share 

Pro indiviso share 

Ownership of land or property which is shared by more than one party

RA

Research Area 

Index type created by RoS that shows an area affected by common burdens deeds 

RIC

Right in common 

A right to land jointly owned by more than one party 

RMT

Registration Management Team 

 

SITT

Subjects in this title 

 

TPO

Tree Preservation Order 

 

TPs 

Transfers of Part 

Application to transfer part of a registered title - e.g. a single house within a large housing development.  

VR

Voluntary Registration 

Voluntary application for a First Registration of an area of land

Registers of Scotland (RoS) seeks to ensure that the information published in the 2012 Act Registration Manual is up to date and accurate but it may be amended from time to time.
The Manual is an internal document intended for RoS staff only. The information in the Manual does not constitute legal or professional advice and RoS cannot accept any liability for actions arising from its use.
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