Abbreviations used in Registers of Scotland
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 Superseded by the 2012 Act.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 File, or Capture Once First | 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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