RoS supported character set

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Last updated: Nov 15, 2019 by RPT Admin (Unlicensed)
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SUPPORTED CHARACTER SET

RoS online services support the ISO-8859-1 character set.  English is fully supported by ISO-8859-1, examples of other languages that are fully supported appear below:

  • Danish
  • Gaelic
  • German
  • Irish (New orthography)
  • Italian
  • Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk)
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • Swedish

Characters entered into advance notices or eForms that are not supported by this character set  will be replaced with an error character. Users will be unable to submit advance notices or eForms containing error characters. You are advised to replace letters with diacritical marks with their plain equivalents, such as replacing Ž with Z, or Ş with S.

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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