First Registrations

This is the term used in Registers of Scotland to describe the application by which the right in land of either an owner or a tenant in a long lease is first registered. A first registration of a plot of land will result in the creation of a cadastral unit on the cadastral map and a title sheet, whereas an application for first registration of a long lease will result in a lease title sheet.

In an application pertaining to the right of a tenant in a long lease which induces first registration, the right of the owner of the land must also be registered under section 24 (automatic plot registration) of the 2012 Act. A cadastral unit will be created for the land to the same extent of the subjects of the lease and a title sheet for the right of the owner. See also Automatic Plot Registration on the Leases page and Voluntary Registration for two types of first registration other than registration of a disposition or notice of title.