Register of Inhibitions

The legal processes of Inhibition and Adjudication are forms of diligence. Diligence is the name given to a range of legal processes “by which a creditor endeavours to make good his payment”.

The Register of Inhibitions (ROI) was formerly known as the Register of Inhibitions and Adjudications. It is defined in the Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924 as being for the registration of 'inhibitions, interdictions, adjudications, reductions and notices of litigiosity'. These are notifications that the owner of the property or holder of the right cannot competently grant future voluntary deeds of that property. It is commonly known as the ‘personal register’ and legal professionals often refer to instructing a ‘personal search’ of the ROI.

This register contains details of people who are not able to competently grant deeds in relation to his or her property. This could be, for example, because of bankruptcy proceedings. The aim of this register is to inform the public about the identity of these people.