Glossary of Terms Flashcards
(41 cards)
AFTA 2000
Abolition of Feudal Tenure (Scot) Act 2000
appointed day
28 Nov 2004. the day the feudal system was abolished and property law changed. The subsequent acts came into force.
vassal
person who held feudal land of a superior
traditional document
A document written on paper or some other tangible
surface. Under ROWA 1995 part 2 such documents are authenticated by
being signed at the end.
title sheet
The sheet used in the Land Register as a “title deed” for individual
properties. Held electronically, and divided into four sections: property,
proprietorship, securities and burdens.
TCA 2003
Title Conditions (Scot) Act 2003
TA 2004
Tenements (Scot) Act 2004
superior
The person of whom, in feudal tenure, land was held
corporeal property
property which a physical or tangible presence
deed
a document which had legal effect
derivative acquisition
acquisition of ownership (or other real rights) from an existing owner
designated day
8 Dec 2014. The date on which the Land
Registration etc (Scotland) Act 2012 came into force, replacing the Land
Registration (Scotland) Act 1979.
disposition
the deed used to transfer ownership of land
dominium directum
the feudal estate held by a superior
dominium utile
the feudal estate held by a vassal
dominium
ownership
feuduty
a yearly payment made by the vassal to the superior for the feu
feu
a feudal estate in land
goods
“all corporeal moveables except money” Sale of Goods Act 1979 s 61(1)
heritable property
land and rights relating to land
incorporeal property
property that does not have a tangible presence
rights, real and personal
juridical act
an act of a person which is intended to have, and does have, legal consequences
e.g making a contract
liferent
the right to use a property for the duration on one’s life
proper - real rights
improper - personal
long lease
a lease granted for a period over 20 years
