Digital Submission & Coronavirus September 2020 Impact on Land - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Digital Submission & Coronavirus September 2020 Impact on Land Registration Closure of offices to paper applications Ad-hoc by e-mail for genuinely urgent cases Portal for receipt of hybrid applications Existing digital


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Digital Submission & Coronavirus

September 2020

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Impact on Land Registration

// Registers of Scotland 2

  • Closure of offices to paper applications
  • Ad-hoc by e-mail for genuinely urgent cases
  • Portal for receipt of hybrid applications
  • Existing digital discharge service
  • Reluctance to adopt digital
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Emergency Legislation

// Registers of Scotland 3

  • Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020
  • Hybrid approach permitted
  • Registration of images of traditional paper deeds
  • Temporary nature of provisions
  • Widespread positivity around remote submission
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Digital Submission as the norm

// Registers of Scotland 4

  • Introduce current measures on a permanent basis
  • Possible pathway to full digital registration
  • Wider use of digital signatures
  • The ability of the citizen to apply to register
  • Different approaches across registries
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