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Involuntary Transfer Flashcards

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1
Q

For involuntary transfer are the 3 steps still followed?

A

Yes

Contract +conveyance+ external act = transfer

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What is the difference from voluntary transfer?

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No consent is needed.

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What are the situations where involuntary transfer would occur?

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  • compulsory purchase
  • Community right to buy
  • Repayment of debt
  • Forfeiture
  • Death
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What is the premise behind compulsory purchase?

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Transfer of land for the public good

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What sort of property does compulsory purchase relate to?

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Only land

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Who forces compulsory purchase?

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Government

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What two acts cover compulsory purchase?

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Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947

  • Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
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What is the procedure for compulsory purchase?

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  • Drafty a compulsory purchase order
  • Hearing on objections
  • CPO confirmed and registered
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What is included in the draft of the compulsory purchase order?

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  • Sets out what land they want to acquire
  • Explains why they want it
  • Sets out the compensation rules (i.e. what they will pay for it)
  • Like contract stage
  • Serve it to the public
  • people can then object on principle or details
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Hearing on objections involves what?

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  • if objection registered then there will be a hearing where they can make their points
  • Local authority can decide whether or not to proceed
  • you can get the decision judicially reviewed
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What is involved in getting the CPO order confirmed and registered in the land register?

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  • if there are no objections or if they decide to go ahead
  • Doesn’t have the effect of transferring ownership, only the contract stage. But must be done as party is public not private
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What is the conveyance stage of the transaction?

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Schedule conveyance
or
General Vesting Declaration

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What is involved in schedule conveyance?

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  • Special kind of disposition

- land owner must sign it

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What is involved in the General Vesting declaration?

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  • used if owner unwilling to sign the schedule conveyance

- only local authority signs

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What happens once the schedule conveyance or the general vesting declaration is completed?

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It is registered and ownership transfers

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16
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What is the general standard of compensation given?

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To put person in same position they would be in otherwise

17
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What can owner do if he is unhappy about the compensation received?

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Go to Land Tribunal

18
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What is involved in community right to buy?

A

Forced transfer of land from private owner to community group

19
Q

What act governs community right to buy?

A

The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003

20
Q

What sort of land is it in relation to?

A

Rural land

21
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What must the parties do?

A

Community must register their interest on the register of community interest then if private owner wants to sell he must give them first refusal

22
Q

What is the second act to govern this?

A

Community Empowerment (S) Act 2015

23
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What does this do?

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  • extend power to all land

- seller must be willing unless land ‘abandoned or neglected’ whereby sale can be forced

24
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What land does the Land Reform (s) Bill extend it to?

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All land in order for ‘sustainable development’

25
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What does repayment of debt involve?

A

Transfer of property from debtor to creditor to repay loan

26
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Two types of creditors

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  • Secured creditor

- ordinary creditor

27
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What is involved with a secured creditor?

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  • creditor granted security

- so when debt not repaid creditor can force sale

28
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What is involved with an ordinary creditor?

A

Diligence : ask courts to let you gain ownership over debtors things

29
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What is the diligence process?

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  • Adjudication (land- not homes, only commercial property)
  • Attatchment (corporeal moveables)
  • Arresetment and forthcoming (incorporeal)
30
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2 types of diligence

A
  • seize diligence (get ownership)

- freeze diligence (ownership frozen in debtors hands

31
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When does insolvency come into play?

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When debtor bankrupt

32
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What is sequestration?

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  • when individual bankrupt

- all assets become property of trustee

33
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What is liquidation?

A
  • when company is bankrupt

- no forced transfer, company still owns assets.

34
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What is involved with forfeiture?

A

Forced to give to state because you’ve done something wrong

ill gotten gains

35
Q

What acts are examples of forfeiture?

A
  • Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (drug money)
  • Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 (if giving money to terrorists)
  • immigration AND aSYLUM aCT (vehicle can be confiscated if smuggling)
  • Sustoms and Excise acts
  • Parricide Act 1595 (If you kill parent can’t inherit)
36
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What happens in the event of death?

A
  • assets distributed
  • executor appointed
  • confirmation by judicial conveyance

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