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contained in the 1894 Act remain sound and that there is
no need for fundamental changes, for instance as regards
the basic qualifications for ownership, the information required to be kept on the register, the facilities for
recording title and mortgage, etc. However it was generally
recognised that the system is out of date and cumbersome
to operate and that a number of anomalies have developed
over the 90 years since these provisions were enacted, which
need to be rectified. With regard to centralisation of the
registry functions some fishing interests expressed reserva-
tions in that in certain areas the present system provides
them with a personal service which they value. These points
and the views put forward by the Dependent Territories have
been taken into account in preparing the proposals set out
below.
III
ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION BASIC PRINCIPLES
Territorial scope
15.
The new Act will apply to the United Kingdom. It
will be extended to the overseas Dependent Territories
(Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands,
Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Montserrat, St. Helena,
Turks and Caicos Islands) and to the Channel Islands and Isle
of Man by Order in Council in consultation with the Governments
concerned. The British Register will consist of the UK
Register and any registers maintained in the dependencies.
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