Leasehold Casualties (Scotland) Act 2001. Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament to provide for the extinction of leasehold casualties; for the payment of compensation on their extinction; for irritancy provisions in certain leases of land to be void; for the disapplication, in relation to certain leases, of the rule of law entitling a landlord in certain circumstances to terminate a lease; and for connected purposes. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Lease Contract/agreement Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract In a relevant lease (i.e. in a lease of land granted before 1 September 1974 for a period of not less than one hundred and seventy-five years), any provision which stipulates for payment of a casualty is void; and, accordingly, any such payment which would, but for this subsection, have fallen due on or after the relevant day shall not be exigible. "Casualty" means any duplicand or other periodical or casual payment stipulated in a relevant lease to be payable by the tenant to the landlord in ad Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk