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Succession (Scotland) Act 2016 (2016 asp 7).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about succession; to make provision about liferents; to amend the Trusts (Scotland) Act 1921; and for connected purposes.
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Agricultural land Lease Inheritance
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act provides rules concerning how property passes on a person‘s death. This includes reforms which relate to the rectification of wills; the effect of divorce, dissolution or annulment on a will or special destination; and the revival of a revoked will. It concerns, among other things, survivorship, the provision of new rules where there is uncertainty about the order of death, forfeiture, estate administration, protections for trustees and executors in certain circumstances and for persons acquiring title in good faith.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk