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Succession (Scotland) Act 1973

1973 CHAPTER 25 cross-notes

An Act to increase the amounts of the sums payable to a surviving spouse under sections 8 and 9 of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 and to empower the Secretary of State by order further to increase such amounts.

[23rd May 1973]

1 Amendment of sections 8 and 9 of Succession (Scotland) Act 1964. cross-notes

(1) In the case of a person dying after the commencement of this Act—

(a) M1section 8 of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964(prior rights of surviving spouse, on intestacy, in dwelling house and furinture) shall apply as if—

(i) for the words “£15,000” in subsection (1)(a) and (b) there were substituted the words “£30,000 or such larger amount as may from time to time be fixed by order of the Secretary of State” ;

(ii) for the words “£5,000” in subsection (3)(a) and (b) there were substituted the words “£8,000 or such larger amount as may from time to time be fixed by order of the Secretary of State” ;

(b) section 9 of the said Act of 1964 (prior right of surviving spouse to financial provision of inestacy) shall apply as if—

(i) for the words “£2,500, or” in subsection (1)(a) there were substituted the words “£4,000 or such larger amount as may from time to time be fixed by oder of the Secretary of State, or” ;

(ii) for the words “£5,000” in subsection (1)(b) there were substituted the words “£8,000 or such larger amount as may from time to time be fixed by oder of the Secretary of State” ;

(iii) in the proviso to the said subsection (1) for the words from “of £2,500” to “£5,000” there were substituted the words “fixed by virtue of paragraph (a) of this subsection or the sum fixed by virtue of paragraph (b) of this subsection”.

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This Act may be cited as the Succession (Scotland) Act 1973

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Succession (Scotland) Act 1973.
Succession (Scotland) Act 1973 (1973/25)

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C2The text of s. 1(1) is in the form in which it was originally enacted : it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been prior to 1.2.1991.
F1S. 1(2)(3) repealed by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1980 (c. 55, SIF 72:2) , s. 28(2) , Sch. 3repealed
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