Succession (Scotland) Act 1964
Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (1964 c. 41)
- Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (1964 c. 41)
- Part I Intestate Succession
- 1 Assimilation of heritage to moveables for purpose of devolution on intestacy.
- 2 Rights of succession to intestate estate.
- 3 Succession of collaterals.
- 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 5 Representation.
- 6 Division of intestate estate among those having right thereto.
- 7 Saving of right of Crown asultimus haeres.
- Part II Legal and other prior Rights in Estates of Deceased Persons
- 8 Prior rights of surviving spouse or civil partner, on intestacy, in dwelling house and furniture.
- 9 Prior right of surviving spouse or civil partner to financial provision on intestacy.
- 9A.— Provisions supplementary to ss. 8 and 9.
- 10 Abolition of terce and courtesy, and calculation of legal rights.
- 10A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 11 Representation in, and division of, legitim.
- 12 Legitim not to be discharged by ante-nuptial marriage contract.
- 13 Equitable compensation.
- Part III Administration and winding up of estates
- 14 Assimilation for purposes of administration, etc., of heritage to moveables.
- 15 Provisions as to transfer of heritage.
- 16 Provisions relating to leases.
- 16A Leases of crofts: special provision relating to the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993
- 17 Protection of persons acquiring title.
- 18 Provisions as to entails and special destinations.
- 19 Estate Duty.
- 20 Executor dative to have powers of a trustee.
- 21 Evidence as to holograph wills in commissary proceedings.
- 21A Evidence as to testamentary documents in commissary proceedings.
- 22 Court of Session may regulate procedure in commissary proceedings.
- Part IV Adopted Persons
- 23 Adopted person to be treated for purposes of succession etc. as child of adopter.
- 24 Provisions supplementary to s. 23.
- Part V Financial Provision on Divorce
- 25—27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Part VI Miscellaneous and Supplementary
- 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 29 Right of tenant to bequeath interest under lease.
- 30 Effect of testamentary dispositions on special destinations.
- 31 Presumption of survivorship in respect of claims to property.
- 32 Certain testamentary dispositions to be formally valid.
- 33 Construction of existing deeds.
- 34 Modification of enactments and repeals.
- 35 Transfer of certain jurisdiction to Sheriff of Chancery.
- 36 Interpretation.
- 37 Exclusion of certain matters from operation of Act.
- 38 Citation, extent and commencement.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Form of Docket
- SCHEDULE 2 Modification of Enactments
- General modifications
- Specific modifications
- The Titles to Land Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1868.
- The Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886.
- The Executors (Scotland) Act 1900.
- The Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911.
- The Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924.
- The Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1949.
- The Agriculture Act 1958.
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