Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985

28 Amendments, repeals and savings.U.K.

(1)The enactments specified in Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments set out therein.

(2)The enactments specified in columns 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 to this Act are repealed to the extent specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

(3)Nothing in subsection (2) above shall affect the operation of section 5 (orders for financial provision) of the M1Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976 in relation to an action for divorce brought before the commencement of this Act; but in the continued operation of that section the powers of the court—

(a)to make an order for payment of periodical allowance under subsection (2) thereof; and

(b)to vary such an order under subsection (4) thereof,

shall include power to make such an order for a definite or an indefinite period or until the happening of a specified event.

Extent Information

E1Sch. 1: so much of s. 28 and Sch. 1 as affects the operation of 1950 c. 37 and 1972 c. 18 extends to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, see s. 29(4)

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