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An Act to amend the Law relating to the Terms of Removal from Houses in Scotland.
[25th June 1886]
Whereas in many counties and burghs in Scotland a custom exists whereby for the purpose of a tenant’s entry to or removal from a house a period beyond the date of the legal term of entry or removal is allowed within which such entry or removal may take place:
And whereas the period so allowed is not uniform but varies according to local usage:
And whereas such want of uniformity is productive of great inconvenience, and it is expedient that the terms for such entry and removal should be uniform:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Act amended by Removal Terms (Scotland) Act 1886 (Amendment) Act 1890 (c. 36)
C2Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3
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