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The Prior Rights of Surviving Spouse (Scotland) Order 1999

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1999 No. 445 (S. 29)

SUCCESSION, SCOTLAND

The Prior Rights of Surviving Spouse (Scotland) Order 1999

Made

17th February 1999

Laid before Parliament

1st March 1999

Coming into force

1st April 1999

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 8(1) and (3) and 9(1) of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

1964 c. 41; sections 8 and 9 were amended by the Succession (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 25), section 1(1); section 9 was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 70), section 3 and Schedule 1, paragraph 2, the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55), section 4 and the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 9), Schedule 2.

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