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C1Short title “The Oaths of Minors Act 1681” given by Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964 (c. 80), Sch. 2
C2This Act has not been revised to 1.2.1991. It was repealed with effect from 25.9.1991 by Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 50, SIF 49:8), s. 10, Sch. 2. It is available as last published in Statutes in Force (revised to 31.12.1974).
C3This Act is listed in 12mo edition as {1681 c. 19}.
Our Soveraigne Lord and Estates of Parliament taking to their serious Consideration the great abuses which may be committed against Minors within [F118 years] of Age compleat by causing them Subscribe Bonds of borrowed money Contracts of Alienation of their Lands Dispositions Discharges and other writes of Importance and ratify the same by Oath swearing that they shall never come in the contrary therby depriving them of all the benefite of Revocation Reduction and Restitution In Integrum allowed to them by the Laws of this Kingdom wher such Oaths are not made It is therefore Statute and ordained by the Kings Majesty with advice and consent of the saids Estates That no such Oaths shall be exacted in time coming And in caice of Contravention Declares the Contract to be void and null and that no Execution shall pass therupon And declares the Elicitor or Exacter of the oath to be Infamous And it is hereby declared that it shall be competent to any person related to the Minor to obtain the saids Writs to be declared void and null by way of Action exception or Reply
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F1Words substituted by Age of Majority (Scotland) Act 1969 (c. 39), s. 1(3), Sch. 1 Pt. I