Succession (Scotland) Act 2016

17Repeal of the Parricide Act

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(1)The Parricide Act 1594 is repealed.

(2)For the avoidance of doubt, the forfeiture rule applies in relation to cases where a person has unlawfully killed the person’s parent or grandparent as it applies in relation to other cases of unlawful killing.