http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/39/section/14Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976An Act to amend the law of Scotland relating to divorce and separation; to facilitate reconciliation of the parties in consistorial causes; to amend the law as to the power of the court to make orders relating to financial provision arising out of divorce and to settlements and other dealings by a party to the marriage, and as to the power of the court to award aliment to spouses in actions for aliment; to abolish the oath of calumny; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2015-06-07Expert Participation2014-12-16 141This Act may be cited as the Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976.2This Act except section 8 shall come into operation on 1st January 1977.3So much of section 12 of, and Schedule 1 to, this Act as affects the operation of section 16 of the Maintenance Orders Act 1950 shall extend to England and Wales and to Northern Ireland as well as Scotland, but save as aforesaid this Act shall extend to Scotland only.1950 c. 37.