Entail Amendment (Scotland) Act 1875

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Short title.

3. 2. Commencement of Act.

4. 3. Interpretation of terms.

5. 4. Nearest heirs of entail may consent when 21 years of age instead of when 25 years of age, as formerly.

6. 5. Amendment of Section 3 of 11 & 12 Vict. c.36. Consents to disentail estates entailed before 1st August 1848, may be given in course of application, and when such consents are not given, the court may assess the value of the heirs interests and dispense with such consents, on payment or security of such value. In case of nearest heir consent must be given by himself.

7. 6. Provisions of preceding section as regards consents to apply to applications for selling, burdening, &c.

8. 7. Court empowered to authorise heir of entail to borrow money to defray the cost of improvements on the entailed estate.

9. 8. Heir of entail with authority of the court may grant bond over the estate; form and effect of bond.

10. 9. Provision as to entailed estates now charged for improvements.

11. 10. Amendment of the law as to provisions for younger children of heirs of entail.

12. 11. Improvement expenditure may be conveyed or bequeathed.

13. 12. Procedure in applications under Entail Acts.

14. 13. Effect of destination to heirs whomsoever.

15. 14. Saving of power to improve estates under "The Improvement of Land Act, 1864."