Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 633 (S.73)

The Prior Rights of Surviving Spouse (Scotland) Order 1988

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1988 No. 633 (S.73)

SUCCESSION, SCOTLAND

The Prior Rights of Surviving Spouse (Scotland) Order 1988

Made	24th March 1988

Laid before Parliament

8th April 1988

Coming into force

1st May 1988

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

    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Prior Rights of Surviving Spouse (Scotland) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 1st May 1988.

    (2)  This Order shall extend to Scotland only.

    2.    For the purposes of each of the provisions of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, there is hereby fixed the amount specified opposite thereto in column 2 of the said Schedule.

    3.    The Prior Rights of Surviving Spouse (Scotland) Order 1981 ^[2] is hereby revoked.

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
New St Andrew's House, Edinburgh

24th March 1988

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Notes:

[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 and section 9A was inserted, by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55), section 4; section 9 was also amended by the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 9), Schedule 2.

[2] S.I. 1981/806

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