Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 2690 (S.252)

The Prior Rights of Surviving Spouse (Scotland)

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1993 No. 2690 (S.252)

SUCCESSION, SCOTLAND

The Prior Rights of Surviving Spouse (Scotland)

Made	26th October 1993

Laid before Parliament

5th November 1993

Coming into force

26th November 1993

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 8(1) and (3) and 9(1) of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964^[1] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Prior Rights of Surviving Spouse (Scotland) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 26th November 1993.

    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, in place of the amount specified opposite thereto in column 2, the amount specified opposite thereto in column 3 of that Schedule.

    3.    The Prior Rights of Surviving Spouse (Scotland) Order 1988^[2] is hereby revoked.

Fraser of Carmyllie

Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh

26th October 1993

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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 by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 70), section 3 and Schedule 1, paragraph 2, the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55), section 4 and the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 9), Schedule 2.

[2] S.I. 1988/633.

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