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Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000

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(1)This Act—

(a)may be cited as the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000; and

(b)subject to subsections (2) and (4) below, comes into force on Royal Assent.

(2)Subject to subsection (4)(c) and (d) below, there shall come into force on the appointed day—

(a)sections 1 and 2, 4 to 13, 32, 35 to 37, 46, 50 and 51, 54 to 57, 59 to 61, 63 to 66, 68 to 70, 73, 75 and 76(1) (except in so far as relating to paragraph 30(23)(a) of schedule 12) and (2);

(b)schedules 1 to 3;

(c)subject to paragraph 46(3) of schedule 12, that schedule, except paragraph 30(23)(a); and

(d)schedule 13.

(3)Note 1 to Schedule 2 to the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 (c. 35) shall be deemed to have been originally enacted as amended by the said paragraph 30(23)(a).

(4)There shall come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint—

(a)sections 17 to 31, 33, 34, 38 to 45 and 47 to 49;

(b)schedules 5 to 11;

(c)in schedule 12, paragraph 39(6); and

(d)in so far as relating to section 15(2)(a) of the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 (c. 33), section 76(2) and schedule 13,

and different days may be so appointed for different provisions; but the period between any such order being made and the day appointed for the coming into force of any provision to which that order relates shall be not less than six months.

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