Ecclesiastical Buildings and Glebes (Scotland) Act 1868

Introductory Text
1. Interpretation of terms.
2. Short title.
3. Heritors dissatisfied with determinations of presbyteries in regard to churches, manses, glebes, &c. may remove proceedings by appeal to sheriff.
4. Appeal, how to be taken.
5. Intimation of appeals.
6. No written pleadings unless specially ordered.
7. Proceedings, for rebuilding of church or manse.
8. Proceedings for rebuilding or repairing of church or manse.
9. Where parties differ or delay as to erecting or repairing, sheriff to cause buildings or repairs to be executed.
10. Proceedings for building or repairing churchyard walls.
11. Proceedings for designing or excambing glebes, &c.
12. Mode of declaring a “free manse.”
13. Sheriff, if required, personally to inspect premises or locality.
14. Decrees, &c. of sheriff to be final.
15. Disposal of questions of expenses.
16. Form of note of appeal.
17. Not competent to appeal after twenty days from date of judgment, &c.
18. Effect of appeals under this Act.
19. Notice of appeal.
20. Form of bringing appeals to Lord Ordinary.
21. Certain provisions of 8 & 9 Vict. c. 19. and 23 & 24 Vict. c. 106. incorporated with this Act.
22. Mode of calling meetings of heritors.
23. All parochial assessments to be imposed according to the real or valued rent.
24. Act not to increase existing burdens.
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