An Act to abolish the Landlord’s Right of Hypothec for Rent in Scotland.
[24th March 1880]
From and after the eleventh day of November one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, herein-after called the commencement of this Act, the landlord’s right of hypothec for the rent of land, including the rent of any buildings thereon, exceeding two acres in extent, let for agriculture or pasture, shall cease and determine: Provided that nothing herein contained shall apply to any claim for rent due, or which may hereafter become due, under any lease, writing, or bargain current at the date of the commencement of this Act.
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 2, 3 repealed by Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1883 (c. 62), s. 27
This Act may be cited as the Hypothec Abolition (Scotland) Act 1880.