Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024

Table of Derivations

159. The Table of Derivations shows the derivations of provisions of the Act where there is a direct statutory equivalent to them in the current law. Statutory expressions of the current common law, made by provisions of the Act, are not detailed in the table.

160. The Scottish Law Commission’s Report on Trust Law(22) should be consulted for further information on the development of each provision of the Act. The corresponding provision of the draft Bill annexed to the Scottish Law Commission’s Report is provided in order to assist with this.

161. The following abbreviations are used in the Table of Derivations:

1870	=	Apportionment Act 1870 (c. 35)
1874	=	Powers of Appointment Act 1874 (c. 37)
1921	=	Trusts (Scotland) Act 1921 (c. 58)
1961	=	Trusts (Scotland) Act 1961 (c. 57)
1964	=	Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 (c. 41)
1968	=	Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 (c.70)
1985	=	Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c.66)
1994	=	Act of Sederunt (Rules of Court of Session 1994) 1994 (No.1443)
1995	=	Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.7)
2005	=	Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 10)

TABLE OF DERIVATIONS

Provision of the Act	Provision of Bill annexed to SLC Report on Trust Law	Derivation
s.1(1)	s.1(1)	1921 s.22.
s.3	s.3	1921 s.3(b)
s.4	s.4	1921 s. 21, s.22 and Sch B
s.5	s.5	1921 s.3 proviso (2)
s.6	N/A	1921 s.3
s.7	s.6	1921 Act s.23 (also nobile officium of Court of Session)
s.11	s.9	1921 s.3 final sentence
s.12(1)	s.10(1)	1921 s.4(1)(g)
s.12(2) and (3)	s.10(2) and (3)	1921 s.18
s.14	s.12	1921 s.3(c)
s.15	s.13	1921 s.4(1), 1961, s.4
s.16	s.14	1921 s.5, 1961 s.1(1) (also nobile officium of the Court of Session and cy-près application to the Court of Session)
s.18	s.16	1921 s.4(1)(ea) and (eb), and s.4(1A) to (1F)
s.19	s.17	1921 s.4A
s.22	s.18	1921 s4(1)(f)
s.23	s.19	1921 s.4B
s.24	s.20	1921 s.16 (also nobile officium of Court of Session)
s.25	s.21	1874 s. 1
s.26	s.22	1870 s.2
s.32	s.28	1921 s.31
s.33	s.29	1921 s.32
s.35	s.31	1921, s.32
s.36	s.32	1921 s.3(d)
s.37	N/A	1921 s.29A
s.43	s.38	1961 s.2(1)
		1921 s.7
s.44	s.39	1921 s.7
s.45	s.40	1921 s.8 and 9, 1961 s.5 and 1968 s.18
s.58	s.53	1961 s.1
s.59	s.54	1961 s.1
s.60	s.55	1961 s.1
s.61	s.56	1961 s.1
s.62	s.57	1961 s.1(4)
s.63	s.58	1961 s.1(2)
s.65	s.60	1921 s.5 and 1961 s.1 (also cy-près application to Court of Session [in respect of public trusts only]);
s.69	s.64	1994, Sch 2, Chapter 63 Part II Petitions by Trustees for Directions
s.71	s.66	1921 s.34
s.73	s.68	1921 s.24
s.74	s.69	1985 s.31(4)
s.75	s.70	1921 s.17
s.77	N/A	1964 s.2(1)
s.81	s.74	1961 s.1(6) (meaning of “beneficiary”)
		1961 s.1(1)(b) (meaning of “potential beneficiary”)

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The report is at https://www.scotlawcom.gov.uk/files/4014/0904/0426/Report_on_Trust_Law_SLC_239.pdf.