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Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991, SCHEDULE 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 26 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Section 10.
1SIn section 15, for the words “persons within the age of twenty-one years” substitute the words “or, being persons under legal disability by reason of nonage”; and for the words “come and be at the age of twenty-one years” substitute the words “cease to be under legal disability by reason of nonage or come and be”.
2SIn section 27, for the words “infancy or” substitute the words “persons under legal disability by reason of nonage or of”.
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 para. 3 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(5), Sch. 5 (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch. Table
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Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 1 para. 4 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(5), Sch. 5 (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch. Table
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Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 1 para. 5 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(5), Sch. 5 (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch. Table
6SIn section 70, for the word “infancy” substitute the words “legal disability by reason of nonage”.
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Textual Amendments
F4Sch. 1 para. 7 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(5), Sch. 5 (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch. Table
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Textual Amendments
F5Sch. 1 para. 8 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(5), Sch. 5 (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch. Table
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Textual Amendments
F6Sch. 1 para. 9 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(5), Sch. 5 (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch. Table
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Textual Amendments
F7Sch. 1 para. 10 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(5), Sch. 5 (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch. Table
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Textual Amendments
F8Sch. 1 para. 11 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(5), Sch. 5 (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch. Table
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Textual Amendments
F9Sch. 1 para. 12 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(5), Sch. 5 (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch. Table
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Textual Amendments
F10Sch. 1 para. 13 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(5), Sch. 5 (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch. Table
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Textual Amendments
F11Sch. 1 para. 14 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(5), Sch. 5 (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch. Table
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Textual Amendments
F12Sch. 1 para. 15 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1995 c. 36, s. 105(5), Sch. 5 (with s. 103(1)); S.I. 1996/2203, art. 3(3), Sch. Table
16SIn section 18, for the words “an infant or infants, or a minor or minors” substitute the words “a person under legal disability by reason of nonage”.
17SIn section 24, for the words “infants, minors” substitute the words “persons under legal disability by reason of nonage”.
18SIn section 68, for the word “infant” substitute the words “person under legal disability by reason of nonage”.
19SIn section 24, for the words “pupil, minor” wherever they occur substitute the words “person under legal disability by reason of nonage”.
20SIn section 62, for the words “in nonage” substitute the words “under legal disability by reason of nonage”.
21SIn section 119, for the words “of full age, or in pupillarity or minority, or although he should be subject to any legal incapacity” substitute the words “subject to any legal incapacity or not”.
22SIn section 26 (definitions) after the definition of “colony” there shall be inserted—
“The expression “infant”, in relation to Scotland, means a person under legal disability by reason of nonage, and the expression “infancy” shall be construed accordingly:”
23SIn section 13, for the words “in pupillarity or minority, or subject to any legal incapacity” substitute the words “subject to any legal disability by reason of nonage or otherwise”; and after the word “curators,” insert the word “guardians”.
24SIn section 55(1), for the word “infancy” substitute the words “legal disability by reason of nonage”.
25SIn section 2, in the definitions of “trust” and “trust deed”, after the word “curator” insert the word “guardian”, and, in the definition of “trustee”, for the words from “tutor” to “curator” substitute the words “tutor, curator, guardian (including a father or mother acting as guardian of a child under the age of 16 years)”.
26SIn section 41(1), for the words from “in pupillarity” to “incapacity” substitute the words “subject to any legal disability by reason of nonage or otherwise”.
27SIn section 1, in subsection (1)(a) after the word “who” insert the words “because of any legal disability”, and, in subsection (2), for the words “over the age of pupillarity” substitute the words “of or over the age of 16 years”.
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Textual Amendments
29SIn section 43(10), for the words “tutor or curator” substitute the word “guardian”.
30SIn section 14(5)(a), for the words from “of unsound” to “disability” substitute the words “under legal disability by reason of nonage or otherwise”.
31SIn section 16(11)(c), for the words “tutor or curator” substitute the word “guardian”.
32SIn section 18(4), for the words “tutor or curator of an infant” substitute the words “guardian of a child”.
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Textual Amendments
F14Sch. 1 para. 33 omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 222(5) of the commencing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 222(4)(b)
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Textual Amendments
F15Sch. 1 para. 34 omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 222(5) of the commencing Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 222(4)(b)
35SIn section 37(2A), for the words “tutory, curatory” substitute the word “guardianship”.
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Textual Amendments
F16Sch. 1 para. 36 repealed (28.9.2009) by Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4), s. 121(2), Sch. 3; S.S.I. 2009/267, arts. 1(2), 2 (with arts. 3-21) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99, art. 2)
37SIn section 7(1)(d), for the words “a minor” substitute the words “under legal disability by reason of nonage”.
38SIn Schedule 9, in paragraph 3 for the words “tutory and curatory” substitute the words “ guardianship of children ”.
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Textual Amendments
F17Sch. 1 para. 39 repealed (6.4.2007) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), s. 1300(2), Sch. 16; S.I. 2006/3428, art. 7(c), Sch. 4 Pt. 1 (with arts. 6 8(2))
40SIn section 2(4)(c)(i), for the words “father or mother” substitute the words “parent or guardian”.
41SFor section 4 substitute the following section—
The parent of a child may appoint any person to be guardian of the child after his death, but any such appointment shall be of no effect unless—
(a)the appointment is in writing and signed by the parent; and
(b)the parent at the time of his death was guardian of the child or would have been such guardian if he had survived until after the birth of the child.”
42SIn section 6(2), for the words “pupil child” substitute the words “child under the age of 16 years”; and for the word “tutor” substitute the word “guardian”.
43SIn section 8, in paragraph (a) of the definition of “child” after the words “in relation to” insert the word “guardianship,” and in paragraph (d) for the words from “custody” to “curatory” substitute the words “guardianship, custody or access”; and in the definition of “parental rights” for the words “tutory, curatory” substitute the word “guardianship”.
44SIn section 1(1)(b)(ix), for the words “tutory or curatory” substitute the word “guardianship”.
45SIn section 16, in subsections (1) and (4) for the words “tutory or curatory” substitute the word “guardianship” and for the words “pupil or minor” substitute the word “child”; and in subsection (2) for the words “factor loco tutoris” substitute the words “judicial factor”.
46SIn section 18(2), for the words “tutory or curatory of a pupil or minor” substitute the words “guardianship of a child”.
47SIn section 35(4)(b), for the words “tutor or curator” substitute the word “guardian”.
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Textual Amendments
F18Sch. 1 para. 48 repealed (1.5.1995 with effect for the year 1995-96 and subsequent years of assessment) by 1995 c. 4, s. 162, Sch. 29 Pt. VIII(8)
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