Law Reform (Husband and Wife) (Scotland) Act 1984

6 Abolition of husband’s remaining liability for wife’s debts incurred before marriage.S

(1)A husband shall not be liable, by reason only of being her husband, for any debts incurred by his wife before marriage.

(2)Subsection (1) above shall have effect in relation to any such debts, whether incurred before or after this Act comes into force.

(3)Section 4 of the Married Women’s Property (Scotland) M1Act 1877 (liability of husband for wife’s antenuptial debts limited to amount of property received through her) is repealed.

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