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Entail Amendment Act 1848
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Entail Amendment Act 1848
1848 CHAPTER 36 11 and 12 Vict
An Act for the amendment of the law of entail in Scotland.
[14th August 1848]
Whereas the law of entail in Scotland has been found to be attended with serious evils, both to heirs of entail and to the community at large, and it is expedient that the same be amended in manner herein-after provided for:
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C1Short title “The Entail Amendment Act 1848” given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)
C2Act extended by Entail Cottages Act 1860 (c. 95)
C3Certain words of enactment repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)
C4Accumulations Act 1800 (c. 98) cited or referred to by its short title under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14), s. 3
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