Fish Teinds (Scotland) Act 1864

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Short title.

3. 2. Interpretation of terms.

4. 3. Repeal of provision in Act of 1690, c. 30.

5. 4. Parties interested may commute fish teinds by agreement.

6. 5. Persons liable in fish teinds may petition sheriff to call a meeting.

7. 6. Roll of persons liable in fish teinds to be made up.

8. 7. Meeting of persons named in the roll to be called by sheriff.

9. 8. Meeting may resolve to approve of agreement, or to enter into a submission.

10. 9. Submission to one person as sole arbiter may be entered into.

11. 10. Presbytery to be bound by signatures of moderator and clerk.

12. 11. Proceedings before arbiter.

13. 12. Agreement or final award to be recorded in sheriff court books.

14. 13. Capital sum to be raised and invested on heritable security.

15. 14. Payment of fish teinds to cease after commutation.

16. 15. Where submission has been entered into by minister of any parish before passing of this Act, presbytery to be bound by award, &c.