Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (1985 c. 73)
- Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (1985 c. 73)
- Provisions relating to leases
- 1 Limitation on use of property held on long lease not to apply to property held on certain renewable leases.
- 2 Power of sheriff to grant renewals of certain long leases.
- 3 Creation of real conditions in assignations of certain long leases.
- 4 Irritancy clauses etc. relating to monetary breaches of lease.
- 5 Irritancy clauses etc. not relating to monetary breaches of leases.
- 6 Supplementary and transitional provisions relating to sections 4 and 5.
- 7 Interpretation of sections 4 to 6.
- Provisions relating to other contracts and obligations
- 8 Rectification of defectively expressed documents.
- 8A Registration of order for rectification
- 9 Provisions supplementary to section 8: protection of other interest.
- 10 Negligent misrepresentation.
- 11 Amendment of Bills of Exchange Act 1882 as respects countermanded cheques.
- 12 Limitation of defamation and other actions.
- 13 Amendments of Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981.
- Provisions relating to civil jurisdiction and procedure
- 14 Remit from Court of Session to sheriff.
- 15 Withdrawal of privilege against self–incrimination in certain proceedings relating to intellectual property.
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- 17 Power of sheriff to order sheriff clerk to execute deeds relating to heritage.
- 18 Small claims.
- 19 Disclosure of names in certain proceedings.
- Other provisions relating to courts
- 20 Removal of prohibition of sheriffs’ principal and sheriffs’ accepting appointment to certain offices.
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- 22 Re-employment of retired judges
- 23 Replacement of general jury book by lists of men and women eligible for jury service.
- Provisions relating to the care of children
- 24 Power to increase size of Children’s Panel Advisory Committees.
- 25 Amendment of provisions about detention of children.
- 26 Amendment of power to detain children in secure accommodation.
- 27 Requirement of children’s hearing for pre-adoptive supervision not to constitute making arrangements for adoption for purposes of Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978.
- 28 Child subject to supervision requirement to be regarded as in the care of the local authority for the purposes of his being freed for adoption under section 18 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978.
- 29 Reporter’s power to arrange review by children’s hearing of supervision requirement.
- Procedures relating to crofting tenure and the valuation of sheep stocks
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- Criminal courts, procedure, evidence and justice
- 33 Establishment and disestablishment of district courts.
- 34 Power of Secretary of State to remove justices etc.
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- 41 Penalties under food and drugs legislation.
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- 46 Post-release supervision of service offenders.
- Miscellaneous and general
- 47 Transfer of sheriff clerks and procurators fiscal.
- 48 Power of Lord Advocate and Secretary of State in relation to research into law.
- 49 Arrestment of National Savings Bank deposits.
- 50 Registration of divorces and declarators of nullity of marriage.
- 51 Amendments to Mental Health 9Scotland) Act 1984 as respects hospital orders.
- 52 Application of certain liquor licensing appeal to provisions to certain appeals under Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976.
- 53 Amendment of definition of “alcoholic liquor”.
- 54 Clarification of investment powers of Scottish Hospital Trust and Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust.
- 55 Power of Commissioner for Local Administration to investigate Scottish Special Housing Association and new town development corporations.
- 56 Amendment of enactments relating to solicitors.
- 57 Power to pay extra-parliamentary Commissioners for service on inquiries under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936.
- 58 Finance.
- 59 Amendment and repeal of enactments.
- 60 Citation, transitional provisions, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- Part I Incorporation of Solicitors’ Practices
- Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 c. 46
- Building Societies Act 1962 (c. 37)
- Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 43)
- Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1972 (c. 50)
- Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38)
- Income and Corporation Taxes 1988
- Part II Amendments of Legal Aid and Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1949 and Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980
- Legal Aid and Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1949 (c. 63)
- Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 46)
- SCHEDULE 2 Amendment of Enactments
- The Jurors (Scotland) Act 1825 (c.22)
- The Juries (Scotland) Act 1826 (c.8)
- Lyon King of Arms Act 1867 (c.17)
- Titles to Land Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1868 (c.101)
- Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924 (c.27)
- The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c.49)
- The Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 (c.35)
- Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c.58)
- Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1972 (c.59)
- The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21)
- The Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 (c.33)
- The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 62)
- Civil Jurisdiction and Judgements Act 1982 (c. 27)
- The Cinematograph (Amendment) Act 1982 (c. 33)
- The Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c.58)
- The Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 37)
- The Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)
- SCHEDULE 3 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- Section 36
- Section 39
- Section 40
- SCHEDULE 4 Repeals
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