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Confirmation to Small Estates (Scotland) Act 1979

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 8 Cited in Amendments 35 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1979 c. 22
Year1979
for the words “the net estate of an intestate is of a value less than one thousand pounds, and his gross estate is of a value less than three thousand pounds, his widow or any one or more of his children, or in the case of an intestate widow any one or more of her children,” there shall be substituted the words “ the whole estate of an intestate is of a value not exceeding £10,000 an applicant for confirmation thereto ”; andfor the words “without the payment of any fee therefor save as is provided in Schedule C annexed to this Act” there shall be substituted the words “ on payment of the requisite fee ”;in section 5 (commissary clerk to be satisfied as to value of estate) , for the words “either of the values” there shall be substituted the words “ the value ”;in section 7 (acts of sederunt) , the words “; but the total amount to be charged to applicants shall not in any case exceed the sums mentioned in Schedule C annexed to this Act” shall cease to have effect;in Schedule A (form of inventory and relative oath) for the words “150l.” there shall be substituted the words “ £10,000 ”;in Schedule B (form of confirmation) for the words “150l.” there shall be substituted the words “ £10,000 ”; andSchedule C (fees) shall cease to have effect.for the words “the net estate of a testate is of a value less than one thousand pounds, and his gross estate is of a value less than three thousand pounds the executor of such testate” there shall be substituted the words “ the whole estate of a testate is of a value not exceeding £10,000 an applicant for confirmation thereto ”; andfor the words “without the payment of any fee therefor save as is provided in Schedule C annexed to this Act” there shall be substituted the words “ on payment of the requisite fee ”;in section 5 (commissary clerk to be satisfied as to value of estate) for the words “either of the values” there shall be substituted the words “ the value ”;in section 7 (procedure and fees) the words “; but the total amount to be charged to executors shall not in any case exceed the sums mentioned in Schedule C annexed to this Act” shall cease to have effect;in Schedule A (form of inventory and relative oath) for the

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