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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/confirmation-of-executors-scotland-act-1823/section-3",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo4/4/98",
  "legislation_title": "Confirmation of Executors (Scotland) Act 1823",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/confirmation-of-executors-scotland-act-1823",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Partial confirmations to cease.",
  "text": "Every person requiring confirmation shall confirm the whole moveable estate of a deceased person known at the time, to which such person shall make declaration: Provided always, that it shall and may be lawful to eik to such confirmation any part of such estate that may afterwards be discovered, provided the whole of such estate so discovered shall be added, upon declaration as aforesaid: Provided nevertheless, that nothing herein contained shall affect or alter the provision made with respect to special assignations by the Confirmation Act 1690.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word substituted (1.3.1997) by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions)(Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40, SIF 76:2), s. 74(1), Sch. 8 para. 20(1); S.I. 1996/2894, art.3, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 1996/2966, art. 2)"
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    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "Scots Act 1690 c. 56."
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo4/4/98/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:01:47.401816+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}