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The Confirmation to Small Estates (Scotland) Order 1999

S.I. 1999/290 · Made 4 February 1999

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SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND

Made 4th February 1999

Laid before Parliament 11th February 1999

Coming into force 1st April 1999

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(3) of the Confirmation to Small Estates (Scotland) Act 1979f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1979 c. 22.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of legislation
  3. 3Amendment of legislation
  4. 4Amendment of legislation
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Confirmation to Small Estates (Scotland) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.

2Amendment of legislation

In each of the following provisions of the Intestates Widows and Children (Scotland) Act 1875f1, namely:–

(a)

section 3 (confirmation to small intestate estate);

(b)

Schedule A (form of inventory and relative declaration); and

(c)

Schedule B (form of confirmation),

for the words “£17,000” there shall be substituted the words “£25,000”.

3Amendment of legislation

In each of the following provisions of the Small Testate Estates (Scotland) Act 1876f1, namely:–

(a)

section 3(confirmation to small testate estate); and

(b)

Schedule A (form of inventory and relative declaration),

for the words “£17,000” there shall be substituted the words “£25,000”.

4Amendment of legislation

The Confirmation to Small Estates (Scotland) Order 1989f1 is hereby revoked.

Signature

Henry McLeish

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

4th February 1999

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases from £17,000 to £25,000 the limit of value of a deceased person’s estate at or below which confirmation of executors may be obtained by the simplified procedures prescribed by the Intestates Widows and Children (Scotland) Act 1875 (for small intestate estates) and by the Small Testate Estates (Scotland) Act 1876 (for small testate estates). The previous Order increasing the limit is revoked.