Section 17 Lord Advocate’s concurrence not to be necessary in actions of reduction-improbation and ranking and sale.C1

It shall not be necessary to obtain the concurrence of Her Majesty’s Advocate to any summons of reduction-improbation, or ranking and sale, and such summonses in future shall not bear to be instituted with the concurrence of Her Majesty’s Advocate: Provided that nothing herein contained shall affect the right of Her Majesty’s Advocate to institute any such summons for the interest of Her Majesty.