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Section 6 As to disposition of the private estates of the Sovereign in Scotland.

The private estates of Her Majesty, her heirs or successors, situate or arising in Scotland, may be disposed of by Her Majesty, her heirs or successors, by dispositions or conveyance, either special or general, granted either mortis causa or inter vivos; and all dispositions, conveyances, deeds of appointment, commissions, powers of attorney, wills, deeds of settlement, and other deeds or instruments to be made or granted by Her Majesty, her heirs or successors, of or relating to the private estates of Her Majesty, her heirs or successors, situate or arising in Scotland, shall be valid and effectual, although not executed according to the forms of the law of Scotland, if the same shall be under the Sign Manual attested by two or more witnesses; and every such disposition or conveyance, if granted mortis causa, shall be valid and effectual, whether the same shall be under the Sign Manual as aforesaid, or shall be signed by some other person in the presence of the granter, and by his or her direction in the presence of two or more witnesses, who shall attest the same, although the same shall not be executed according to the forms of the law of Scotland.