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Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985

1985 c. 73 · Enacted 30 October 1985 · Extends to Scotland

Not fully up to date. 5 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 30 March 2022.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 54(1)repealed in partPublic Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 sch. 4 para. 8(a)
s. 54(2)repealedPublic Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 sch. 4 para. 8(b)
s. 8(7)words repealedBankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 Sch. 6 Pt. 1
s. 8(5A)insertedBankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007 s. 48(3)
s. 10(3)words substitutedDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) 2025 Sch. para. 5

An Act to amend the law of Scotland in respect of certain leases, other contracts and obligations; certain courts and their powers; evidence and procedure; certain criminal penalties; the care of children; the functions of the Commissioner for Local Administration; solicitors; and certain procedures relating to crofting and the valuation of sheep stocks; and to make, as respects Scotland, certain other miscellaneous reforms of the law.

[30th October 1985]

X1I1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations to the whole text

Commencement

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Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s.60(3); Act wholly in force at 8.12.1986 see S.I. 1986/1945.

Editorial notes

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The text of ss. 8–11, 59(1), 60, Sch. 2 paras. 21, 22 was taken from S.I.F Group 30 (Contract); ss. 12, 14, 17–23, 33, 34, 47, 58–60, Sch. 2 paras. 1–15, Sch. 4 from S.I.F. Group 36:1 (Courts, Scotland: Court of Session); ss. 35–46, 49, 51–54, 59(1), 60, Sch. 2 paras. 16–20, 23–27, 32, Sch. 3 from S.I.F. Group 39:1 (Criminal Law: General); ss. 15, 60 from S.I.F. Group 47 (Evidence); ss. 13, 16, 24–29, 59(1), 60, Sch. 2 para. 31 from S.I.F. Group 49:6 (Family Law: Family Property, Scotland); ss. 48, 55, 58, 60 from S.I.F. Group 57 (Government Departments and Public Offices); 1–7, 30–32, 59(1), 60, Sch. 2 paras. 28–30 from S.I.F. Group 75:2 (Landlord and Tenant: General, Scotland); ss. 56, 60, Sch. 1 from S.I.F. Group 76:2 (Lawyers and Notaries: Scotland); ss. 57, 58, 60 from S.I.F. Group 89 (Parliament); ss. 50, 60 from S.I.F.Group 105 (Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages).

Contents

  1. Provisions relating to leases
  2. 1Limitation on use of property held on long lease not to apply to property held on certain renewable leases.
  3. 2Power of sheriff to grant renewals of certain long leases.
  4. 3Creation of real conditions in assignations of certain long leases.
  5. 4Irritancy clauses etc. relating to monetary breaches of lease.
  6. 5Irritancy clauses etc. not relating to monetary breaches of leases.
  7. 6Supplementary and transitional provisions relating to sections 4 and 5.
  8. 7Interpretation of sections 4 to 6.
  9. Provisions relating to other contracts and obligations
  10. 8Rectification of defectively expressed documents.
  11. 8ARegistration of order for rectification
  12. 9Provisions supplementary to section 8: protection of other interest.
  13. 10Negligent misrepresentation.
  14. 11Amendment of Bills of Exchange Act 1882 as respects countermanded cheques.
  15. 12Limitation of defamation and other actions.
  16. 13Amendments of Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981.
  17. Provisions relating to civil jurisdiction and procedure
  18. 14Remit from Court of Session to sheriff. Repealed
  19. 15Withdrawal of privilege against self–incrimination in certain proceedings relating to intellectual property.
  20. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. 17Power of sheriff to order sheriff clerk to execute deeds relating to heritage. Repealed
  22. 18Small claims. Repealed
  23. 19Disclosure of names in certain proceedings.
  24. Other provisions relating to courts
  25. 20Removal of prohibition of sheriffs’ principal and sheriffs’ accepting appointment to certain offices. Repealed
  26. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. 22Re-employment of retired judges Repealed
  28. 23Replacement of general jury book by lists of men and women eligible for jury service.
  29. Provisions relating to the care of children
  30. 24Power to increase size of Children’s Panel Advisory Committees.
  31. 25Amendment of provisions about detention of children.
  32. 26Amendment of power to detain children in secure accommodation.
  33. 27Requirement of children’s hearing for pre-adoptive supervision not to constitute making arrangements for adoption for purposes of Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978. Repealed
  34. 28Child subject to supervision requirement to be regarded as in the care of the local authority for the purposes of his being freed for adoption under section 18 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978. Repealed
  35. 29Reporter’s power to arrange review by children’s hearing of supervision requirement.
  36. Procedures relating to crofting tenure and the valuation of sheep stocks
  37. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  38. 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  39. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  40. Criminal courts, procedure, evidence and justice
  41. 33Establishment and disestablishment of district courts.
  42. 34Power of Secretary of State to remove justices etc.
  43. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  44. 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  45. 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  46. 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  47. 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  48. 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  49. 41Penalties under food and drugs legislation.
  50. 42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  51. 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  52. 44, 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  53. 46Post-release supervision of service offenders.
  54. Miscellaneous and general
  55. 47Transfer of sheriff clerks and procurators fiscal.
  56. 48Power of Lord Advocate and Secretary of State in relation to research into law.
  57. 49Arrestment of National Savings Bank deposits.
  58. 50Registration of divorces and declarators of nullity of marriage.
  59. 51Amendments to Mental Health 9Scotland) Act 1984 as respects hospital orders.
  60. 52Application of certain liquor licensing appeal to provisions to certain appeals under Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976.
  61. 53Amendment of definition of “alcoholic liquor”. Repealed
  62. 54Clarification of investment powers of Scottish Hospital Trust and Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust. Repealed
  63. 55Power of Commissioner for Local Administration to investigate Scottish Special Housing Association and new town development corporations. Repealed
  64. 56Amendment of enactments relating to solicitors.
  65. 57Power to pay extra-parliamentary Commissioners for service on inquiries under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936.
  66. 58Finance.
  67. 59Amendment and repeal of enactments.
  68. 60Citation, transitional provisions, commencement and extent.
  69. Schedule 1
  70. Part I: Incorporation of Solicitors’ Practices
  71. Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 c. 46
  72. 1Paragraph 1
  73. 2Paragraph 2
  74. 3Paragraph 3
  75. 4Paragraph 4
  76. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  77. 6Paragraph 6
  78. 7Paragraph 7
  79. 8Paragraph 8
  80. 9Paragraph 9
  81. 10Paragraph 10
  82. 11Paragraph 11
  83. 12Paragraph 12
  84. 13Paragraph 13
  85. 14Paragraph 14
  86. 15Paragraph 15
  87. 16Paragraph 16
  88. 17Paragraph 17
  89. 18Paragraph 18
  90. 19Paragraph 19
  91. 20Paragraph 20
  92. 21Paragraph 21
  93. 22Paragraph 22
  94. 23Paragraph 23
  95. 24Paragraph 24
  96. 25Paragraph 25
  97. 26Paragraph 26
  98. 27Paragraph 27
  99. 28Paragraph 28
  100. 29Paragraph 29
  101. 30Paragraph 30
  102. 31Paragraph 31
  103. 32Paragraph 32
  104. 33Paragraph 33
  105. 34Paragraph 34
  106. 35Paragraph 35
  107. Building Societies Act 1962 (c. 37)
  108. 36Paragraph 36
  109. Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 43)
  110. 37Paragraph 37
  111. 38Paragraph 38 Repealed
  112. Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1972 (c. 50)
  113. 39Paragraph 39
  114. Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38)
  115. 40Paragraph 40
  116. Income and Corporation Taxes 1988
  117. 41Paragraph 41
  118. Part II: Amendments of Legal Aid and Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1949 and Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980
  119. Legal Aid and Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1949 (c. 63)
  120. 1Paragraph 1
  121. Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 46)
  122. 2Paragraph 2
  123. 3Paragraph 3
  124. 4Paragraph 4
  125. 5Paragraph 5
  126. 6Paragraph 6
  127. 7Paragraph 7
  128. 8Paragraph 8
  129. Schedule 2: Amendment of Enactments
  130. The Jurors (Scotland) Act 1825 (c.22)
  131. 1Paragraph 1
  132. The Juries (Scotland) Act 1826 (c.8)
  133. 2Paragraph 2
  134. Lyon King of Arms Act 1867 (c.17)
  135. 3Paragraph 3
  136. Titles to Land Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1868 (c.101)
  137. 4Paragraph 4
  138. 5Paragraph 5
  139. Conveyancing (Scotland) Act 1924 (c.27)
  140. 6Paragraph 6
  141. 7Paragraph 7
  142. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  143. The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c.49)
  144. 9Paragraph 9
  145. 10Paragraph 10
  146. The Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 (c.35)
  147. 11Paragraph 11
  148. Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c.58)
  149. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  150. 13Paragraph 13
  151. 14Paragraph 14
  152. Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1972 (c.59)
  153. 15Paragraph 15
  154. The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21)
  155. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  156. 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
  157. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  158. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  159. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  160. The Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979 (c.33)
  161. 21Paragraph 21
  162. 22Paragraph 22
  163. The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 62)
  164. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  165. Civil Jurisdiction and Judgements Act 1982 (c. 27)
  166. 24Paragraph 24
  167. The Cinematograph (Amendment) Act 1982 (c. 33)
  168. 25Paragraph 25
  169. 26, 27Paragraph 26, 27 Repealed
  170. The Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 (c.58)
  171. 28Paragraph 28
  172. 29Paragraph 29
  173. 30Paragraph 30
  174. The Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 37)
  175. 31Paragraph 31
  176. The Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)
  177. 32Paragraph 32
  178. Schedule 3: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  179. Section 36
  180. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  181. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  182. Section 39
  183. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  184. Section 40
  185. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  186. Schedule 4Repeals