{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1990/schedule-8/paragraph-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1990/schedule-8/paragraph-25.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1990/40",
  "legislation_title": "Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1990",
  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/25",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In section 3 of the Small Testate Estates (Scotland) Act 1876 (simplified procedure for confirmation to small estates)—\n(a) for the word “oath” there shall be substituted “ declaration ”; and\n(b) for the words “being duly sworn to” there shall be substituted “ and declaration being duly signed ”.\n(2) In Schedule A to that Act (form of inventory etc)—\n(a) for the word “oath” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted “ declaration ”;\n(b) for the words from “In presence of” to “depones” there shall be substituted “ [name and address of applicant] (hereinafter referred to “the applicant”) hereby declares ”;\n(c) for the word “deponent” wherever it occurs there shall be substituted “ applicant ”; and\n(d) the words from “All which” to the end shall cease to have effect.\n(3) In Schedule B to that Act (form of confirmation), for the word “oath” there shall be substituted “ declaration ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/40/schedule/8/paragraph/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:42:55.706799+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."
}