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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1990/schedule-8/paragraph-31",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/law-reform-miscellaneous-provisions-scotland-act-1990/schedule-8/paragraph-31.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/31",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "31",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In section 6(3)(e) of the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981 (occupancy rights after dealing with third parties)—\n(a) the words “, at or before the time of the dealing,” shall cease to have effect; and\n(b) in sub-paragraph (i)—\n(i) after the word “not” there shall be inserted “ or were not at the time of the dealing ”; and\n(ii) after the word “has” there shall be inserted “ or had ”.\n(2) In section 8 of that Act (interests of heritable creditors)—\n(a) in subsection (2), the words “before the granting of the loan” shall cease to have effect; and\n(b) in subsection (2A)—\n(i) the words “at or before the granting of the security” shall cease to have effect;\n(ii) after the word “not” in paragraph (a) there shall be inserted “ or were not at the time of the granting of the security ”; and\n(iii) after the word “has” in paragraph (a) there shall be inserted “ or had ”.",
  "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/31",
    "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."
}