# Removal Terms (Scotland) Act 1886, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act to amend the Law relating to the Terms of Removal from Houses in Scotland.
[25th June 1886]
Whereas in many counties and burghs in Scotland a custom exists whereby for the purpose of a tenant’s entry to or removal from a house a period beyond the date of the legal term of entry or removal is allowed within which such entry or removal may take place:
And whereas the period so allowed is not uniform but varies according to local usage:
And whereas such want of uniformity is productive of great inconvenience, and it is expedient that the terms for such entry and removal should be uniform:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/49-50/50/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/removal-terms-scotland-act-1886/introduction
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