{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/succession-scotland-act-2016/section-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/succession-scotland-act-2016/section-16.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2016/7",
  "legislation_title": "Succession (Scotland) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/succession-scotland-act-2016",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Time limit for applying for relief from forfeiture rule",
  "text": "(1) Section 2 of the Forfeiture Act 1982 is amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (3), for “period of three months beginning with his conviction” substitute “ relevant period ”.\n(3) After subsection (3), insert—\n“(3A) In subsection (3) above, the “relevant period” is the period of 6 months beginning with—\n(a) the end of the period allowed for bringing an appeal against the conviction, or\n(b) if such an appeal is brought, the conclusion of proceedings on the appeal.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 16 in force at 1.11.2016 in relation to the estate of any person who dies on or after 1.11.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/210, reg. 2(1)(a)(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/7/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:13:37.201582+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."
}