Entail Act 1685
A 1685 Act of the Parliament of Scotland which codified tailzies and, in 1896, was retitled the Entail Act 1685 (c 26) [12mo ed: c 22], was one of the Entail Acts. It allowed entail settling heritable property inalienably on a specified line of heirs, restricting the rights of heirs.
| Act of Parliament | |
Parliament of Scotland | |
| Long title | An Act concerning tailzies. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1685 c. 26 (12mo ed: c. 22) |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
This Act was disapplied by section 2 of the Entail (Scotland) Act 1914.
The whole Act was repealed by sections 76(2) of, and Part I of Schedule 13 to, the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 on 28 November 2004. See also sections 58, 62 and 75.
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