Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964

An Act to revise the statute law of Scotland by repealing obsolete, spent, unnecessary, or superseded enactments, and to facilitate the citation of statutes. [31st July 1964]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

Repeal of obsolete etc. enactments.

1. The Acts of the Parliament of Scotland specified in Schedule 1 to this Act (which to the extent specified in column 3 of that Schedule are obsolete, spent or unnecessary or have been superseded by other enactments) are hereby repealed to that extent.

Citation of Acts.

2. Each of the Acts specified in Schedule 2 to this Act may, without prejudice to any other mode of citation, be cited by the short title specified in relation thereto in column 3 of that Schedule.

Reference of Schedules to 1908 Revised Edition.

3. The Schedules to this Act are to be read as referring to the Revised Edition of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland prepared under the direction of the Statute Law Committee and printed by authority in 1908.

Short Title.

4. This Act may be cited as the Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964.

SCHEDULE 2

SHORT TITLES

Session and Chapter	Title or Subject matter	Short Title	Citation in 12mo. Edition
1424 c. 13	Of mynis of golde and silver	The Royal Mines Act 1424	1424 c. 12
1424 c. 25	Of hostilaris in burowis townis and truchfaris	The Innkeepers Act 1424	1424 c. 24
1429 c. 20	Of soverte askit be ony of the kingis liegis that hes doute of his life	The Lawburrows Act 1429	1429 c. 129
1449 c. 6	Of takis of landis for termes	The Leases Act 1449 ...	1449 c. 18
1469 c. 3	Tuiching the new Inventionis of selling of landis be chartir and sesing and takin again of reversions	The Reversion Act 1469	1469 c. 27
1469 c. 4	Anent the prescriptioun of obligationis nocht folowit within the space of twenty yeris	The Prescription Act 1469	1469 c. 28
1469 c. 12	Anent the distrenying of tenandis for the lordis dettis	The Diligence Act 1469...	1469 c. 36
1474 c. 6	Anent the breif of tutorie	The Tutors Act 1474 ...	1474 c. 51
1474 c. 9	Anentis the Act of prescripcione of obligacionis	The Prescription Act 1474	1474 c. 54
1487 c. 17	That certane commissionaris of borrowis convene in ilk yere	The Royal Burghs Act 1487	1487 c. 111
1491 c. 6	Of landis fallin in ward to oure soverane lord or ony uthir baroun	The Liferent Caution Act 1491	1491 c. 25
1491 c. 7	Of the tennentis of landis that ar uthir wayis alterit	The Leases Act 1491 ...	1491 c. 26
1491 c. 19	Of the commoun gud of all burrowis	The Common Good Act 1491	1491 c. 36
1503 c. 9	Anent recent spulye ...	The Spuilzie Act 1503 ...	1503 c. 65
1503 c. 45	Anent the distrenyeing of oxin hors or othir gudis pertening to the pleucht	The Diligence Act 1503	1503 c. 98
1532 c. 2	Concerning the ordour of Justice and the institutioun of ane college of cunning and wise men for the administracioun of Justice	The College of Justice Act 1532	1537 cc. 36-41
1535 c. 14	The remeid for distructioune of housis places woddis forestis orchartis yardis and hanyngis of landis	The Liferent Caution Act 1535	1535 c. 15
3rd Dec. 1540 c. 10	The ordour of summoning of all personis In ciuil actiounes	The Citation Act 1540 ...	1540 c. 75
14th March 1540 c. 10	Ratificatioune of the Institutioune of the college of iustice	The College of Justice Act 1540	1540 c. 93
1540 c. 22	The panis Imput to wrangous Jugis	The Judges Act 1540 ...	1540 c. 104
1540 c. 37	That na faith be gevin to euidentis selit without subscripcioun be the principale or notare	The Subscription of Deeds Act 1540	1540 c. 117
1555 c. 3	Anent warning fra redemit landis and the pane for non removing	The Lands Redemption Act 1555	1555 c. 30
1555 c. 6	The ordour for summoning of parteis to compeir befoir the Justice or uthers jugeis	The Citation Act 1555 ...	1555 c. 33
1560 c. 1	The Confessioun of fayth professed and beleued be the protestantis within the Realme of scotland publischeit be thame in parliament and be the estaitis thairof ratifeit and apprevit as hailsome and sound doctrine groundit vpoune the infallibill trewth of godis word	The Confession of Faith Ratification Act 1560	-
1560 c. 2	Concerning the jurisdictioun and autoritie of the bischope of Rome callit the Paip	The Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560	-
1563 c. 17	Anent the creatioun of notaris	The Notaries Act 1563 ...	1563 c. 79
1567 c. 8	Anent the Kingis aith to be geuin at his Coronatioun	The Coronation Oath Act 1567	1567 c. 8
1567 c. 12	Anent the iurisdictioun of the kirk	The Church Jurisdiction Act 1567	-
1567 c. 15	Anent thame that committis incest	The Incest Act 1567 ...	1567 c. 14
1567 c. 16	Anent lauchfull mariage of the awin blude in degreis not forbiddin be Goddis worde	The Marriage Act 1567	1567 c. 15
1578 c. 11	The Ratificatioun of the preuilegis of burrowis with additioun	The Burghs Act 1578 ...	1578 c. 64
1579 c. 6	Anent the trew and haly kirk and of thame declarit not to be of the same	The Church Act 1579 ...	1579 c. 68
1579 c. 7	Anent the iurisdictioun of the kirk	The Church Jurisdiction Act 1579	1579 c. 69
1579 c. 8	Dischargeing of mercattis on sondayis	The Sunday Act 1579 ...	1579 c. 70
1579 c. 13	For pwnishment of personis that contempnandlie remanis rebellis and at the horne	The Registration Act 1579	1579 c. 75
1579 c. 16	Aganis sic as troublis thair nychtbouris be criminale persute saikles	The Criminal Letters Act 1579	1579 c. 78
1579 c. 18	Anent the inserting of witnesses in obligationis and writtis of importance	The Subscription of Deeds Act 1579	1579 c. 80
1579 c. 19	Anent prescriptioun in causses of spulyie and eiectionis	The Prescription (Ejections) Act 1579	1579 c. 81
1579 c. 21	Anent prescriptioun in certane causses of debt	The Prescription Act 1579	1579 c. 83
1579 c. 45	Declaratioun Anent the preving of lettres of hornyng and executionis thairof be witnesses	The Hornings Act 1579 ...	1579 c. 94
1581 c. 2	Anent prouisioun of ministeris and certane stipendis for thame at all paroche kirkis	The Stipends Act 1581 ...	1581 c. 100
1581 c. 22	Additioun to the act of Lawborrowis	The Lawburrows Act 1581	1581 c. 117
1581 c. 23	Anent deforcementis breking of arreistmentis and alienationis maid in defraud of crediouris	The Breach of Arrestment Act 1581	1581 c. 118
1581 c. 26	Anent the conuentioun of burrowis	The Convention of Burghs Act 1581	1581 c. 119
1584 c. 2	Ane act confirming the kingis maiesties Royall power over all statis and subiectis within this Realme	The Sovereignty Act 1584	1584 c. 129
1584 c. 4	Ane act dischargeing all Jurisdictionis and Jugementis not approuit be Parliament and all assembleis and conventionis without our souerane lordis speciall licence and Commandment	The Unlawful Jurisdictions Act 1584	1584 c. 131
1584 c. 6	That ministeris sall not be Jugeis nor exerce ony vther ordinare office that may abstract thame fra thair office	The Disqualification of Ministers Act 1584	1584 c. 133
1584 c. 15	Ane act anent the better executioun of decreittis	The Execution of Decrees Act 1584	1584 c. 139
1584 c. 10	Anent decreittis gevin vpoun dowbill poinding or horning	The Decrees in Absence Act 1584	1584 c. 3
1585 c. 25	Declaratioun of the lord Hamiltoun To be curatour to the erle of arrane his brother	The Curators Act 1585	1585 c. 18
1587 c. 30	For reformatioun of the extraordiner nowmer and monyfauld abuses of officiaris of Armes	The Officers of Arms Act 1587	1587 c. 46
1587 c. 37	Aganis extraordiner impositionis layed vpoun victuallis	The Tolls Act 1587 ...	1587 c. 54
1587 c. 54	For the help and augmentatioun of the kingis Maiesties rentis in his thesaurarie and casualities	The Jurors Act 1587 ...	1587 c. 75, c. 77
1587 c. 57	For the furtherance and furthsetting of the criminall iustice ower all the Realme	The Criminal Justice Act 1587	1587 c. 91, c. 92
1587 c. 114	Act inhibiting the burrowis to sell or dispone thair fredomes without consent of the estates in parliament	The Burghs Act 1587 ...	1587 c. 113
1592 c. 8	Act for abolisheing of the actis contrair the trew religioun	The General Assembly Act 1592	1592 c. 116
1592 c. 9	Anent depositioun of vnqualifiet personis frome thair functionis and Beneficis	The Deposition of Ministers Act 1592	1592 c. 117
1592 c. 29	Concerning the office of lyoun king of armes and his brether herauldis	The Lyon King of Arms Act 1592	1592 c. 127
1592 c. 31	For furthering of the kingis commoditie be the Mynes and metallis	The Mines and Metals Act 1592	-
1592 c. 59	That the Copies of lettres or chargis be subscryvit be the executor thairof	The Citation Act 1592 ...	1592 c. 141
1592 c. 61	That Compensatioun de liquido ad liquidum be admittit in all Jugementis	The Compensation Act 1592	1592 c. 143
1592 c. 62	Anent damnage and expenses of pley	The Expenses Act 1592	1592 c. 144
1592 c. 72	Anent deforceing and trubling of the kingis officiaris of armes	The Deforcement Act 1592	1592 c. 152
1593 c. 34	Act for the better executioun of decreittis and actis	The Hornings Act 1593 ...	1593 c. 181
1594 c. 22	Anent the declyning of the senatouris off the college of iustice quha ar father brother or sone to the pairties	The Declinature Act 1594	1594 c. 212
1594 c. 24	That nane salbe compellit to produce procuratories or instrumentis of resignatioun preceptis of clare constat or vther preceptis of sesing of landis or annuelrentis possessit be thame befoir the space of fourtie yeiris	The Prescription Act 1594	1594 c. 218
1594 c. 26	Anent the bying of landis and possessionis dependand in pley be Jugeis or memberis of courtis	The Land Purchase Act 1594	1594 c. 220
1594 c. 27	That cautioun be found in actionis of eiectioun	The Ejection Caution Act 1594	1594 c. 217
1594 c. 30	For pvnisement of parricide	The Parricide Act 1594	1594 c. 224
1597 c. 3	Kirkyard dyikis suld be biggit	The Kirk Dykes Act 1597	1597 c. 232
1597 c. 17	All fewis may be decernit null ffor nocht payment of the dewtie albeit na provisioun be maid thairanent in the infeftment	The Feu-duty Act 1597	1597 c. 250
1597 c. 40	The panis of Law burroues Suld be payit . . The cautioner may be Perseuit or the Principall	The Lawburrows Act 1597	1597 c. 273
1600 c. 22	Anent hornyngis ...	The Hornings Act 1600...	1600 c. 13
1600 c. 23	The negligence of the kingis officiaris may be supplyit be thair successouris	The Crown Proceedings Act 1600	1600 c. 14
1606 c. 1	Act anent the kingis maiesteis prerogatiue	The Sovereignty Act 1606	1606 c. 1
1607 c. 6	Act Anent woddis parkis planting dowcattis et cetera	The Theft Act 1607 ...	1607 c. 3
1607 c. 13	Act in fauouris of the frie burrowis Regall aganis vnfremen	The Convention of Burghs Act 1607	1607 c. 6
1617 c. 12	Anent prescriptioun of heretable Rightis	The Prescription Act 1617	1617 c. 12
1617 c. 13	Anent reductioun of Retouris and summondis of Errour	The Reduction Act 1617	1617 c. 13
1617 c. 14	Anent Exequutoures ...	The Executors Act 1617	1617 c. 14
1617 c. 16	Anent the Registratione of reuersiones Seasingis and vtheris writis	The Registration Act 1617	1617 c. 16
1617 c. 17	Anent the Lowsing of Arreistmentis	The Arrestments Act 1617	1617 c. 17
1617 c. 19	Anent Dowcatis ...	The Dovecotes Act 1617	1617 c. 19
1621 c. 6	Act anent Comprysingis	The Diligence Act 1621	1621 c. 6
1621 c. 7	Anent adiudicatiounes ...	The Adjudication Act 1621	1621 c. 7
1621 c. 18	A ratificatioun of the act of the lordis of counsell and Sessioun made in Julij 1620 aganis vnlauchfull dispositiones and alienationis made be dyvoures and banckruptis	The Bankruptcy Act 1621	1621 c. 18
1621 c. 20	Act ordaning annuelrent to be dew efter Horning	The Hornings Act 1621 ...	1621 c. 20
1633 c. 3	Anent his Majesties royall prerogative and Apparell of kirkmen	The Sovereignty Act 1633	1633 c. 3
1661 c. 6	Act anent the Kingis Majesties prerogative in choiseing and appointing of the Officers of State, Lords of Privy Council and Session	The Crown Appointments Act 1661	1661 c. 2
1661 c. 7	Act anent his Maiesties Prerogative in calling and dissolveing of Parliamentis and makeing of Lawis	The Parliament Act 1661	1661 c. 3
1661 c. 13	Act anent his Maiesties Prerogative in the Militia and in making of Peace and War or treaties and leagues with forraine Princes or Estates	The Prerogative Act 1661	1661 c. 5
1661 c. 47	Act allowing Messingers of Armes to execute Summons of Treason	The Messengers of Arms Act 1661	-
1661 c. 211	Act anent the precedencie of the President of the Session the Lord Register the Lord Advocat	The Precedence Act 1661	-
1661 c. 218	Act anent execution of poinding to follow vpon inferior Judges decreits	The Poinding Act 1661 ...	1661 c. 29
1661 c. 243	Act concerning the Registration of Compriseings	The Registration Act 1661	1661 c. 31
1661 c. 244	Act concerning heretable and moveable Bands	The Bonds Act 1661 ...	1661 c. 32
1661 c. 247	Act anent the redemption of the fee of Lands granted under reversion from the aires and asignayes of the fiars	The Redemptions Act 1661	-
1661 c. 281	Act for the due observation of the Sabboth day	The Sunday Act 1661 ...	1661 c. 18
1661 c. 283	Act anent Arreistments	The Arrestments Act 1661	1661 c. 51
1661 c. 284	Act for planting and incloseing of ground	The March Dykes Act 1661	1661 c. 41
1661 c. 338	Commission and Instructions to the Justices of the Peace and Constables	The Justices of the Peace Act 1661	1661 c. 38
1661 c. 344	Act for ordering the payment of Debts betuixt Creditor and Debitor	The Diligence Act 1661	1661 c. 62
1663 c. 4	Act in favours of Minors anent the dueties of the lands comprised from them.	The Minority Act 1663 ...	1663 c. 10
1663 c. 31	Act anent Manses and Gleibs	The Manses Act 1663 ...	1663 c. 21
1669 c. 5	Act concerning poinding befor the days of the charge expyre	The Poinding Act 1669 ...	1669 c. 4
1669 c. 14	Act concerning Prescriptions	The Prescription Act 1669	1669 c. 9
1669 c. 15	Act concerning Interruptions	The Interruptions Act 1669	1669 c. 10
1669 c. 38	Act anent incloseing of Ground	The March Dykes Act 1669	1669 c. 17
1669 c. 95	Ratification in favours of the Lord Lyon King at armes &c.	The Lyon King of Arms Act 1669	-
1672 c. 2	Act concerning Pupils and Minors and their Tutors and Curators	The Tutors and Curators Act 1672	1672 c. 2
1672 c. 6	Act Discharging Second Summonds &c.	The Summons Execution Act 1672	1672 c. 6
1672 c. 16	Act concerning writs passing the great and privie Sealls	The Writs Act 1672 ...	1672 c. 7
1672 c. 24	Act for the Ann due to the Executors of Ministers	The Ann Act 1672 ...	1672 c. 13
1672 c. 40	Act concerning the Regulation of the Judicatories	The Courts Act 1672 ...	1672 c. 16
1672 c. 45	Act concerning Adjudications	The Adjudications Act 1672	1672 c. 19
1672 c. 47	Act concerning the priviledges of the Office of Lyon King at Armes	The Lyon King of Arms Act 1672	1672 c. 21
1681 c. 5	Act concerning probative witnesses in writs and Executions	The Subscription of Deeds Act 1681	1681 c. 5
1681 c. 79	Act concerning Declinators	The Declinature Act 1681	1681 c. 13
1681 c. 83	Act concerning the Sale of Bankrupts Lands	The Judicial Sale Act 1681	1681 c. 17
1681 c. 85	Act concerning the Oaths of Minors	The Oaths of Minors Act 1681	1681 c. 19
1681 c. 86	Act concerning Bills of Exchange	The Bills of Exchange Act 1681	1681 c. 20
1685 c. 14	Act explaining the nynth act of the Parliament 1669 concerning Prescriptions	The Prescription Act 1685	1685 c. 14
1686 c. 4	Act ordaining Interlocutors to be subscribed by the Judges	The Interlocutors Act 1686	1686 c. 3
1686 c. 5	Act ordaining all executions to be subscrived by the witnesses without necessity of stamping	The Citation Act 1686 ...	1686 c. 4
1686 c. 21	Act for Winter herding	The Winter Herding Act 1686	1686 c. 11
1686 c. 30	Act appoynting the Publication of the testimonies of witnesses	The Evidence Act 1686...	1686 c. 18
1689 c. 28	The Declaration of the Estates of the Kingdom of Scotland containing the Claim of Right and the offer of the Croune to the King and Queen of England	The Claim of Right ...	1689 c. 13
1689 c. 4	Act abolishing Prelacie	The Prelacy Act 1689 ...	1689 c. 3
1690 c. 7	Act Ratifying the Confession of Faith and settleing the Presbyterian Church Government	The Confession of Faith Ratification Act 1690	1690 c. 5
1690 c. 49	Act anent the sale of Bankrupts Lands	The Judicial Sale Act 1690	1690 c. 20
1690 c. 56	Act anent the Confirmation of Testaments	The Confirmation Act 1690	1690 c. 26
1690 c. 61	Act in favours of the small vassalls of Kirklands who now hold of their Majesties	The Udal Tenure Act 1690	1690 c. 32
1690 c. 63	Act and Commission for the Plantation of Kirks and Valuation of Teinds	The Teinds 1690 ...	1690 c. 30
1693 c. 21	Act concerning Citations to the first and second Dyets	The Citation Act 1693 ...	1693 c. 12
1693 c. 22	Act concerning the preference of Real Rights	The Real Rights Act 1693	1693 c. 13
1693 c. 23	Act concerning the Registers of Sasines Reversions &c.	The Register of Sasines Act 1693	1693 c. 14
1693 c. 24	Act for Summar Registrations and Discharging Transferrings active	The Registration Act 1693	1693 c. 15
1693 c. 31	Act anent the Signing of Interlocutors immediately after Voting	The Interlocutors Act 1693	1693 c. 18
1693 c. 38	Act for Setling the Quiet and Peace of the Church	The Ministers Act 1693...	1693 c. 22
1693 c. 40	Act anent the Term of Whitsunday	The Removings Act 1693	1693 c. 24
1693 c. 42	Act anent the Lords of Session their Advising with open doors	The Court of Session Act 1693	1693 c. 26
1693 c. 43	Act anent Advising Criminal Processes with open doors	The Criminal Procedure Act 1693	1693 c. 27
1695 c. 7	Act anent Principals and Cautioners	The Cautioners Act 1695	1695 c. 5
1695 c. 8	Act Regulating the Sale and Payment of Bankrupts Estates	The Judicial Sale Act 1695	1695 c. 6
1695 c. 36	Act anent Lands lying Run-rig	The Runrig Lands Act 1695	1695 c. 23
1695 c. 54	Act for Preservation of Meadowes Lands and Pasturages lying adjacent to sand hills	The Soil Preservation Act 1695	1695 c. 30
1695 c. 69	Act concerning the Dividing of Commonties	The Division of Commonties Act 1695	1695 c. 38
1695 c. 72	Act anent Executry and Moveables	The Confirmation Act 1695	1695 c. 41
1696 c. 5	Act for Declaring nottour Bankrupt	The Bankruptcy Act 1696	1696 c. 5
1696 c. 8	Act anent the Nomination of Tutors and Curators	The Tutors and Curators Act 1696	1696 c. 8
1696 c. 9	Act of Prescription anent Tutors and Curators accompts	The Prescription Act 1696	1696 c. 9
1696 c. 15	Act allowing Securities &c. to be written book wayes	The Deeds Act 1696 ...	1696 c. 15
1696 c. 19	Act for Registrating of Summonds that shall be made use of for Interruptions	The Interruptions Act 1696	1696 c. 19
1696 c. 20	Act anent vitious Intromettors	The Vitious Intromitters Act 1696	1696 c. 20
1696 c. 25	Act anent Blank Bonds and Trusts	The Blank Bonds and Trusts Act 1696	1696 c. 25
1696 c. 35	Act against Killers Black Fish and Destroyers of the Fry and Smolts of Salmond	The Salmon Act 1696 ...	1696 c. 33
1696 c. 38	Act anent Inland Bills and Precepts	The Inland Bills Act 1696	1696 c. 36
1696 c. 41	Act anent Registration of Writts after the Granters decease	The Registration Act 1696	1696 c. 39
1698 c. 4	Act concerning Registration of Probative Writs	The Registration Act 1698	1698 c. 4
1700 c. 6	Act for preventing wrongous Imprisonments and against undue delayes in Tryals	The Criminal Procedure Act 1701	1701 c. 6
1705 c. 48	Act for advancing and establishing the Fishing Trade in and about this Kingdom	The Fisheries Act 1705 ...	1705 c. 2
1706 c. 6	Act for Securing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Government	The Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Act 1707	1707 c. 6
1706 c. 7	Act Ratifying and Approving the Treaty of Union of the Two Kingdoms of SCOTLAND and ENGLAND	The Union with England Act 1707	1707 c. 7
1706 c. 8	Act settling the Commoners to Represent Scotland in the Parliament of Great Britain	The Election Act 1707 ...	1707 c. 8