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.

This Act was disapplied by section 2 of the Entail (Scotland) Act 1914.

Entail Act 1685

The whole Act was repealed by sections 76(2) of, and Part I of Schedule 13 to, the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc.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.

Entail Act 1685

References

Halsbury's Statutes,

Entail Act 1685

External links

The Entail Act 1685, as amended, from Legislation.gov.uk.

Acts of the Parliament of Scotland

1680s in Scotland

1685 in law