Entail Act 1685

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| short_title = Entail Act 1685The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.

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| parliament = Parliament of Scotland

| long_title = An Act concerning tailzies."An Act concerning tailzies" is printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 1 to the Short Titles Act 1896, which is headed "Title".

| year = 1685

| citation = 1685 c. 26{{br}}(12mo ed: c. 22)

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| royal_assent = 30 May 1685

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| repealing_legislation = {{ubli|Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000}}

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| status = repealed

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An 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.The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2 It allowed entail settling heritable property inalienably on a specified line of heirs, restricting the rights of heirs.{{cite web | title=Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: tailyie | website=Dictionaries of the Scots Language | date=26 August 2023 | url=https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/tailyie | access-date=26 August 2023}}

This act was disapplied by [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/4-5/43/section/2 section 2] of the Entail (Scotland) Act 1914.

The whole act was repealed by [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/5/section/76 sections 76(2)] of, and [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/5/schedule/13/part/1 Part I] of Schedule 13 to, the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 on 28 November 2004.The Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/5/section/77 sections 77(2)(a) and (d)]. The Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2) (Appointed Day) Order 2003 (SI 2003/456) (C 25), [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/456/article/2/made article 2] See also sections 58, 62 and 75.