Confirmation of Executors (Scotland) Act 1858 (c. 56)

Textual Amendments F1 S. 1 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19)

Every person desirous of being decerned executor of a deceased person as disponee, next of kin, creditor, or in any other character whatsoever now competent, or of having some other person, possessed of such character, decerned executor to a deceased person, shall . . . . . . F2 present a petition to the commissary for the appointment of an executor; which petition . . . . . . F3 shall be subscribed by the petitioner or by his agent [ F4 or by an executry practitioner [ F5 or a recognised financial institution providing executry services ] within the meaning of section 23 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions)(Scotland) Act 1990 ] . Textual Amendments F2 Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19) F3 Word repealed by S. I. 1964/1143 F4 Words added (1.3.1997 except in relation to a recognised financial institution, as to which prosp. .) by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions)(Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40, SIF 76:2), s. 74(1), Sch. 8 para. 22(1); S.I. 1996/2894 , art. 3 , Sch. (as amended by S.I. 1996/2966 , art. 2 ) F5 Words in s. 2 repealed (S.) (15.8.2003) by Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4) , s. 21(2) , Sch. 4 para. 1 ; S.S.I. 2003/384 , art. 2(d) Modifications etc. (not altering text) C9 A dagger appended to a marginal note means that it is no longer accurate